Debate-watchers say Biden won first debate, but most felt “annoyed”

In the first presidential debate between President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden, voters who watched Tuesday night say Biden won the debate, but those who watched the heated exchanges overwhelmingly called the debate’s tone negative, and most said they felt annoyed watching it. Forty-eight percent say Biden won, while […] Read more »

Independent voters react to Trump and Biden’s first debate

Frank Luntz, a polling expert, convened a virtual focus group of independent voters from swing states to assess the first Trump-Biden debate. Luntz has conducted televised focus groups for major news outlets since 1996. He is not working for any presidential candidate or political party in the 2020 election. Los […] Read more »

Tonight, Biden could use Trump’s returns to shift the debate on taxes

How will Americans react to the news that President Trump has for years paid next to nothing in taxes? They will be angry, but they won’t be surprised. Trump’s tax returns confirm what most Americans already believe — that the tax code unfairly rewards the rich and that wealthy people […] Read more »