… Let’s state it up front: winning the popular vote means nothing in and of itself. You only become president if you win the Electoral College. That said, the national polling matters a lot. We have a ton of it, unlike in a number of swing states. It’s more accurate […] Read more »
Biden should be a little bit concerned about Hispanic voters
538’s Nate Silver on whether Donald Trump is performing well with Hispanic voters. This Week, ABC News The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown of significant new poll results and insightful analysis. It’s FREE. Sign up here: opiniontoday.substack Read more »
Why Biden ties with Trump in Florida, but leads in Pennsylvania
… Over the next few months, the difference between national- and state-level polls and the differences between specific states is likely to become more pronounced as voters turn their attention to the campaign and make final decisions about the two major presidential candidates. This week new NBC News/Marist polls of […] Read more »
Trump gains in latest polling, but Biden’s still in control of the presidential race
President Donald Trump has shrunk former Vice President Joe Biden’s lead in the presidential race over the last few months. The overall dynamics of this race remain unchanged, however. Despite Biden’s edge creeping down, he continues to hold a clear advantage. CONT. Harry Enten, CNN Read more »
Deep skepticism for Trump’s coronavirus response endures
Most Americans are skeptical of President Donald Trump’s performance on the coronavirus pandemic — disapproving of his response, disbelieving of his rhetoric on the virus and critical of what they view as his lagging approach to containing it, a new ABC News/Ipsos poll released Sunday finds. … Most Americans, by […] Read more »
Biden gains edge in Arizona over Trump and has big lead in Minnesota
Every four years it can seem like the path to the presidency runs through the same list of well-trodden battleground states. But this time, we’re on some newer turf: Democrats are contesting some states in the fast-growing Sun Belt — notably Arizona —which has been in the Republican column all […] Read more »