Heading into the conventions, Joe Biden’s 10-point national lead in vote preference translates into a large advantage in the Electoral College — the only count that matters — with 279 electoral votes leaning his way at the moment. And we find Biden’s vice presidential pick of Kamala Harris is exciting […] Read more »
54% approve of Harris selection, including 1 in 4 Republicans
More Americans approve than disapprove of Joe Biden’s choice of Sen. Kamala Harris for the 2020 Democratic ticket by a 25-point margin, 54-29%, in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll. Approval of the pick ranges from 86-8% among Democrats to 25-55% among Republicans — notable that one in four Republicans […] Read more »
Here are the words defining the 2020 presidential campaign
The coronavirus isn’t just dominating this year of Donald Trump’s presidency, it’s also defining his campaign. New research from a CNN polling project called The Breakthrough shows that in this unusual election year, Americans are hearing more about Trump than they are about Joe Biden, and what they hear about […] Read more »
Democrats head to convention united against Trump, but expecting conflict once the election is over
The Democratic National Convention will open Monday in a spirit of unity and shared purpose, with the party’s often-warring moderate establishment and galvanized liberal wings agreeing for now to set aside their differences to defeat President Trump in November and deliver the White House to Joe Biden. … That Democrats […] Read more »
A big sign Trump is a weak candidate
It’s often been said that President Donald Trump is “underperforming the fundamentals”. Some believe Trump’s doing worse than the average Republican president would be doing in the polls under similar circumstances. It’s difficult to prove that, however. But at least one key indicator suggests Trump is, indeed, doing worse than […] Read more »
Processing a New Kind of Election Night
The surge in absentee ballots because of the coronavirus could mean the outcome of the presidential race remains undetermined for weeks after the first Tuesday in November. … Caitlin Conant, Political Director of CBS News and Rick Klein, the Political Director of ABC News describe how they’re preparing both their […] Read more »