In six months, voters go to the polls — unless they’ve mailed in their ballot — to pick a president. It’s a national exercise that, practically speaking, consists of separate contests in 50 states and the District of Columbia. … Not every state is competitive. Some will vote for President […] Read more »
How Trump has broken the polls
… The polls clearly show that Biden is ahead and by a larger margin than Hillary Clinton was on the eve of the 2016 election. You might think that would make people believe that Biden is more likely to win, even if it were far from a certainty. Yet, the […] Read more »
Elizabeth Warren tops Democrats’ wish list for Biden’s vice president
Economic expertise and crisis management skills are top qualities Democratic voters want to see in a vice-presidential pick for their party — even more so than executive or legislative experience — as concerns about the pandemic and the economy now become a lens through which voters see that selection process. […] Read more »
Trump campaign divided over how to attack Biden amid worries over troubling poll numbers
For weeks the Trump reelection effort has diligently cut, catalogued and pushed out viral videos of every verbal stumble Joe Biden makes in interviews, relentlessly pushing the idea that the presumptive Democratic nominee is mentally unfit for the presidency. … But behind the scenes, the offensive has become a point […] Read more »
Don’t pretend to know how Justin Amash’s run will affect the election
On Tuesday, Republican-turned-independent Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan announced that he’s exploring a presidential run as a Libertarian — and Democrats and NeverTrump conservatives across the country freaked out. The logic behind the panic attack? Amash will grab Trump-skeptical former Republicans who might otherwise vote for Democratic nominee Joe Biden […] Read more »
Big Government? For Now, Most Americans Say Bring It On
The White House and some Republican governors are angling toward a cautious reopening of the economy, while G.O.P. leaders in Congress have tried to pump the brakes on future federal stimulus spending. But polling suggests the political winds may be flying against them. The American public remains broadly wary of […] Read more »