The presidential race has tightened. Joe Biden’s recent nine-point edge over Donald Trump has evaporated. According to a new Fox News Poll of registered voters, the incumbent president and presumed Democratic nominee now tie with 42 percent support apiece. CONT. Dana Blanton, Fox News Read more »
Biden leads Trump in national head-to-head matchup
Former Vice President Joe Biden holds a wide lead over President Donald Trump in the national race for the White House, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. Biden leads Trump 53% to 42% among registered voters, roughly steady from CNN’s poll in early March. CONT. Grace Sparks, […] Read more »
The primary difference
Juxtaposing the 2016 and 2020 Democratic primaries creates something like an experiment. Two different candidates, Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden, faced the same opponent, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), in many of the same states, with the same potential electorate. Yet the results were quite different. Biden did far better than […] Read more »
2020 is shaping up to be all about Trump
President Donald Trump has dominated the airwaves during the coronavirus pandemic. Meanwhile, former Vice President Joe Biden, the frontrunner in the Democratic primary, has struggled to break through, which some see as a problem for his campaign. But I disagree. As Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale notes, they don’t want […] Read more »
Applying Conventional Criteria to Biden’s Unconventional Vice Presidential Pool
Key Points• Biden’s historic announcement that his running mate will be a woman will limit his process in an unprecedented way, yet it still leaves him with a number of choices who reachable voters are likely to view as plausible presidents.• Even if Biden emphasizes choosing a presidential-caliber running mate, […] Read more »
Don’t Forget About Florida In 2020
Folks may be overlooking Florida in 2020. Poll averages over the last six months shows Biden’s lead in Florida is the same or greater as Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. It has a ton of electoral votes. And Biden is likely to benefit from presidential year turnout in Florida in ways he […] Read more »