This post gives my end of the year thoughts on the Democratic field. I am writing it so we can all look back in a few months and see how wrong it was, and, indeed, many factors provide uncertainty about what the next few months will bring. Certainly many of […] Read more »
A historic gender gap is possible in 2020
If President Donald Trump loses in 2020, it will be at the hands of women. While the chance of a woman winning the Democratic presidential nomination for 2020 aren’t too high at this very moment, female voters seem keen on kicking Trump to the curb. An examination of recent CNN […] Read more »
Why Biden’s endorsement edge matters
The endorsements keep on coming for former Vice President Joe Biden. On Monday, California Rep. Tony Cárdenas backed Biden’s bid to be the Democratic nominee for president. It was Biden’s 32nd endorsement from a governor or sitting member of Congress. No other Democrat has more than 13. Biden’s lead in […] Read more »
The ‘But I Would Vote for Joe Biden’ Republicans
The voters at campaign events for Joseph R. Biden Jr. here in Iowa and across the country aren’t just shopping for a candidate for themselves. As they jostle to take pictures with the former vice president and listen to him preach about national unity, they are often thinking about someone […] Read more »
Trump gains support among millionaires but would lose to Biden in head-to-head, CNBC survey finds
President Donald Trump is the favorite candidate of America’s millionaires — and his support seems to be strengthening. But there is a catch: in a head-to-head match up he would lose to Democratic candidate Joe Biden in the next Presidential election. CONT. Robert Frank, CNBC Read more »
Joe Biden is winning the electability primary
In their search for a presidential nominee, Democrats have argued about all manner of things. They’ve debated “Medicare for all” and a “Green New Deal.” They’ve weighed a wealth tax and free college tuition. They’ve clashed over campaign donations from millionaires. But their most important dispute isn’t about ideology or […] Read more »