In the 2020 Democratic primary, electability is like the end of The Sopranos: Everybody talks about it, but nobody agrees on what it means. Third Way, a center-left think tank, offers important insights on the question of electability in an extensive new study of Democratic primary voters it is releasing […] Read more »
Biden’s challenge: Iowa and New Hampshire
Key Points• Perhaps the biggest threat to Joe Biden is the nominating calendar.• Biden is reliant on support from African Americans, but the electorates of the first two states, Iowa and New Hampshire, are almost entirely white. • However, even if one or more of Biden’s rivals best him in the […] Read more »
Ahead of debate, Warren leads in favorability among Democratic voters
More Democrats and left-leaning independents had a favorable impression of Sen. Elizabeth Warren than others in the Democratic field, including frontrunner Joe Biden, ahead of Thursday’s debate, according to the latest PBS NewsHour, NPR and Marist poll. And while the poll showed Democrats still have questions about the candidates, one […] Read more »
Franklin Pierce-Herald poll: Bernie Sanders jumps to the lead in NH
Former Vice President Joe Biden has lost his lead in New Hampshire with U.S. Sen Bernie Sanders jumping ahead in what is now clearly a three-person race for the Democratic primary, a new Franklin Pierce University-Boston Herald poll shows. Sanders tops the poll at 29% of likely Democratic primary voters. […] Read more »
CNN Poll: Biden leads as Warren and Sanders battle for second on eve of debate
Joe Biden leads the Democratic presidential primary but a tight race for second place has formed behind him as Sen. Elizabeth Warren leads Sen. Bernie Sanders by one point, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. The former vice president is at 24%, Warren at 18% and Sanders […] Read more »
Democrats Most Like Warren, But Voters Overall Are Lukewarm On Democrats, Trump
Elizabeth Warren is on the rise among Democratic voters, but she and other Democrats are less popular with the overall electorate, raising concerns about a bruising primary that could go on for the better part of the next year, a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds. The survey also finds President […] Read more »