Sens. Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren have made steep gains after the first Democratic presidential debate, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS shows, with former Vice President Joe Biden’s lead over the field shrinking to a narrow 5 points. The results indicate a significant tightening in the race for […] Read more »
CNN Poll: Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren gain following Democratic debates
Among Democratic voters who said they watched or followed news coverage of the Democratic presidential debates, a large plurality (41%) thought Kamala Harris did the best job, according to a June 28-30 national CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. Elizabeth Warren’s debate performance was seen as best by 13%; 10% said […] Read more »
The GenderAvenger Screen Time Index for NBC’s Democratic Presidential Debates
By all accounts, Thursday was Kamala Harris’ night. However, Biden (18.5 min) and Sanders (15 min) both had more individual and shared screen time than she did (12.3 min). This data shows how long candidates were on screen, whether they were speaking or not. Viewers may interpret who dominates screen […] Read more »
Data shows Twitter primary differs from the ‘real world’
As voters and activists try to make sense of the enormous Democratic primary field, Twitter, where real-time “analysis” flows 24-7, has emerged as a go-to news portal. But the narrative that is emerging there may be missing the larger story of the 2020 campaign, at least up to now. CONT. […] Read more »
Who can beat Trump? The answer is no clearer after Miami.
Who can beat President Trump? For Democratic voters, that is the overriding question as they survey their field of 2020 presidential candidates. Yet the first round of the party’s debates left the answer even more muddled than before everyone arrived in Miami. … The two nights and four hours of […] Read more »
Liberal Democrats Ruled the Debates. Will Moderates Regain Their Voices?
The Democratic debates this past week provided the clearest evidence yet that many of the leading presidential candidates are breaking with the incremental politics of the Clinton and Obama eras, and are embracing sweeping liberal policy changes on some of the most charged public issues in American life, even at […] Read more »