The First Democratic Debate In Five Charts

Thursday night was the conclusion of the first Democratic primary debate, and, like everybody else, we’re trying to make sense of what we watched. Some candidates had breakout moments while others were pushed to the sidelines. But did these moments really make a difference to viewers? In an attempt to […] Read more »

‘She owned the stage’ — pollster says Kamala Harris was the winner of both Democratic debate nights

Sen. Kamala Harris outshined all of her 19 rivals in the first Democratic presidential debates, a longtime Republican pollster told CNBC on Friday. “She owned the stage, and Joe Biden should have known it was coming, ” Frank Luntz said in a “Squawk Box” interview the morning after the second […] Read more »

Kamala Harris Won The Debate Narrative. What Comes Next?

Sen. Kamala Harris had a strong performance in Thursday’s Democratic primary debate, pressing former Vice President Joe Biden on his record on race relations, while invoking her own experience with school desegregation. In this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew reacts to the performances of both Harris and […] Read more »

Live Polling of the Debates: Good News for Harris, Warren, Biden, and Substance

While 20 Democratic presidential candidates debated over four hours on Wednesday and Thursday night, a group of 210 voters convened by leading party pollster Stanley Greenberg offered their live impressions, answering poll questions and participating in dial-testing to indicate their feelings about what was going on onstage, as it happened. […] Read more »