Go big or go home might be the new motto for the Democrats’ sprawling cast of 2020 presidential contenders. At a moment when the country remains closely divided between the two major political parties, the 2020 Democrats are rushing to propose expansive and expensive proposals that envision massive change in […] Read more »
Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Iowa 2020 poll, Mueller report hearings
NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join John Yang to discuss the top political news stories, including the latest Iowa poll numbers on 2020 Democratic candidates, potential “warning signs” for Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders and another round of Mueller report hearings on Capitol Hill, […] Read more »
Is Elizabeth Warren Surging?
Recent reports on Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign have suggested that she is gaining traction in the Democratic primary based on the force of her policy proposals. The FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast crew examines whether that is actually reflected in the data. The team also discusses why former Vice President Joe […] Read more »
Trump Needs a Target to Stay Interested in His Campaign. For Now, It’s Biden.
… After being briefed on a devastating 17-state poll conducted by his campaign pollster, Tony Fabrizio, Mr. Trump told aides to deny that his internal polling showed him trailing Mr. Biden in many of the states he needs to win, even though he is also trailing in public polls from […] Read more »
The latest Iowa poll means more than you might think
… [W]hen it comes to Iowa polls, the Register poll (now conducted with CNN) has long had a sterling reputation, and on Saturday evening, the latest iteration of that survey was released. … Former vice president Joe Biden leads the field with 24 percent. (That may not sound like a […] Read more »
Biden leads, with Sanders, Warren, Buttigieg in tight race for second, CNN’s Iowa poll shows
Our new CNN/Des Moines Register/Mediacom’s new Iowa caucuses poll conducted by Selzer and Co. shows Joe Biden at 24%, Bernie Sanders at 16%, Elizabeth Warren at 15%, Pete Buttigieg at 14% and Kamala Harris at 7% among likely caucusgoers. It’s the first high quality Iowa poll conducted since Biden entered […] Read more »