Americans view first lady Michelle Obama more positively than other key figures speaking this week at the Democratic National Convention. Fifty-eight percent of Americans have a favorable view of Mrs. Obama, while about half view Sen. Bernie Sanders (53%), President Barack Obama (51%), former President Bill Clinton (49%) and Vice […] Read more »
Clinton Targets College-Educated Whites in Bid for Swing States
Hillary Clinton’s path to the White House relies on reassembling the winning Obama coalition of minority voters and women, but her campaign is vying for a demographic long out of reach for Democrats—college-educated whites—that could reshape the map of U.S. swing states this year. For decades, white voters with at […] Read more »
10 Days In October Revealed Hillary’s Prowess
For months the political punditry class was either blind or pretended it couldn’t see things that should have been clear when it came to Hillary Clinton’s strengths. When someone as well known as Hillary starts the race with 60% of the vote against a bunch of Democrats no one has […] Read more »
Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden and Jim Webb
A lot of change transpired in the Democratic presidential nomination race over the last week or so. The Democrats had their first official debate last week, Jim Webb — former Marine, secretary of the Navy and senator — dropped out of the race for the Democratic nomination, and Vice President […] Read more »
Biden Exit Opens Door For Powerful Clinton Coalition
Vice President Joe Biden’s decision not to enter the Democratic presidential race clears the pathway for Hillary Clinton to assemble an imposing demographic coalition in the nomination contest. It also vastly intensifies the pressure on Sen. Bernie Sanders, her chief remaining rival, to make inroads with voters of color. CONT. […] Read more »
Joe Biden Ran in the Invisible Primary, and Lost to Hillary Clinton
For all her struggles with poll numbers and the email investigation this year, Hillary Rodham Clinton has done one thing really well: dissuade mainstream opponents by dominating the invisible primary, the behind-the-scenes competition for elite support that often decides the nomination. Today, her dominance in the invisible primary yielded another […] Read more »