Democratic voters have told us for months that beating President Trump is the most important issue for them in choosing a nominee. The best way for a candidate to show that they are a winner is by winning. And, Bernie Sanders has been winning. … All eyes are on Nevada […] Read more »
Sanders Leads in California’s Democratic Presidential Primary
With two weeks until California’s presidential primary, a new PPIC statewide survey shows Bernie Sanders leading all other candidates. Sanders is the choice of 32 percent of Democratic primary likely voters, with 14 percent for Joe Biden, 13 percent for Elizabeth Warren, 12 percent for Michael Bloomberg, and 12 percent […] Read more »
California voter views of Trump have remained remarkably stable
President Donald Trump has been at the center of many important, and even historic, events—both domestically and internationally—in recent weeks. The ongoing impeachment battle now taking place in the Congress, his approval of a new trade agreement with Mexico and Canada, and the airstrike he ordered to kill Iranian General […] Read more »
The First Post-Debate Polls Are In! And They’re … Pretty Weird.
The first handful of polling since Tuesday night’s debate is out. But it doesn’t tell a terribly consistent story. Pretty much whichever Democrat you’re rooting for, you can find some polls to be happy about and others that you’d rather ignore. CONT. Nate Silver, FiveThirtyEight Read more »
New electoral map comes into focus ahead of 2020 census
The coming year is going to be about more than choosing a new president; it’s going to be about creating a new Electoral College map. The 2020 Census will lead to a new congressional apportionment that will lead to a new path to the 270 electoral votes for winning the […] Read more »
How Bernie Sanders Learned to Love Campaigning in California
… California, perhaps more than anywhere else, shows how the Sanders campaign has evolved from a movement of true believers into a strategic machine built to win a presidential nomination. As Mr. Sanders and his advisers look beyond the four early-voting states and toward Super Tuesday on March 3, they […] Read more »