Hillary Clinton leads Bernie Sanders in New York, 53 percent to 43 percent, in a state widely considered crucial to both campaigns. The shape of this race hasn’t changed much from recent primaries as Clinton still trails Sanders on measures like being seen as “authentic” and in understanding people, but […] Read more »
Field Poll: Near majority of voters in California’s U.S. Senate race favor — nobody
If June’s open primary election to fill Barbara Boxer’s U.S. Senate seat were held today, the winner — in a landslide of indifference — would be Undecided and None of the Above, according to a new Field Poll. Attorney General Kamala Harris maintains a solid lead among the top candidates, […] Read more »
Donald Trump’s Path to 1,237 Is Not Mission Impossible
Until Wisconsin, Donald Trump was considered likely to win a majority of pledged delegates. In truth, his plan to reach 1,237 was already very vulnerable; Ted Cruz had built enough support by March 15 that even adding a modest share of Marco Rubio’s voters was likely to start him on […] Read more »
California primary up for grabs as Clinton’s lead shrinks
The California Democratic primary is up for grabs, as Hillary Clinton has watched her onetime 63-point lead in the polls shrink to six points over Sen. Bernie Sanders, according to a Field Poll released Friday. CONT. Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle Read more »
California voters still undecided on U.S. Senate pick as race is eclipsed by presidential showdown
California’s U.S. Senate campaign appears stuck in a political stasis, with nearly a third of voters still undecided about who to support in a race lost in the shadow of the nation’s presidential contest, according to a new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll. CONT. Phil Willon, Los Angeles Times Read more »
As California primary nears, state Democrats are uniting behind Clinton and against a common enemy: Trump
Most of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ supporters in California say they expect that come November, Hillary Clinton will be elected president — and, by and large, they’re OK with that. … Those findings show the reality underlying the still-heated rhetoric of the Democratic primaries: By contrast with the civil war that […] Read more »