Key Points• Black voters are a crucial voting bloc in the upcoming Democratic primary season, particularly in the South.• White candidates with proven bona fides among black voters can compete for the black vote, even against other black candidates, as Joe Biden is showing (at least for now).• The differing […] Read more »
With the 2020 Democratic Field Set, Candidates Begin the Races Within the Race
Joseph R. Biden Jr. has built an early lead in the month since he entered the presidential campaign, confidently projecting himself as the Democratic front-runner and the candidate best positioned to defeat President Trump. But beneath the surface of a seemingly placid race is a much more volatile contest, as […] Read more »
Biden Maintaining Majority Favorable Rating
Former Vice President Joe Biden remains popular with Americans, with 53% viewing him favorably and 35% unfavorably. This is essentially unchanged from Gallup’s prior reading in February. CONT. Lydia Saad & Megan Brenan, Gallup Read more »
Biden Thinks Trump Is the Problem, Not All Republicans. Other Democrats Disagree.
As Joseph R. Biden Jr. made his way across Iowa on his first trip as a 2020 presidential candidate, the former vice president repeatedly returned to one term — aberration — when he referred to the Trump presidency. “Limit it to four years,” Mr. Biden pleaded with a ballroom crowd […] Read more »
Black Voters Like Bernie Sanders Just Fine — They Just Might Like Other Candidates More
The narrative after the 2016 Democratic primary was that black voters overwhelmingly chose Hillary Clinton in part because they didn’t like or connect with Sen. Bernie Sanders. That dislike for Sanders was often attributed to his focus on inequality based on class rather than race and to his sometimes clumsy […] Read more »
No 2020 Democrat Has a Monopoly on Younger Voters
Beto O’Rourke’s announcement Thursday that he’s seeking the presidency will compound a demographic mismatch that could powerfully shape the outcome of the 2020 Democratic race. … Even in a rapidly diversifying party, it’s virtually certain that most Democratic primary voters next year will be older than 45. Yet most of […] Read more »