In the moment and in the hours after, it was must-see TV: a clash between a rising black female senator and a former vice president. Kamala D. Harris won the Democratic debate encounter with Joe Biden and left Miami on a wave of positive reviews. But today, things look a […] Read more »
What to make of differing post-debate polls (Hint: It’s good news for Kamala Harris)
… Polling can sometimes make your head spin. Depending on which poll you looked at post-debate, you find Biden and Harris within the margin of error of each other or Biden more than doubling Harris’ support. Likewise, you could see Sanders in a rather clear second place or in fourth […] Read more »
Harris and Castro rise among Hispanics after the first Democratic debate
After a robust performance in the first presidential debate, Julián Castro solidified and strengthened his position, while Kamala Harris now stands as the current favorite among Hispanics eligible to vote in the primary elections. In a survey conducted nationwide by Univision News after the first presidential debate, 22 percent of […] Read more »
Where Kamala Harris’s New Voters Came From
Last week, FiveThirtyEight partnered with the survey firm Morning Consult to poll how Democratic voters’ opinions changed as a result of last week’s two-night presidential primary debate. Before the debate, Morning Consult asked thousands of likely Democratic voters questions such as whom they supported and whether they had favorable or […] Read more »
Biden holds lead in Democratic presidential contest as Harris is praised for debate performance
Former vice president Joe Biden leads his Democratic rivals in the campaign to win the party’s presidential nomination, continuing to show broad support despite coming under sharp attack from Sen. Kamala D. Harris (Calif.) and others in last week’s debate in Miami, according to a Washington Post-ABC News survey. Democrats […] Read more »
Harris scores in debate performance while electability keeps Biden in front
A wide advantage in perceived electability boosts Joe Biden in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, but he lags in having new ideas, is challenged by Bernie Sanders and faces a debate-energized Kamala Harris in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll. In current preferences, 29% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning […] Read more »