A good event for the upper tier of candidates, a bad one for Biden, and a forgettable one for the ones you’ve already forgotten. CONT. Mischiefs of Faction Read more »
‘She owned the stage’ — pollster says Kamala Harris was the winner of both Democratic debate nights
Sen. Kamala Harris outshined all of her 19 rivals in the first Democratic presidential debates, a longtime Republican pollster told CNBC on Friday. “She owned the stage, and Joe Biden should have known it was coming, ” Frank Luntz said in a “Squawk Box” interview the morning after the second […] Read more »
Kamala Harris Won The Debate Narrative. What Comes Next?
Sen. Kamala Harris had a strong performance in Thursday’s Democratic primary debate, pressing former Vice President Joe Biden on his record on race relations, while invoking her own experience with school desegregation. In this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew reacts to the performances of both Harris and […] Read more »
Live Polling of the Debates: Good News for Harris, Warren, Biden, and Substance
While 20 Democratic presidential candidates debated over four hours on Wednesday and Thursday night, a group of 210 voters convened by leading party pollster Stanley Greenberg offered their live impressions, answering poll questions and participating in dial-testing to indicate their feelings about what was going on onstage, as it happened. […] Read more »
2 Debates, 20 Candidates, 26 Hours
The opening two debates of what Democrats hope is the 2020 Donald Trump Demolition Derby are in the books. Ultimately, the polls and maybe the upcoming donation totals will tell us whether there were any clear winners, and whether the debate changed anything. CONT. Larry J. Sabato & Kyle Kondik, […] Read more »
Health Care Gets Heated On Night 2 Of The Democratic Presidential Debate
Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News On Thursday, the second night of the first Democratic primary debate, 10 presidential hopefuls took the stage and health issues became an early flashpoint. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) opened the debate calling health care a “human right” — which was echoed by several other candidates […] Read more »