The veepstakes is kicking into high gear for former Vice President Joe Biden. Who will he pick to be the Democratic vice presidential nominee? … The problem is that election polling won’t help you in determining who a presidential nominee will select as their running mate. There’s no voting patterns […] Read more »
Our Revamped VP Rankings
Key Points• Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and former National Security Adviser Susan Rice enter our list of Joe Biden’s vice presidential contenders.• Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) drops off.• The top names remain the same. CONT. Kyle Kondik, J. Miles Coleman & Larry J. Sabato, Sabato’s Crystal Ball The OPINION TODAY email […] Read more »
Trump might be remaking both parties’ membership
You may love Donald Trump or you may hate him, but he has left a big mark on the American political scene and his impact seems to have reached into the parties themselves — changing who identifies as a Republican and as a Democrat. New data from the Pew Research […] Read more »
Why Joe Biden Should Look to His Left
Joe Biden is the Democratic presidential nominee, and though the primary was, by historical standards, quite tepid, there is still a lot of work to be done on unifying the party. Many young Democrats are rightfully skeptical of Mr. Biden and his record on many issues that matter to them. […] Read more »
Trump Losing Argument on Law and Order
This release features findings from a national online survey of 1,608 registered voters conducted June 4-8, 2020. • Democrats in Congress are much more trusted than Trump on issues related to race relations, and most Americans lack confidence in him on issues related to police and race.• A majority see […] Read more »
How Much Is America Changing?
America is at a racial and political crossroads. Protests over the past two weeks in response to an interrelated set of issues and events — the killing of George Floyd, police brutality, the Covid pandemic, a nation in lockdown, joblessness, a devastated economy and a presidential election — give rise […] Read more »