The middle of the country could prove the end of the road for Sen. Bernie Sanders. The Midwestern states that begin voting Tuesday with primaries in Missouri and Michigan represent the Vermont independent’s best — and possibly last — chance to regain his footing in the Democratic presidential race after […] Read more »
Biden leads in Michigan ahead of primary
Former Vice President Joe Biden has a comfortable lead over his main opponent headed into Michigan’s Democratic presidential primary, according to a poll released Monday morning. Fifty-one percent of people polled said they would vote for Biden in Tuesday’s primary, the EPIC-MRA poll commissioned by WOOD TV8 and media partners […] Read more »
Danger Signs Abound for Sanders in Michigan — and Elsewhere
Key Points • Ahead of several delegate-rich contests this month, both national and state-level polls suggest that Joe Biden is solidifying his lead over Bernie Sanders.• Though a handful of states will be voting tomorrow, Michigan, given its significance in the 2016 primary, will be a focal point of the […] Read more »
Why Biden’s endorsement wave matters
Former Vice President Joe Biden is racking up endorsements. … No candidate has lost when ahead in the national polls and endorsements at this point, as Biden is right now. There have been 14 party primaries without an incumbent running since 1980. The leader in endorsements from members of Congress […] Read more »
CNN poll: Biden has double-digit lead over Sanders for Democratic nomination
Former Vice President Joe Biden has a double-digit lead over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders for the Democratic presidential nomination, a new CNN poll of Democratic voters nationwide conducted by SSRS shows. … The poll finds 52% of registered voters who are Democrats or Democratic-leaning independents say they want to see […] Read more »
How the Left Can Stop Losing
… The American left doesn’t care enough about winning. It’s an old problem, one that has long undermined left-wing movements in this country. They have often prioritized purity over victory. They wouldn’t necessarily put it these terms, but they have chosen to lose on their terms rather than win with […] Read more »