Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ big win among Latinos in Saturday’s Nevada caucuses underscores the potential for the nation’s largest minority group to reshape the next stage of the Democratic presidential race. Almost all of the states with a large Latino population will vote in just the next four weeks: Nevada […] Read more »
Battleground states poll
In February, The Elections Research Center conducted surveys in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin that asked voting-age citizens which presidential candidate they plan to vote for in the primary and general elections. … The survey reveals that Senator Bernie Sanders is the leading candidate in the primary contest with a sizable […] Read more »
CBS News/YouGov poll: Most voters expect Trump will be reelected
Whether or not they’re voting for him, 65% of registered voters nationwide think President Trump will definitely or probably be reelected, including more than a third of Democrats who think so. Republicans are especially optimistic: more than nine in 10 expect him to win. CONT. Fred Backus, CBS News Read more »
CBS News/YouGov poll: In South Carolina, Biden’s lead narrows, with Sanders and Steyer on his heels
The contest in South Carolina looks very different heading into its final week than it did last fall. Joe Biden (28%) has only a single-digit lead with Bernie Sanders (23%) now right behind him. The race has narrowed considerably since the fall, when Biden led the field by a whopping […] Read more »
Biden’s advantage shrinks among key voters
Next week the Democratic nominating process moves to South Carolina and to a very different electorate. For months, the state’s African-American population has been seen as a kind of firewall for former Vice President Joe Biden – a group of voters who would support him even if he had a […] Read more »
Minnesota poll: Klobuchar has edge in primary
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar enjoys a slight edge as her home state’s presidential primary nears, according to a new MPR News/Star Tribune Minnesota Poll that shows plenty of likely voters still haven’t decided. CONT. Brian Bakst, MPR News Read more »