Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg remain atop the Democratic field in New Hampshire just four days before the state’s primary and after the messy results that have marred the Iowa caucuses, a new NBC News/Marist poll finds. CONT. Mark Murray, NBC News Read more »
So, Now What?
Although controversy continues to swirl around the Iowa caucuses, folks here in New Hampshire seemed to have already moved on. They don’t need an official recanvass or final party certified winner to tell them what happened on Monday night. Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg were the winners. Joe Biden was […] Read more »
Caucus Confusion: A discussion of the pitfalls and misfires of the Iowa caucuses
Uh oh, Iowa! Monday night’s Iowa caucuses left journalists, pundits, and pollsters dumbfounded. What went wrong? What impact will this have on the future of the Iowa caucuses? Patrick Murray, Director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute, joins the discussion. Murray also addresses the decision to pull the Des Moines […] Read more »
Conditions are ripe for a contested Democratic convention in 2020
The 2020 Iowa Democratic caucuses were historic. They look to be the first caucuses in which at least four candidates reached or exceeded 15% of the vote. In fact, they mark the first time in any Democratic primary or caucuses that at least four candidates reached or exceeded at least […] Read more »
Democrats Viewed as Divided, but Satisfied With Candidates
With 11 Democrats vying for their party’s 2020 presidential nomination as the primary season kicks off, 65% of Americans describe the Democratic Party as divided while 34% see it as united. By contrast, the majority of Americans (56%) say the Republican Party is united versus 43% divided. CONT. Lydia Saad, […] Read more »
You’ll Never Know Which Candidate Is Electable
… Months of talking about the primary — and wondering whether candidates will eventually win the general election — has made electability a hot buzzword of the 2020 election. … To understand it better, researchers have looked at a couple of different kinds of social collisions: What voters like in […] Read more »