Former Vice President Joe Biden continues to lead President Trump in the 2020 presidential election nationally by a substantial margin, according to the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll. Biden leads Trump by 9 points, 52% to 43%, among likely voters, the survey finds. CONT. Domenico Montanaro, NPR News Read more »
What Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Death Could Mean For 2020 And The Supreme Court
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away on Friday night — a pivotal moment in the history of the nation’s highest court. Ginsburg’s death is one of the biggest developments yet in 2020, a year that has already included the impeachment of the sitting president, a deadly virus killing […] Read more »
Trump has made Americans’ lives worse. Here’s the proof.
Donald Trump’s America is one sad place. We, as a nation, have fallen into a great depression, though not necessarily an economic one. By one highly respected gauge, self-reported levels of happiness are at their lowest since social scientists began asking such questions half a century ago. Much of this […] Read more »
Protests aren’t a great campaign issue for Trump. But the other options are worse.
President Trump seems to think that race and policing are phenomenal, fantastic, amazing issues for him — but many people are now saying the opposite. Half of Americans are uneasy about Trump’s ability to deal with crime; 61 percent say that Trump’s handling of the protests against police brutality and […] Read more »
Economic Perceptions and the Election
The economy has been a major factor in determining the outcome of presidential elections throughout U.S. history. That will clearly continue to be the case in this 2020 presidential election cycle, although I certainly think there are unusual factors challenging the economy for salience in voters’ minds this year. Additionally, […] Read more »
Biden leads Trump by double digits, but more Americans trust Trump on economy despite historic recession
Former Vice President Joe Biden is holding onto his lead over President Donald Trump with less than two months until the November election, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. But Trump retains some important advantages, like more Americans believing he is the better candidate to lead the economy, which […] Read more »