Asked during a January debate why he trailed Hillary Clinton so badly among minority voters, Senator Bernie Sanders said he would gain ground once those voters became familiar with his track record and agenda on the economy and criminal justice. Two months later and on the eve of another important […] Read more »
Super Tuesday 3 exit polls: Economic worries, feeling of GOP betrayal dominate
Voters in Tuesday’s contests expressed worries about the economy and a broad sense among Republicans that their party has betrayed them, according to early exit poll results. CONT. Jennifer Agiesta & Tom LoBianco, CNN Read more »
More Americans View Obama Positively on Key Issues
More Americans say President Barack Obama is doing a good job of improving the nation’s energy policy (48%) and making America prosperous (45%) than at most points in his presidency. On another key measure of his presidency, 54% say Obama is doing a good job of protecting the nation’s environment, […] Read more »
Americans Name Economy, Government as Top Problems
The economy and dissatisfaction with the government, two issues regularly at the top of Gallup’s monthly most important problem list, rank as Americans’ top issues in March. Mentions of unemployment are in the double digits for a second consecutive month after hitting a seven-year low in January. CONT. Jeffrey M. […] Read more »
For the next Justice, Americans want a nominee and a hearing
Most Americans want to see President Barack Obama nominate someone to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court created by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, but the public is divided on what ideological tilt they’d prefer to see in a nominee, according to a new CNN/ORC poll published Thursday. […] Read more »
Why Trump Now?
The economic forces driving this year’s nomination contests have been at work for decades. Why did the dam break now? CONT. Thomas B. Edsall, New York Times Read more »