Since Joe Biden’s stunning reversal of fortune coming out of South Carolina and into Super Tuesday, much has been said about Biden “consolidating the moderate lane,” now that Buttigieg, Bloomberg and Klobuchar have dropped out and endorsed him. He may have consolidated the moderate lane of presidential candidates and re-emerged […] Read more »
Poll Hub: This is Getting Intense
On this week’s episode of Poll Hub, we’re digging deep into the data with The Marist Poll’s Director of Data Management and Technology, Stephanie Calvano. What can we learn from Super Tuesday exit polls? What does that information mean for the next round of Democratic primary states, and why do […] Read more »
Where will Warren’s supporters swing?
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) ended her campaign Thursday after failing to get first or second place in any Super Tuesday states. The critical question going forward is where her supporters will swing. … Exit poll data indicates Sanders (I-Vt.) is the most natural beneficiary of Warren’s decision to end her […] Read more »
Late support lifts Biden; Sanders keeps his base: Takeaways from Super Tuesday exit polls
A surge of late support lifted former Vice President Joe Biden on Super Tuesday, extending his candidacy beyond his southern strongholds as moderates coalesced behind his electability argument. Yet Sen. Bernie Sanders held broad support among issue voters, independents, Hispanics and the young, defining the battleground ahead. Across the 12 […] Read more »
AP VoteCast: Late deciders aid Biden, young loyal to Sanders
Joe Biden’s surprise victories on Super Tuesday were powered by Democratic voters who broke his way just days before casting their ballots — a wave of late momentum that scrambled the race in a matter of hours. … Here’s a snapshot of Democratic voters in Alabama, California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Minnesota, […] Read more »
Black voters, older voters and moderates fuel Joe Biden’s victory in South Carolina, exit polls show
Joe Biden surged to victory in South Carolina’s Democratic presidential primary with a base rooted in black voters, those over the age of 65 and moderates. The former vice president won around 3 in 5 black voters, dominating over his closest competitor, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, according to results from […] Read more »