Who turned out for the New Hampshire primaries and what motivated their decisions? The ABC News Analysis Desk will be updating this page all night with live analysis of exit polls. We’ve been digging through the numbers here are some insights from the preliminary exit poll results. CONT. ABC News Read more »
The Way Ted Cruz Won in Iowa Suggests Trouble Ahead
Ted Cruz kept his hopes alive with a come-from-behind victory in the Iowa caucuses this week. But the way he won raises serious questions about his chances later on. He won Iowa for one reason: He excelled among people who described themselves as “very conservative.” … The national Republican primary […] Read more »
The Great Democratic Age Gap
Bernie Sanders answered two important questions with his strong showing in Iowa. But, despite his impressive finish, he’ll need to answer two more to truly threaten Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination. The most powerful lesson from the Iowa caucus results is that Democrats are facing not just a […] Read more »
A stark dividing line in the Clinton-Sanders contest: Age 45
While Hillary Clinton barely edged Bernie Sanders to win the Iowa caucuses, one thing became clear Monday night: The race for the Democratic nomination is turning into a battle of the ages. The dividing line was 45 years old — voters that age or older went decisively for Clinton, while […] Read more »
Tuesday morning quarterbacking the Iowa Poll
Monday night was a thriller, no doubt about it. Of course, the outcome of the Republican caucuses was not identical to the final Des Moines Register/Bloomberg Politics Iowa Poll published Saturday night. We had the top four candidates identified, all right. But we had Donald Trump with the win over […] Read more »
Making Sense of Iowa
If you predicted that Ted Cruz would beat Donald Trump by a larger margin than Hillary Clinton would beat Bernie Sanders, you deserve a special pundit medal of honor. But, the topsy-turvy results of the Iowa Caucuses actually make some sense when you dig into the reasons behind them. CONT. […] Read more »