The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is drawing renewed attention to a pending Supreme Court challenge to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), supported by the Trump administration, that threatens to overturn the entire law, including its protections for people with pre-existing conditions. To assess how the renewed […] Read more »
Trust on the economy bolsters Trump in oh-so-close Florida and Arizona
Donald Trump’s economic argument pushes back against Joe Biden’s pitch that he can better handle the coronavirus pandemic in Florida and Arizona alike, producing closely divided presidential contests in both states in new ABC News/Washington Post polls. CONT. Gary Langer, ABC News The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown of […] Read more »
Florida race tightens and Trump has edge over Biden in Texas
Joe Biden still has a small edge in Florida, but the contest has tightened since our last poll in July, from six points down to two now, amid an ebbing — if still sizable — concern about coronavirus, while President Trump has picked up a few more of the state’s […] Read more »
PollerCoaster2020: Biden Is Winning, Here’s How to Pad His Lead
The story of the 2020 election is often told through the perspective of three groups: Obama-Trump voters, suburban voters that have soured on Trump, and die-hard Trump supporters who frequent diners visited by New York Times political reporters. Don’t get me wrong, at least two of these groups are critical. […] Read more »
Sun Belt Voices Project: Trump voters report higher levels of enthusiasm than Biden voters
Most voters have made up their minds about how they will vote for president, with results suggesting very close elections in each of the three Sun Belt states included in this project. … Swing voters are younger, have more moderate views, and a larger share are Hispanic voters, and also […] Read more »
A strong day for Biden in the battlegrounds
This is around the time when convention bounces start to diminish. It’s still too soon to say whether President Trump’s bounce will fade or endure, but Tuesday was arguably Joe Biden’s best day of state polls since the Republican National Convention. CONT. Nate Cohn, New York Times The OPINION TODAY email […] Read more »