Key Points• Gov. John Bel Edwards (D-LA) defied the partisan lean of his state in 2015, but he will have to navigate an increasingly partisan electorate to win again. He’ll need Republican support, but he also must energize black voters.• Louisiana’s unique jungle primary has shaped the contours of state […] Read more »
A Jungle Primary in the Big Easy
This week, we preview the upcoming Democratic primary debate in Ohio, as well as the gubernatorial election in Louisiana. Then we talk impeachment efforts of yore, and Sen. Mitt Romney’s role in the current impeachment inquiry against President Trump. The Forecast Fest, CNN Read more »
Poll finds Virginia voters focused on gun policy ahead of pivotal election
Gun policy is the top issue for Virginia voters just one month before pivotal elections that will determine control of the state legislature, according to a Washington Post-Schar School poll. CONT. Gregory S. Schneider, Laura Vozzella & Scott Clement, Washington Post Read more »
Poll shows Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s approval rating improves nine months after blackface scandal
Gov. Ralph Northam’s approval rating has inched up and disapproval has eased sharply since February, when fellow Democrats in Virginia and across the country demanded his ouster over a blackface scandal, according to a new Washington Post-Schar School poll. … Just under half of Virginians like the job Northam is […] Read more »
Strong Support for California’s New Child Vaccination Law
There is strong voter support for the state’s new child vaccination law. When asked about recent legislation requiring parents to have their child vaccinated for diseases like the measles, mumps and rubella before they can attend a public or private school or daycare center, greater than eight in ten voters […] Read more »
Texans on the 2020 Democratic Primary, the Economy, Statewide Leaders, and the Most Important Problems Facing the U.S. and Texas
Former vice president Joe Biden remains in a strong position in the Democratic presidential nomination contest, receiving plurality support among potential Democratic primary voters (24%), with that support coming in equal share from numerous Democratic sub-groups and constituencies. … Between the president, the governor, and the lieutenant governor, Governor Abbott […] Read more »