Are voters misleading pollsters? Are there hidden Donald Trump supporters who could throw the election his way? Over the past few years, we have both become interested in how data from the internet, particularly Google searches, might be used to predict events. People also tell Google things — a lot […] Read more »
What the latest polls mean for the presidency — and Congress
With just over two weeks until Election Day, there are some surprising shifts occurring in the electoral map. Judy Woodruff speaks with correspondent Lisa Desjardins and Nathan Gonzales of The Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report about which voters are deserting Donald Trump, the latest poll numbers and the possibilities for […] Read more »
Debate dials show Clinton made gains and defined election choice
The final debate was a very good night for Hillary Clinton. Live dial meter focus groups conducted on behalf of Women’s Voices Women Vote Action Fund reveal Clinton won the night 57 to 26 percent. She achieved this by her clarity of plans and self-confidence, by focus on the middle […] Read more »
Poll Shows Republicans Less Committed to Trump in Defeat
Republican primary voters strongly backed Donald Trump for the presidential nomination, but the party is far less sure if it wants him to lead the GOP if he loses in November. When asked in the latest Bloomberg Politics poll who should be the face of the party nationally in the […] Read more »
Undecided voters react to final debate between Trump and Clinton
CBS News contributor and Republican strategist Frank Luntz invited 26 undecided registered voters from Nevada to take part in a focus group during the final presidential debate. Five of them said they lean toward Hillary Clinton, while five others lean toward Donald Trump. Fifteen of them had no preference before […] Read more »
Clinton Probably Finished Off Trump Last Night
I’m not sure I need to tell you this, but Hillary Clinton is probably going to be the next president. It’s just a question of what “probably” means. Clinton went into the final presidential debate on Wednesday with a lead of about 7 percentage points over Donald Trump. And according […] Read more »