Democrat Hillary Clinton has failed to take advantage of the squalls surrounding GOP rival Donald Trump and heads into the fall campaign with a tenuous lead and strong voter doubts about her trustworthiness, a new Franklin Pierce University/Boston Herald poll reveals. Clinton clings to a 3- point lead — 44 […] Read more »
In Pennsylvania and nationally, Trump’s problems with suburban voters blunt his ascent
… In broad strokes, Trump and Clinton supporters are seldom near each other in much of the country. The Republican dominates rural, white America; the Democrat overwhelmingly wins the cities with their higher minority populations. But in this slice of Pennsylvania north and west of Philadelphia, where the suburbs meet […] Read more »
Young Blacks Voice Skepticism on Hillary Clinton, Worrying Democrats
… Young African-Americans, like all voters their age, are typically far harder to drive to the polls than middle-aged and older Americans. Yet with just over two months until Election Day, many Democrats are expressing alarm at the lack of enthusiasm, and in some cases outright resistance, some black millennials […] Read more »
A hidden Trump vote?
Martha Raddatz, Margie Omero and Kristen S. Anderson discuss the state of the presidential race. ABC Breaking News | Latest News Videos Read more »
What to Watch For in the Election’s Homestretch
The U.S. presidential campaign seems to have been going on for an eternity. The Labor Day holiday on Sept. 5 marks the start of the final stretch. Here are some leading indicators to determine whether Donald Trump will make this a competitive contest or whether Hillary Clinton can build on […] Read more »
Why Clinton supporters shouldn’t panic
… This race was always going to tighten, as I have been telling audiences for my election talks for the past month. Those who point to 1964 or 1972 as electoral precedents in which an ideologically extreme candidate got crushed are misreading history. As Andrew Gelman points out, the results […] Read more »