Holding the Senate was always an uphill climb for Republicans this year because they are defending so many more seats than Democrats. But Donald Trump’s polarizing candidacy is converging with long-term shifts in voting patterns to make the hill even steeper. CONT. Ronald Brownstein, The Atlantic Read more »
Voters Give Clinton Wide Edge Over Trump on Trust to Handle Health Care Issues
With the 2016 elections just 10 weeks away, voters give Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton a substantial advantage over Republican nominee Donald Trump on a wide array of health care issues, the latest Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds. … In spite of Clinton’s edge with voters on these issues, most […] Read more »
Live Polls And Online Polls Tell Different Stories About The Election
… When we launched our general election forecasts in late June, there wasn’t a big difference in the results we were getting from polls using traditional methodologies and polls using newer techniques. Now, it’s pretty clear that Hillary Clinton’s lead over Donald Trump is wider in live-telephone surveys than it […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Trump narrows Clinton’s lead
The race for the White House has narrowed. A new Fox News Poll finds Donald Trump gaining ground in the head-to-head matchup, despite improvements from Hillary Clinton on top issues. CONT. Dana Blanton, Fox News Read more »
Protestant, Catholic Views of Clinton and Trump Not Monolithic
Religion in the U.S. is significantly intertwined with politics, making it no surprise to find that views of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are significantly related to Americans’ religious identity. CONT. Frank Newport, Gallup Read more »
Trump Is Trying to Run a ‘Normal’ Campaign. Is It Too Late?
Newly installed Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway is doing her best to keep the notoriously off-message candidate on script. He’s moving – or more accurately – stumbling into a more centrist position on immigration reform. He’s doing debate prep. His latest campaign ad sticks to the economy and not conspiracy […] Read more »