Less than half of Republicans, 46%, are pleased that Donald Trump is their party’s presidential nominee, while a slight majority, 52%, wish their party had nominated someone else. Democrats are more satisfied with Hillary Clinton, with 56% saying they are pleased while 42% wish someone else were the Democratic Party’s […] Read more »
Trump supporters far less confident than Clinton backers that votes will be counted accurately
In a campaign marked by skepticism toward the political process, only about half of all registered voters (49%) are “very confident” that their vote will be accurately counted in the upcoming election. This view is particularly striking among supporters of Donald Trump and stands in contrast to the 2004 and […] Read more »
Clinton And Trump Are Losing A Lot Of Young Voters
… Clinton is earning 41 percent, on average, with young voters. In both 2008 and 2012, by contrast, Barack Obama won at least 60 percent of these voters, according to the American National Election Studies (ANES). But it’s not that younger voters like Trump. Quite the opposite: Only 20 percent […] Read more »
Ticket-Splitters Could Be Key for Vulnerable GOP Senate Incumbents
Of all the campaign issues that incumbent Republican senators face in 2016, the most vexing may be Donald Trump. As their party’s presidential nominee sinks in the polls, Republican senators in battleground states must decide if they should align with him or hitch their fortunes to that rarest group of […] Read more »
Hillary Clinton’s Non-Mandate
… Not being Trump is a wise electoral strategy for the Democratic nominee, but it doesn’t create a rationale for a post-election Clinton presidential agenda. … The 2016 race is not a referendum on Clinton or her agenda (though against a different opponent it could have been.). Nor is it […] Read more »
Clinton, Trump Supporters Have Starkly Different Views of a Changing Nation
Supporters of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump disagree on a range of policy issues, from terrorism to free trade. Yet they also have more fundamental differences over long-term changes in the country and the next generation’s future prospects. A new national survey finds that Trump supporters overwhelmingly believe that life […] Read more »