… If his support base is voters unsettled by changes that have reshaped the country, a key part of Mrs. Clinton’s is those unsettled by Mr. Trump. The hope, as shown here in Philadelphia in video testimonials, character witnesses and footage of Mr. Trump’s own words, is to sow doubts […] Read more »
Reactions to Kaine tilt positive as Democrats seek unity
Reviews of Hillary Clinton’s vice presidential pick Tim Kaine tilt narrowly positive, with majorities of Democrats of all ideological stripes calling him an excellent or good choice. CONT. Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Read more »
The Class Inversion of American Politics Accelerates
The reshaping of the two parties’ coalitions under the blast-force pressure of Donald Trump’s iconoclastic candidacy may reach unprecedented heights in 2016, the first polls released after the GOP convention suggest. National surveys released on Monday by CBS and CNN/ORC show the gap between the preferences of whites with and […] Read more »
For First Time, Trump’s Image on Par With Clinton’s
The average American’s views of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have converged for the first time in Gallup’s yearlong tracking of the images of the two candidates, with Americans giving each exactly the same favorable and unfavorable ratings. The numbers for both candidates, based on interviewing conducted July 18-25, are […] Read more »
Election Update: Trump Gets Convention Bounce, Drawing Polls To Dead Heat
The first few polls conducted after last week’s Republican convention suggested a small to medium convention bounce for Donald Trump, with Hillary Clinton holding on to narrow leads in several surveys. But a series of polls released Monday morning show bigger gains for Trump. CONT. Nate Silver, FiveThirtyEight Read more »
In Clinton’s March to Nomination, Many Democrats Changed Their Minds
Hillary Clinton led Bernie Sanders for the Democratic nomination in every Pew Research Center survey conducted throughout the party’s primaries. But many Democratic voters vacillated in their candidate support throughout this period. CONT. Pew Read more »