Hillary Clinton’s pollster believes Donald Trump has irreparably damaged himself with the Hispanic electorate — but he won’t yet say the campaign thinks it can reach dramatically higher percentages of its support, either. “I think 75% is a difficult number to reach. I think it’s possible, but it’s not essential,” […] Read more »
Trump gets small boost in battleground states post-convention
Donald Trump gets a small boost in support across the battleground states coming out of his convention: he is at 42 percent support now, up from 40 percent heading in, and it now pushes him slightly ahead of Hillary Clinton, who remains unchanged at 41 percent. CONT. Anthony Salvanto, CBS […] Read more »
Is Trump Getting A Convention Bump?
Polls taken during and after the Republican National Convention, which concluded on Thursday in Cleveland, generally show Donald Trump continuing to gain ground on Hillary Clinton, making for a close national race. But it’s customary for candidates to receive a “bounce” in the polls after their convention. There’s not yet […] Read more »
Hillary Clinton Picks Tim Kaine, Betting She Can Beat Trump Without A Splashy VP
Hillary Clinton chose Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia as her running mate on Friday, making a prototypical Clinton decision that adds a safe politician to her ticket. Kaine might provide a marginal electoral benefit in his home state, but in choosing him, Clinton is making the bet that she doesn’t […] Read more »
Clinton-Kaine: A Not-So Surprising Ticket
If someone had told us at the start of this election cycle that the Democratic presidential nominee would be Hillary Clinton, and that she would choose Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia as her running mate, we would have said that would be… very, very plausible. … In light of the […] Read more »
Don’t Pay Too Much Attention to Polls for a While
Donald Trump officially became the Republican party’s nominee Thursday night, and on Monday, the Democratic convention begins in Philadelphia. In the coming weeks, you can expect lots of polls — and headlines — suggesting new insight into the state of the presidential race. With some caveats, our advice is: Don’t […] Read more »