On the eve of the major party conventions, voters are grudgingly rallying around the nominees while expressing broad misgivings about the candidates, the campaign and the direction of the country, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News Poll. CONT. Amy Chozick & Megan Thee-Brenan, New York Times Read more »
Harvard Youth Poll: Clinton leads Trump by nearly 2 to 1
Among the most likely voters ages 18 to 29, Democrat Hillary Clinton leads Republican Donald Trump by nearly two to one and Libertarian Gary Johnson by three to one, finds a new national poll of America’s 18- to 29- year-olds by Harvard’s Institute of Politics (IOP), located at the John […] Read more »
When Obama Gains, Clinton Scores
President Obama is finishing his second term on a rising tide—and lifting Hillary Clinton in the process, according to the latest Allstate/Atlantic Media Heartland Monitor Poll. CONT. Ronald Brownstein, The Atlantic Read more »
Voters’ Perceptions of the Candidates: Traits, Ideology and Impact on Issues
A new national survey finds that when voters are asked to “check the box” on words and phrases describing Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, relatively small percentages express positive views of either presidential candidate. CONT. Pew Read more »
This will be a brutal presidential race. Clinton’s top strategist talks about what’s next.
The latest polling has painted a worrisome, though somewhat mixed, picture for Hillary Clinton. … Overall, the polls have unleashed a wave of speculation that Clinton is sinking under the weight of the FBI revelations, and a great deal of hand-wringing among her supporters, who are wondering whether this is […] Read more »
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump tied going into conventions
Heading into the two parties’ conventions, the race for President is a dead heat, a change from last month when Hillary Clinton led by six points. Forty percent of registered voters now say they will back Clinton (a dip of three points), while 40 percent will vote for Trump (a […] Read more »