Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 11 points in Democracy Corps’ most recent national survey (48 percent to 37 percent, with 8 percent voting for Libertarian Gary Johnson). This survey of 900 likely 2016 voters was conducted June 23-28th with 66 percent of respondents reached on cell phones. … This […] Read more »
Don’t be fooled by convention bounces
It’s only early July, but it’s time to prepare for a barrage of chatter about possible Republican and Democratic convention bounces. That’s because this cycle both party conventions will take place entirely in July. … Over the next few weeks, you’ll see lots of articles about what kinds of polling […] Read more »
2016 Campaign: Strong Interest, Widespread Dissatisfaction
As Republicans and Democrats prepare for their party conventions later this month, a new national survey paints a bleak picture of voters’ impressions of the presidential campaign and the choices they face in November. Overall satisfaction with the choice of candidates is at its lowest point in two decades. Currently, […] Read more »
Vice Presidential Selection 2016: Will the Patterns Predict the Picks?
Recurring patterns appear in vice presidential selection that often help predict future choices. Yet change also occurs, sometimes rendering predictions based on past patterns wrong. … Every vice presidential selection is distinctive because the selector, prospective candidates, and the context are never the same. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are […] Read more »
Venus vs. Mars: A Record-Setting Gender Gap?
With four months to go in the 2016 general election campaign, national polls suggest that it’s quite possible that the Hillary Clinton-Donald Trump clash may well set a new record for partisan differences between the sexes. Since Clinton effectively sewed up the Democratic nomination on June 7, the average gender […] Read more »
Poll sees Hillary Clinton trouncing Donald Trump in California
Hillary Clinton has expanded her already large lead over Donald Trump in California, plowing ahead by 30 percentage points in a head-to-head matchup, according to a new Field Poll. CONT. David Siders, Sacramento Bee Read more »