This week, Hillary Clinton became the first woman to claim the nomination for president by one of the two major U.S. political parties, once again raising the question of whether women should vote for Clinton because she is a woman. Underlying that question is another one: Does the experience of […] Read more »
Heartburn Over Sanders and Trump
Two of the most pressing questions in American politics right now are whether and how Bernie Sanders will make things difficult for Hillary Clinton in the coming weeks, and how much of a problem Donald Trump will be for Republican candidates down the ballot. Any Democrat not worried about the […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Trump drops, now trails Clinton
Most voters feel the upcoming election matters more than ones in the past. At the same time, majorities dislike the presumptive nominees — and think they lack the integrity to hold the nation’s highest office. Eighty-five percent say there’s more than usual at stake in this year’s presidential race, according […] Read more »
A Time for Change Election With a Status Quo Candidate
So, it has come to this. American voters will have a choice in November between the most unconventional, disruptive “change” candidate of our time and an establishment politician who has been part of American public life for as long as we can remember. Given the success of candidates like Trump […] Read more »
From 1937 To Hillary Clinton, How Americans Have Felt About A Woman President
In January of 1937, the Gallup Poll, then in its second year of existence, posed this question: “Would you vote for a woman for president if she was qualified in every other respect?” Sixty-four percent of Americans said no, 33 percent said yes, and 3 percent had no opinion on […] Read more »
Will Bernie Sanders supporters rally behind Hillary Clinton now? Here’s what we know.
Hillary Clinton’s declaration of victory this week has officially set in motion the effort to mend the wounds of a sometimes bitter primary contest. Party leaders hoping that Sen. Bernie Sanders’s backers will support Clinton this fall have at least one reason for optimism: There are apparently fewer hard feelings […] Read more »