A memo from Tulchin Research, pollsters for the Sanders campaign: With the second half of the 2016 presidential primary season upon us, Democrats must now more than ever seriously consider which prospective nominee – Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton – is best positioned to lead Democrats to victory in November. […] Read more »
Bernie Sanders Faces Tougher Terrain After a Big Week
… To get to a majority, not counting superdelegates, Mr. Sanders now needs more than 56 percent of the remaining pledged delegates. It might not look too daunting after he just won at least 70 percent of the vote in five states. But the remaining states aren’t especially welcoming for […] Read more »
The League of Men’s Voters
All campaigns want to know the way to the heart of the crucial female voter. … Women — a group that makes up 52 percent of the voting-age population — are catered to like a niche group. Why don’t men, specifically white men, get this treatment? Where are the candidates […] Read more »
Trump and Clinton Supporters Lead in Enthusiasm
As the 2016 primaries continue, with neither party’s nominee yet decided, Gallup finds sharp differences in the enthusiasm expressed by supporters of the various candidates. Among Republicans and Republican leaners, voters who support Donald Trump are the most enthusiastic by far, with a combined 65% describing themselves as extremely or […] Read more »
As California primary nears, state Democrats are uniting behind Clinton and against a common enemy: Trump
Most of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ supporters in California say they expect that come November, Hillary Clinton will be elected president — and, by and large, they’re OK with that. … Those findings show the reality underlying the still-heated rhetoric of the Democratic primaries: By contrast with the civil war that […] Read more »
California: The Key Facts Behind Clinton, Trump State Leads
That Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are leading their respective presidential contests in California, according to the latest PPIC poll, is not surprising: what is noteworthy is how significantly the Democratic race appears to be affected by independents who are permitted to vote in that contest. CONT. Calbuzz Read more »