One year before the presidential election, a pervasive disquiet has shaped voter attitudes, with a majority of Republicans pessimistic about moral values and the increasing diversity of the country’s population, and Democrats uneasy about an economy they see as tilted toward the rich. … Those concerns — detailed in a […] Read more »
In Iowa, Hillary Clinton and the outsiders hold the cards
In just under three months, voters in Iowa will gather at caucus sites across the state in the first event of the 2016 presidential nominating contest. And a new CNN/ORC poll finds those voters tilting heavily in Hillary Clinton’s favor on the Democratic side, and divided between Donald Trump and […] Read more »
Carson Best-Liked of All Presidential Candidates
Political novice Ben Carson retains his formidable edge in popularity over his Republican presidential rivals, with a net favorable score of +59 among Republicans nationwide. But Carson is popular not only with Republicans, he also has a net favorable score of +21 among national adults — the highest of any […] Read more »
In Five Points, the State of the 2016 Primary Races
In a fascinating (and, for some, frustrating) year in politics, the latest polls, including this week’s Wall Street Journal/NBC News survey, provide some telling insights into the trajectory of the 2016 presidential race. I see five key points that give us a sense of where things are going: CONT. Matthew […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: GOP nomination race coming into focus, Trump holds edge
Is the race for the Republican nomination finally shaking out? Four candidates get double-digit backing — and then there’s a steep drop-off to the rest of the field. The latest Fox News national poll on the 2016 election finds that Donald Trump has the edge, as GOP primary voters by […] Read more »
Clinton ties Carson in ’16 matchup, but tops other GOP candidates
One year out before the 2016 general election, Hillary Clinton and Ben Carson are tied in a hypothetical matchup, but Clinton leads three other major Republican candidates, according to brand-new numbers from the NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. CONT. Mark Murray, NBC News Read more »