Vice President Joe Biden has less support in the polls than Bernie Sanders and hasn’t raised a single dollar for a presidential campaign. Yet if Mr. Biden does decide to seek the presidency, he will pose a greater challenge to Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination. In Mr. Biden, Mrs. […] Read more »
Why Hillary Clinton Feels Safe Running To The Left Of Bernie Sanders On Guns
Democrats get dyspeptic trying to understand why, despite the large majorities of Americans who favor specific gun control laws, Congress has done nothing. But the answer to that conundrum also explains why Hillary Clinton felt free to propose stronger gun controls than Bernie Sanders has. CONT. Marc Ambinder, FiveThirtyEight Read more »
Sanders Outperforms Clinton in General Election Matchups in IA, NH
Hillary Clinton has always been viewed as the Democrats’ best general-election candidate. But new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist polls of Iowa and New Hampshire show that Bernie Sanders outperforms Clinton in those two general-election battleground states. CONT. Mark Murray, NBC News Read more »
Trump Still Leads in IA and NH, But Loses Ground
Donald Trump remains ahead in the early Republican nominating contests of Iowa and New Hampshire, but his lead has shrunk from a month ago, according to brand-new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist polls of these two states. … Meanwhile, in the Democratic race, Hillary Clinton maintains her lead in Iowa, and […] Read more »
Democrats Find That Anti-Establishment Isn’t Just a G.O.P. Theme
Anger at the political establishment has overtaken the Republican presidential race, embodied in the candidacy of Donald J. Trump. But it is also coursing through the Democratic electorate, fueling the popularity of Bernie Sanders, inspiring liberal challenges to party-backed congressional candidates and spurring activism on causes from the minimum wage […] Read more »
Spreading the Ugly Truth
Political Washington just got a welcome dose of refreshing candor. Democrat Fred Yang, one of the bipartisan team that conducts the respected Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, took a look at the most recent numbers — showing Democratic favorite for 2016, Hillary Clinton, in a statistical tie with two less […] Read more »