Hillary Clinton, the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination, has offered specific positions on a variety of issues while campaigning. But when Gallup recently asked Americans to say what they recall reading or hearing about her, one word — “email” — drowned out everything else. CONT. Lydia Saad & Frank […] Read more »
CBS/NYT poll: Hillary Clinton’s lead over Bernie Sanders cut by half
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton continues to hold a double-digit lead in the Democratic race for the nomination nationally, but Sen. Bernie Sanders is gaining on her. … As the vice president weighs a potential run for president, 57 percent of Democratic primary voters would like to see him […] Read more »
Five Things You Need To Know Before Predicting The 2016 Election
In a different context, former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld called them the “known unknowns,” the critical questions that must be answered in order to better forecast the results of a campaign. His campaign was a war; ours is war by other means. With more than a year to go […] Read more »
Signs of Hillary Clinton’s Troubles, in Charts
Hillary Rodham Clinton was inevitably going to lose some of her aura once she started campaigning. The high favorability ratings she earned as secretary of state simply weren’t sustainable. But over the last two months, the steady and expected erosion of her ratings has surprisingly accelerated. Her ratings are now […] Read more »
The ‘Scarlet P’
… This is one of the few times when the leaders, top strategists, and establishments of both parties are panicky, and for good reason. … Some of the best minds in both parties are now questioning their own competence, wondering whether they are losing their touch, having missed an upheaval […] Read more »
Clinton’s support erodes sharply among Democratic women
Hillary Rodham Clinton is suffering a rapid erosion of support among Democratic women — the voters long presumed to be the bedrock in her bid to become the nation’s first female president. The numbers in a new Washington Post-ABC News poll are an alarm siren: Where 71 percent of Democratic-leaning […] Read more »