For all the turmoil, turbulence, and sheer reality-show melodrama of the 2016 presidential campaign, the actual results appear more likely to deepen long-standing trends in the electorate than to shatter them. That’s been one of the paradoxes of this extraordinary election year. With both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton facing […] Read more »
CBS/YouGov: Clinton, Trump even in Ohio and Florida two days before election
In Ohio and Florida the races are tight and the trend line is toward Donald Trump. Trump has the narrowest of leads – up one point in Ohio, and Florida is even. Trump’s most likely electoral map all but requires him to win both these states, in addition to others. […] Read more »
Why the Election Is Close, and What Trump and Obama Have in Common
Donald J. Trump is in striking distance of winning the election with two days to go, and there’s really just one reason for that: He’s leading white voters without a college degree by a huge margin. In recent national surveys, Mr. Trump leads Hillary Clinton by 59 percent to 30 […] Read more »
Nate Silver Predicts a Close 2016 Presidential Race
Election forecaster Nate Silver said on Sunday that Hillary Clinton is the clear favorite to be the next president, but argued the race is closer than most analysts are anticipating. “The electoral math is less solid for Clinton than it was for [President Barack] Obama four years ago,” Silver said […] Read more »
Focus group reflects nation’s dark mood ahead of Election Day
In two days, Americans will go to the polls and hopefully bring down the curtain on a contentious presidential campaign that’s been going on now for a year-and-a-half. It is no secret that most Americans are angry and disappointed with the process and the choices that they have been offered. […] Read more »
62% of Voters Say Election Has Made Them Feel Less Proud of America
It’s the land of the free and the home of the brave, but voters are not feeling so great about America on the eve of the presidential election. A majority of Americans – 62 percent – say they are less proud of America as a result of the 2016 presidential […] Read more »