There seemed to be just two topics of conversation in terms of presidential politics this past weekend. First was the impact of accusations that President Trump suggested or pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate Joe Biden’s son Hunter’s business relationships in that country. The second was Elizabeth Warren pulling […] Read more »
Elizabeth Warren is rising everywhere
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign is, to quote NBA Jam, “on fire”. The latest Quinnipiac University national poll out today has Warren at 27% to former Vice President Joe Biden’s 25%. Now, one poll doesn’t mean much, and Quinnipiac’s result is well within the margin of error, so there’s […] Read more »
Iowa Democrats split on whether to continue caucus system
Likely Democratic caucusgoers in Iowa are divided on whether it is more important to continue the state’s caucus tradition as the first test of Democratic presidential candidates or to switch to a primary, according to a new CNN/Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll. CONT. Grace Sparks, CNN Read more »
Elizabeth Warren has a plan for how to get ahead of Joe Biden. It just might work.
… Biden has three advantages in this primary: association with former president Barack Obama, relative policy moderation and perceived electability. It’s basically impossible for anyone to detract from or surmount those first two qualities. Biden was Obama’s vice president for eight years — he’s more closely linked with Obama than […] Read more »
Are Democrats Ready To Impeach Trump?
Democrats are once again talking about whether to impeach President Trump after news broke that Trump may have asked the Ukrainian president to dig up dirt on former Vice President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter. In this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew discusses whether the Ukraine story changes […] Read more »
Iowa: Warren surges to join Biden in top tier; caucusgoers tilt toward key Warren demographics
… One of the reasons Elizabeth Warren is doing better in Iowa is simply the demographics of likely caucusgoers. Nationally, Warren’s support is considerably strong among white Democrats and those who have a college degree. Both of those groups make up a considerably larger portion of the Iowa electorate than […] Read more »