Americans are becoming more likely to think President Donald Trump will win a second term in office, while Joe Biden stands atop a crowded field of Democrats perhaps looking to replace him, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. CONT. Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Read more »
Trump Seen as Less Conservative Than Prior GOP Candidates
Donald Trump’s political views, in the eyes of U.S. registered voters, are the least conservative of GOP presidential candidates in recent history. About six in 10 registered voters have viewed recent Republican nominees as conservative or very conservative, with George W. Bush’s 68% in 2004 the highest. CONT. Justin McCarthy, […] Read more »
Tales and takeaways from 28 years of covering the Wisconsin Primary
Welcome to the most important Wisconsin presidential primary since Kennedy beat Humphrey — and maybe the wildest ever. I’ve only covered the last eight. This is one is in a league of its own, but there are threads that connect it to the past. CONT. Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel Read more »
Secretary of State John Kerry’s Image Improves
Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in Cuba on Friday to raise the flag over the once-shuttered U.S. embassy there. Nearly half of Americans (48%) currently view Kerry favorably. This is up seven percentage points from a July poll conducted just prior to the diplomatic breakthrough that led to an […] Read more »
The Mystery of the Missing Evangelicals
Republicans haven’t won the presidency for two cycles now — and, for many party faithful, a perceived lack of support among evangelical voters is to blame. … The missing evangelical vote has been cited as a key factor by 2016 GOP hopefuls such as Sen. Ted Cruz and former tech […] Read more »
Imagining 2016 Without Hillary Clinton
We’re on record here at The Upshot as believing that Hillary Clinton is in an extremely strong position to win the Democratic nomination. … But what if the unlikely happens, and she is forced to abandon her planned presidential campaign because of a development we can’t now anticipate? In that […] Read more »