Thursday night was the conclusion of the first Democratic primary debate, and, like everybody else, we’re trying to make sense of what we watched. Some candidates had breakout moments while others were pushed to the sidelines. But did these moments really make a difference to viewers? In an attempt to […] Read more »
Anyone But Trump: Key findings from the Univision News national Hispanic voter survey
As 20 Democratic presidential candidates prepare for the initial round of primary debates beginning next week, Univision News announces key findings of its first Hispanic voter survey of the 2020 election cycle. … Commissioned by Univision News and overseen by its newly hired Director of Polling, Dr. Sergio Garcia-Rios, the […] Read more »
Will Texas Be A Battleground State In 2020?
In a live taping of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast in Austin, Texas, the crew debates whether Texas will be a battleground state in 2020. Special guest Ashley Lopez, senior politics reporter at KUT, joins in the debate. The team also faces off with the audience in a round of political […] Read more »
‘Somebody else’ would beat Donald Trump in Texas, but just barely, says UT/TT Poll
A slight majority of Texas voters would choose someone other than Donald Trump in a presidential race held right now, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. While 45 percent said they would “definitely vote for someone else,” 39 percent said they would “definitely vote to re-elect Donald […] Read more »
How Julian Castro Could Win The 2020 Democratic Primary
On Saturday, Democrat Julian Castro held an event in his hometown — San Antonio, Texas, where he served as mayor for five years — to announce he is running for president. But Castro’s campaign might be a bit a of a long shot considering he’s polling between 0 and 2 […] Read more »