Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s lead over President Donald Trump now stands at five points, but Trump has an edge in the critical battleground states that could decide the electoral college, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. In the new poll, 51% of registered voters nationwide back […] Read more »
Elizabeth Warren tops Democrats’ wish list for Biden’s vice president
Economic expertise and crisis management skills are top qualities Democratic voters want to see in a vice-presidential pick for their party — even more so than executive or legislative experience — as concerns about the pandemic and the economy now become a lens through which voters see that selection process. […] Read more »
How Will Biden Choose His Running Mate?
There will likely be months of debate over who presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden should pick as his running mate — and what criteria he should use in making that decision. We already know one such criterion: Biden has pledged to choose a woman. But what else is he looking […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Biden leads Trump, wins high marks for female VP pledge
Former Vice President Joe Biden bests President Donald Trump by nine points in a 2020 ballot test, in the first Fox News Poll since Biden became the de facto Democratic nominee. In a head-to-head presidential matchup, Biden is up by 49-40 percent over Trump, a lead that is outside the […] Read more »
Who Americans want Biden to choose as his Vice President
Vice President Joe Biden, the current frontrunner for the Democratic nomination for president, said he’s going to pick a female running mate. It’s a popular idea. Four in five (80%) Democratic voters approve of his commitment – 74 percent of male and 84 percent of female Democratic voters, according to […] Read more »
‘Sometimes going negative is a necessary evil’
Nate Silver explores whether or not going negative in the primary hurts presidential candidates. This Week, ABC News Read more »