24 Democrats are running for president. Voters and donors like only five of them.

There are nearly as many Democrats running for president as there are days in July. With so many choices to choose from, you might be wondering how potential Democratic primary voters are wading through all of the candidates. But as the latest fundraising reports and polling shows, the giant field […] Read more »

CNN Poll: Biden, Sanders and Warren top the 2020 Democratic field in New Hampshire

Former Vice President Joe Biden, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders sit atop the field of Democratic presidential contenders among likely primary voters in New Hampshire, according to a new CNN poll conducted by the University of New Hampshire. Overall, 24% say they back Biden, while 19% […] Read more »

Americans Say They Would Vote For A Woman, But …

… For months now, voters have told reporters that they want to elect a woman — but after Hillary Clinton’s loss in 2016, they simply can’t imagine a woman winning against Trump. And this calculus is often justified by beliefs about other people’s sexism — an Ipsos/Daily Beast poll in […] Read more »

Trump trails Biden, Warren and Sanders in new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll

President Donald Trump trails the top Democratic contenders in hypothetical matchups, according to the NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll’s first ballot tests of the 2020 general election. … With more than 200 days until Iowa caucuses and more than 470 days until Election Day 2020, the poll is a very […] Read more »

Even after first debates, Joe Biden still holds a 20-point lead with black voters

A new Fox News poll from South Carolina finds former Vice President Joe Biden leading among Democratic primary voters with 35%. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is in a distant second place with 14%, and Sen. Kamala Harris is near him at 12%. No other candidate reaches double digits. … After […] Read more »

New polling shows how much sexism is hurting the Democratic women running for president

… We wanted to know whether attitudes that can be measured as “sexist” — meaning beliefs that women are less capable than men and overly sensitive to slights — are influencing Democratic voters’ choice about whether to support a female candidate in the 2020 Democratic primaries. For instance, when Democrats […] Read more »