Last week, FiveThirtyEight partnered with the survey firm Morning Consult to poll how Democratic voters’ opinions changed as a result of last week’s two-night presidential primary debate. Before the debate, Morning Consult asked thousands of likely Democratic voters questions such as whom they supported and whether they had favorable or […] Read more »
Biden holds lead in Democratic presidential contest as Harris is praised for debate performance
Former vice president Joe Biden leads his Democratic rivals in the campaign to win the party’s presidential nomination, continuing to show broad support despite coming under sharp attack from Sen. Kamala D. Harris (Calif.) and others in last week’s debate in Miami, according to a Washington Post-ABC News survey. Democrats […] Read more »
It’s a Question No One Says They Want to Ask. But the Women Running for President Keep Hearing It.
Some people whisper it, some apologize for it, and some are very careful to mention their neighbors — their neighbors would be the ones to ask. “Do you really think a woman could be elected president?” … Privately, Democratic strategists, candidates and officials say they’ve been alarmed by how deeply […] Read more »
Harris scores in debate performance while electability keeps Biden in front
A wide advantage in perceived electability boosts Joe Biden in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, but he lags in having new ideas, is challenged by Bernie Sanders and faces a debate-energized Kamala Harris in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll. In current preferences, 29% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning […] Read more »
The Trailer: An exclusive poll on how the debates changed the primary
… We know that the first Democratic debate changed the trajectory of the presidential primary. What we’re still trying to figure out is how much it changed the race, and why. For that, The Trailer worked with YouGov Blue and Data for Progress, a liberal advocacy group that has not […] Read more »
Kamala Harris surges in Iowa as Bernie Sanders suffers after debate
The first Democratic debate reshaped the presidential field in Iowa as support surged for California Sen. Kamala Harris, undercutting the standing of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and raising questions about the solidity of former Vice President Joe Biden’s front-runner status. In a new Suffolk University/USA TODAY Poll, Biden continues to […] Read more »