There’s been media speculation over the past week that unrest in places like Kenosha, Wisconsin, and Portland, Oregon, could reshape the presidential race and hurt Democratic nominee Joe Biden. The FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast crew discusses why there is not yet evidence to back up these assertions. They also preview Tuesday’s […] Read more »
Massachusetts: Markey up 12 Points in U.S. Senate Primary
Incumbent Edward Markey has opened up a double-digit lead over challenger U.S. Rep. Joseph Kennedy III one week before the Democratic primary in the race for U.S. Senate, according to a new poll of Massachusetts voters released today. Conducted by the UMass Lowell Center for Public Opinion, the poll of […] Read more »
Massachusetts: Only Half Of Mass. Nurses Say Workplace Has Enough Protective Equipment
A new WBUR poll of over 400 Massachusetts nurses finds that only about half say their workplace has enough personal protective gear. Many feel constantly or most of the time that they’re in danger of being infected by the coronavirus at work. And yet, morale remains strong. CONT. Carey Goldberg, […] Read more »
Economic Pain Is Growing, But Massachusetts Is Ready To Stay The Course On COVID-19
Massachusetts residents broadly support the steps that have been taken to minimize the spread of COVID-19 and are willing to endure continued disruption to everyday life in order to contain the disease, a new Suffolk University/WGBH News/Boston Globe poll shows. But the statewide survey conducted last week also indicates that […] Read more »
Massachusetts Tracking Poll Finds Residents Bracing for Months of Disruption
Massachusetts residents view the coronavirus strain COVID-19 as a serious and worsening threat and are bracing for a long road ahead. More than 70% believe disruptions will last a month or more, and 46% foresee two or more months of upheaval. The findings are part of the first wave of […] Read more »
Late support lifts Biden; Sanders keeps his base: Takeaways from Super Tuesday exit polls
A surge of late support lifted former Vice President Joe Biden on Super Tuesday, extending his candidacy beyond his southern strongholds as moderates coalesced behind his electability argument. Yet Sen. Bernie Sanders held broad support among issue voters, independents, Hispanics and the young, defining the battleground ahead. Across the 12 […] Read more »