The history of presidential nomination politics suggests that it’s a mixed blessing for a candidate to be considered a front-runner by the national media heading into the primary and caucus season. Of course, it’s better to be doing well in polls and fundraising, the usual metrics of pre-primary success, than […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Sanders gains among Democrats, Biden still best against Trump
The Democratic nomination race has tightened at the top. According to a new Fox Poll, Bernie Sanders has pulled within three percentage points of frontrunner Joe Biden, who appears to have lost support to billionaire Michael Bloomberg. … Each Democratic candidate tested bests Trump in hypothetical head-to-heads. CONT. Dana Blanton, […] Read more »
Biden and Sanders are breaking away from the pack of candidates among Democrats nationwide
Former vice president Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), whose candidacies embody competing wings of the Democratic Party, have emerged as the leaders in the contest for their party’s presidential nomination, according to a Washington Post-ABC News national poll. CONT. Dan Balz & Emily Guskin, Washington Post Read more »
Biden holds steady, Warren slips in national poll as Iowa caucuses approach
Joe Biden is holding his ground in the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, according to the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, with Bernie Sanders a close second and Elizabeth Warren experiencing a drop in support. CONT. Gary Langer, ABC News Read more »
CNN poll: Bernie Sanders surges to join Biden atop Democratic presidential pack
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has improved his standing in the national Democratic race for president, joining former Vice President Joe Biden in a two-person top tier above the rest of the field, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. The poll marks the first time Biden has not […] Read more »
The First Post-Debate Polls Are In! And They’re … Pretty Weird.
The first handful of polling since Tuesday night’s debate is out. But it doesn’t tell a terribly consistent story. Pretty much whichever Democrat you’re rooting for, you can find some polls to be happy about and others that you’d rather ignore. CONT. Nate Silver, FiveThirtyEight Read more »