After two insurgent campaigns that rattled American politics, Bernie Sanders’s dream of becoming the Democratic presidential nominee is effectively over. Tapping an enormous wave of grassroots energy in both bids for the White House, Sanders galvanized young people, transformed online fundraising, and changed the terms of debate in the Democratic […] Read more »
Democratic Voters Closing the Door on Sanders
Tuesday night’s Democratic presidential primary results were the equivalent of a diner motioning across the restaurant to a waiter and mouthing two words: “Check, please.” While a significant chunk of the party supports Bernie Sanders in his head-to-head matchup with Joe Biden, a considerably larger portion backs Biden. The size […] Read more »
AP VoteCast: A state-by-state look at Democratic primaries
The Associated Press surveyed voters in three of the six states that held Democratic presidential contests on Tuesday. Here’s a snapshot of voters in Michigan, Missouri and Mississippi — who they are and what matters to them — based on preliminary results from AP VoteCast, conducted for The Associated Press […] Read more »
Trust in a crisis bolsters Biden’s electability argument
Trust over Sen. Bernie Sanders to handle a crisis added weight to former Vice President Joe Biden’s electability argument in Democratic primaries Tuesday – but a lack of enthusiasm for either candidate was apparent in exit poll results, potentially raising questions for the fall campaign ahead. Sixty percent in Missouri, […] Read more »
March 10 exit polls: Majorities of Democratic primary voters prioritize beating Trump
A majority of Democratic voters casting ballots across four states Tuesday said that choosing a candidate who they believe can defeat President Trump in November’s presidential election is more important than choosing one who agrees with their opinions on major issues, early NBC News exit polls show. CONT. Ben Kamisar, […] Read more »
Exit polls show Democratic primary voters trust Biden more than Sanders in a crisis
As the US faces a growing coronavirus outbreak, preliminary findings from CNN exit polls conducted in Tuesday’s primary states show that Democratic voters trust former Vice President Joe Biden more than Sen. Bernie Sanders to handle a major crisis. … As in other states, early exit poll results from Democratic […] Read more »