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 »
What the Polls Say About Today’s Primaries
Six states are holding Democratic primaries or caucuses on Tuesday: Idaho, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota and Washington, worth a collective 352 delegates to the Democratic National Convention. There have been no recent polls by reputable organizations in North Dakota. Here is what the polls say about the other five […] Read more »
Democrats Were Both Lucky and Good in the Off-Year Elections
With Saturday’s gubernatorial runoff in Louisiana, the 2019 odd-year elections are now in the record books. Did Democrats capturing the governorship of Kentucky and reelecting a governor in Louisiana, though coming up short in Mississippi, mean anything? Are these results canaries in the proverbial coal mine or just random events? […] Read more »