Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2020 run for the White House has been predicated on his ability to energize the electorate and bring new voters to the polls. But results from primary states so far suggest that increases in the vote up to now have not helped Sanders. In fact, the […] 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 »
AP VoteCast: Late deciders aid Biden, young loyal to Sanders
Joe Biden’s surprise victories on Super Tuesday were powered by Democratic voters who broke his way just days before casting their ballots — a wave of late momentum that scrambled the race in a matter of hours. … Here’s a snapshot of Democratic voters in Alabama, California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Minnesota, […] Read more »
NBC News polls: Sanders has the edge in Texas, is tied with Biden in North Carolina
Bernie Sanders holds a double-digit lead over his closest Democratic rival in Texas, while he’s essentially tied with Joe Biden in North Carolina, according to a pair of NBC News/Marist polls of these two key Super Tuesday states taken before Biden’s convincing victory in South Carolina. CONT. Mark Murray, NBC […] Read more »
Gerrymandering is alive and well. The coming battle will be bigger than ever.
The gerrymandering wars are heading South. A number of Southern states, including Texas, Florida, Georgia and North Carolina, are prime targets for partisan gerrymandering as the congressional redistricting process gets underway after next year’s statehouse elections, experts said. … America’s decennial congressional redistricting process — when roughly even-sized House districts […] Read more »
Asheville’s woes are the story of America
If you want to understand how American politics has become more polarized and extreme over the last decade, look no farther than Asheville, North Carolina — now split between two of the most gerrymandered districts in the country. … And, a decade ago, North Carolina’s 11th congressional district, with Asheville […] Read more »