There are a number of states that could prove to be pivotal in the presidential election. Likewise, there are a number of states that could prove to be pivotal in the fight for Senate control. There are, however, few states that could be informative of the ultimate outcome for both. […] Read more »
With coronavirus concerns a factor, it’s all tied up in North Carolina
Coronavirus concerns lift former Vice President Joe Biden in North Carolina while the state’s sizable evangelical and rural populations pull for President Donald Trump, producing a dead-heat contest in a state that’s backed Democratic presidential candidates just twice in the last half century. Biden has 49% support among likely voters […] Read more »
Republicans ditching Trump as their Senate prospects worsen
Here’s the clearest sign that Democrats hold a clear advantage in their efforts to retake the Senate: Embattled Republican senators, most of whom proudly embraced Donald Trump through thick and thin, are suddenly running away from the president as he craters in the polls. The growing GOP panic, even among […] Read more »
Tight races in Georgia and North Carolina, while Supreme Court is another factor
Voters say the Supreme Court vacancy has added to the already high stakes of the presidential election. In the battlegrounds of Georgia and North Carolina, most say it makes the election feel even more important — it’s one more factor in an election in which most voters from both parties […] Read more »
3 Key Sun Belt States Give Biden a Big Advantage on the ACA’s Future
The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is drawing renewed attention to a pending Supreme Court challenge to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), supported by the Trump administration, that threatens to overturn the entire law, including its protections for people with pre-existing conditions. To assess how the renewed […] Read more »
Virus Pulls Down Trump, Poll Shows, and G.O.P. Senators Suffer With Him
President Trump’s mismanagement of the coronavirus pandemic has imperiled both his own re-election and his party’s majority in the Senate, and Republican lawmakers in crucial states like Arizona, North Carolina and Maine have fallen behind their Democratic challengers amid broad disapproval of the president, according to a poll conducted by […] Read more »