Reality counts. That may be the biggest message of the 2020 presidential campaign so far. While President Donald Trump shuffles his campaign staff and more Republicans grumble that he has failed to formulate a clear message and stick to it, a wide array of public and private polls signal that […] Read more »
CNN Poll of Polls: Biden maintains double-digit lead over Trump nationally, with coronavirus a top issue
Former Vice President Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump by a significant 12-point margin nationally, according to a CNN Poll of Polls released Monday. Biden garners 52% support among registered voters, with 40% supporting Trump. The poll of polls includes the five most recent national telephone polls measuring the views […] Read more »
A closer look at vote by mail and the voting process
About elections, it is often said that “it all comes down to turnout,” and this year, that may be the case even more so. With the coronavirus pandemic there may be challenges to voting in person and many states are considering making mail voting more available. In the battleground states […] Read more »
Big Polling Leads Tend to Erode. Is Biden’s Edge Different?
Joe Biden’s commanding advantage in the race for the White House shows no sign of abating. … After a quarter-century of closely fought elections, it is easy to assume that wide leads are unsustainable in today’s deeply polarized country. Only Barack Obama in 2008 managed to win the national vote […] Read more »
As COVID-19 cases increase, most Americans support ‘no excuse’ absentee voting
The prospect of conducting the presidential election during a pandemic has prompted many states to reexamine their plans for how to conduct the election safely, including when it comes to access to early or absentee voting. About two-thirds of Americans (65%) say the option to vote early or absentee should […] Read more »
Covid-19 misinformation is everywhere, but it could have been much worse
Covid-19 has taken over our lives, but it hasn’t been around for very long. Scientists have been studying it in real-time as the world collectively goes through a traumatic, world-changing event. It’s killed more than half a million people—and we don’t even know exactly where it came from. Which, on […] Read more »