Former vice president Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), whose candidacies embody competing wings of the Democratic Party, have emerged as the leaders in the contest for their party’s presidential nomination, according to a Washington Post-ABC News national poll. CONT. Dan Balz & Emily Guskin, Washington Post Read more »
Biden holds steady, Warren slips in national poll as Iowa caucuses approach
Joe Biden is holding his ground in the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, according to the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, with Bernie Sanders a close second and Elizabeth Warren experiencing a drop in support. CONT. Gary Langer, ABC News Read more »
Sanders Could Win This Thing
This week, as the historic impeachment trial gets underway in the Senate, we look at polling of how Americans are reacting and compare those numbers to 1999. Then, we take a closer look at what impeachment may mean for swing-state Republicans. Plus, Harry argues that folks may be underestimating Bernie […] Read more »
Sanders Seizes Lead in Volatile Iowa Race, Times Poll Finds
Senator Bernie Sanders has opened up a lead in Iowa just over a week before the Democratic caucuses, consolidating support from liberals and benefiting from divisions among more moderate presidential candidates who are clustered behind him, according to a New York Times/Siena College poll of likely caucusgoers. CONT. Jonathan Martin […] Read more »
4 Reasons Anything Could Happen in Iowa
The Iowa presidential caucuses are usually a nail-biter. But with a sardine-packed field of Democratic candidates and the Senate’s impeachment trial cluttering some of their schedules, clarity this year is especially scarce. CONT. Giovanni Russonello, New York Times Read more »
One-Third of Youth in Iowa Poised to Caucus; Strong Support for Sanders
… In addition to the work young people do on political campaigns and to register voters, a new, exclusive CIRCLE-Tisch College/Suffolk University poll of youth in Iowa (ages 18-29, regardless of party or voter registration) finds that more than a third (35%) say they are “extremely likely” to caucus on […] Read more »