More Americans believe the Democratic Party (47%) than the Republican Party (39%) would do a better job of handling whatever issue they consider to be the most important problem facing the U.S. Americans’ preferences on this question in presidential election years have generally corresponded with the party that ultimately won […] Read more »
After a tumultuous month of news, Biden maintains national lead over Trump
After a month of political conventions, fresh controversies, more protests and additional deaths from the coronavirus, the 2020 presidential race remains where it’s been for months — with Joe Biden leading President Trump nationally by nearly double digits, and with a majority of voters opposing the president. Those are the […] Read more »
Where polling stands as the Supreme Court vaults into the top tier of campaign issues
One of the more remarkable findings in the exit polls conducted after the 2016 election was the wide partisan gap in how motivated people felt by Supreme Court nominations in deciding who to support. A fifth of voters said court nominations were the most important factor in their vote — […] Read more »
Biden Maintains Lead Over Trump With Likely Voters
Former Vice President Joe Biden continues to lead President Trump in the 2020 presidential election nationally by a substantial margin, according to the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll. Biden leads Trump by 9 points, 52% to 43%, among likely voters, the survey finds. CONT. Domenico Montanaro, NPR News Read more »
Protests aren’t a great campaign issue for Trump. But the other options are worse.
President Trump seems to think that race and policing are phenomenal, fantastic, amazing issues for him — but many people are now saying the opposite. Half of Americans are uneasy about Trump’s ability to deal with crime; 61 percent say that Trump’s handling of the protests against police brutality and […] Read more »
Economic Perceptions and the Election
The economy has been a major factor in determining the outcome of presidential elections throughout U.S. history. That will clearly continue to be the case in this 2020 presidential election cycle, although I certainly think there are unusual factors challenging the economy for salience in voters’ minds this year. Additionally, […] Read more »