A new University of Maryland Critical Issues Poll took the national political pulse during the Democratic National Convention and the Republican National Convention, and found little sway in the allegiances of self-identified Republicans and Democrats. However, the poll revealed that independents may be the reason that Democratic nominee Joe Biden […] Read more »
Battleground Poll: Putting Persuadable Voters Under the Microscope
… As the campaign makes the turn into the final stretch, Priorities USA’s new battleground survey — conducted by Global Strategy Group and Garin Hart Yang Research Group, who completed live phone interviews with nearly 5,000 voters — shows relative stability, with voters maintaining widespread disapproval of Trump’s performance overall […] Read more »
CNN Poll: Biden’s lead persists post-conventions
After two political conventions unlike any the United States had seen before, Joe Biden maintains an advantage over Donald Trump in the race for the presidency, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. Among registered voters, 51% back Biden, 43% Trump. The difference in each candidate’s support when […] Read more »
Going Into the Convention, Republicans Focused on ‘Law and Order’
President Trump tonight is expected to put an emphasis on “law and order,” an issue that’s top of mind for Republicans. Heading into the GOP convention, our latest Battleground Tracker polling found Republicans’ top issues after the economy included policing and law enforcement issues, and the recent protests. CONT. Elena […] Read more »
Despite Widespread Pain, Economy Remains Strong Selling Point For Trump
Almost 30 million people are now collecting unemployment benefits. Yet President Trump still gets relatively high marks for his handling of the economy. As Republicans focus on “opportunity” at their convention Tuesday, the economy remains one of the president’s strongest selling points. … “What’s going on is the memory of […] Read more »
College students favor Biden and mail-in voting
Just months away from a historic presidential election being held amid a deadly pandemic, a national reckoning on race and an unprecedented economic collapse, young people—especially college students—could help decide who wins the White House. A poll of 4,000 students, taken Aug. 9 to 12 and funded by the John […] Read more »