A divided outcome fit a divided nation in the 2018 midterms, with the House flipping Democratic, the Senate staying Republican and the voters sharply split on partisan, ideological and demographic lines. The focus of the election, Donald Trump, came in where he’s been since taking office: underwater in job approval, […] Read more »
ABC News: Election 2018 exit poll analysis
… In results so far, 44 percent of voters approve of Trump’s job performance, while 55 percent disapprove. And while the House races will be fought district by district, voters by 53-43 percent say they’d rather see the Democrats than the Republicans in control of the House after this election. […] Read more »
Joe Biden leads potential 2020 Democratic field: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is the early leader for the 2020 Democratic Party nomination, a Reuters/Ipsos Election Day opinion poll found, in a field likely to quickly take shape as candidates seek to challenge Republican President Donald Trump. CONT. Ginger Gibson & Doina Chiacu, Reuters Read more »
Women voters drive Democratic House victories, Republican Senate gains: Reuters/Ipsos poll
U.S. women voters increased their support for Democratic candidates for the House of Representatives, providing an anticipated swing to help the party take control of the chamber, according to Reuters/Ipsos Election Day poll. Fifty-five percent of women said they backed a Democrat for the House this year, compared with 49 […] Read more »
AP VoteCast: Trump a dominant force on voters’ minds
President Donald Trump was a dominant force in the 2018 midterm elections as attitudes toward the polarizing leader influenced the decisions of more than 6 in 10 voters as they rendered a split decision on his presidency. Nearly 40 percent of voters cast their ballots to express opposition to the […] Read more »
A split America reasserts its divisions in the midterm elections
The deep divisions that have defined American politics in the era of President Trump played out across the country in Tuesday’s midterm elections, as Democrats scored victories in key races in Republican-held suburban House districts but ran into a wall of opposition in red-state Senate contests. … A potential change […] Read more »