Even after Marco Rubio’s and Ted Cruz’s respective fifth-place and third-place finishes in New Hampshire, the GOP is closer to nominating a Latino candidate for president than either major party has ever been. As of this writing, betting markets give Rubio and Cruz a combined 39 percent chance to be […] Read more »
In South Carolina, big leads on both sides
Donald Trump holds a broad 16-point lead among those likely to vote in South Carolina’s Republican primary this Saturday, according to a new CNN/ORC Poll. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton tops Bernie Sanders by 18 points in the state’s Democratic primary, which will be held a week later. CONT. Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Read more »
State of election markets
With the Republican field down to just legitimate five candidates (and Ben Carson), Donald Trump continues to hold the top slot. The Democratic side saw very little movement over the last week, despite a dominant win by Bernie Sanders in New Hampshire. … Trump is heavily favored to carry South […] Read more »
CBS/GfK online poll: Who won the CBS News Republican debate?
Immediately after Saturday night’s Republican debate, CBS News interviewed a nationally representative sample of debate watchers assembled by GfK’s Knowledge Panel who identified themselves as Republicans or independents. Thirty-two percent of these debate watchers say Marco Rubio won the debate, beating out Donald Trump (24 percent) and John Kasich (19 […] Read more »
CBS/YouGov online poll: South Carolina still solidly for Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton
The CBS News Battleground Tracker poll shows that Donald Trump keeps a large lead in South Carolina, bolstered by support from conservatives and also from evangelical voters, who make up a large share of the electorate here. … Hillary Clinton keeps her large lead in South Carolina, which has narrowed […] Read more »
The South Carolina push poll controversy, explained
If you live in an early primary state in 2016, it’s a good bet you’ve been contacted by at least one political campaign, advocacy group or pollster. But you might not have been able to tell exactly which of those groups called you – especially if you live in South […] Read more »