As the American public views the 2016 presidential campaign, it’s seeing many more flaws than strengths, according to results from a new national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. Nearly seven-in-10 registered voters say they couldn’t see themselves supporting Republican frontrunner Donald Trump; 61 percent say they couldn’t back fellow Republican […] Read more »
CBS/YouGov: Donald Trump keeps large lead in New York; ahead in California
Donald Trump heads into his home-state primary of New York with a large edge over Ted Cruz and John Kasich, 54 percent to 21 percent and 19 percent respectively. The lead, if it holds Tuesday night, would net him the bulk of the state’s delegates and put him back on […] Read more »
The Popular 2016 Candidates Aren’t the Ones Leading the Pack
The only popular candidates for president in 2016 have one thing in common: They’re not winning. Only two remaining White House hopefuls in the latest NBC News/ Wall Street Journal poll enjoy a net positive rating among registered voters : Ohio Republican Gov. John Kasich and Democratic candidate Sen. Bernie […] Read more »
Clinton’s Image Among Democrats at New Low
Recent activity in the presidential election campaign is clearly taking a toll on the images of the leading presidential candidates, as Hillary Clinton drops to her lowest net favorable rating among Democrats since Gallup began tracking her in July, and as both Ted Cruz and Donald Trump return to near […] Read more »
Winning the Delegate Battle, Losing the PR War
… A national Marist poll taken in early April, found a narrow majority of Republicans, 52 percent, believed that that if Trump has the most delegates going into the convention in Cleveland, but does not have enough to win on the first ballot, he should still be the party’s nominee. […] Read more »
CBS News poll shows change in Trump-Cruz gap
Nationally, Donald Trump still has a double digit lead over his nearest competitor Ted Cruz, but his margin over Cruz has decreased. Now, 42 percent of Republican primary voters nationally would like to see Donald Trump as the Republican Party’s nominee, while 29 percent support Ted Cruz, and 18 percent […] Read more »