Data show how to win Super Tuesday without winning a state

Super Tuesday is about more than just winning delegates, the complex mix of 14 states in play this week offers a look at how different important voting blocs feel about the Democratic field as the primary calendar picks up momentum. With that in mind, using demographics and economics as a […] Read more »

CBS News Battleground Tracker poll: Sanders and Biden in fight for big prizes of California, Texas

With Super Tuesday only two days away, Bernie Sanders leads in both California and Texas, the two states that will award the most delegates when 14 states go to the polls on Tuesday. In California, Sanders holds a 12-point lead over his closest rival, Joe Biden. Polling in these two […] Read more »

NBC News polls: Sanders has the edge in Texas, is tied with Biden in North Carolina

Bernie Sanders holds a double-digit lead over his closest Democratic rival in Texas, while he’s essentially tied with Joe Biden in North Carolina, according to a pair of NBC News/Marist polls of these two key Super Tuesday states taken before Biden’s convincing victory in South Carolina. CONT. Mark Murray, NBC […] Read more »

We are about to enter the most important three days of the Democratic primary

Former vice president Joe Biden, once the clear leader in the Democratic Party’s nominating contest, finally has a primary victory worthy of that descriptor. Perhaps unexpectedly, it came in the cycle’s fourth contest. Expectedly, though, it came in the first state to vote where most of the voters are black. […] Read more »

Univision Poll: Sanders support in Texas doubled over last six months, strengthened by Hispanics

Bernie Sanders looks set to go into the Texas primary as the favorite among Democrat voters. Since September, he has managed to double support for his candidacy, driven by the support of Hispanics in the state, according to a new statewide poll by Univision News and the Center for Mexican […] Read more »

CNN polls: Sanders holds big leads in California and Texas ahead of critical Super Tuesday vote

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders holds substantial leads in the two largest states to vote in next week’s Super Tuesday lineup of primaries, according to new CNN polls conducted by SSRS in California and Texas. … Decisive wins for a single candidate in California and Texas — states which will award […] Read more »