For Ed Gillespie, Trumpism was an ill-fitting suit. … As the Republican candidate for governor of Virginia, Mr. Gillespie tried to run in a very narrow lane, by embracing some of the most divisive elements of President Trump’s agenda while treating him like Voldemort and mostly refusing to utter his […] Read more »
Voters’ concern about health care boost Northam, corruption a top issue for NJ voters
Pushback against President Donald Trump helped lift Democrats to governorships in the two highest-profile U.S. elections since the 2016 presidential contest. … In Virginia, voters by a 2-1 margin said they were casting their ballot to show opposition to Trump rather than support for him. In New Jersey the margin […] Read more »
How the Virginia governor’s race may test Trump’s popularity
In the first statewide elections since 2016, the governor’s race in Virginia is taking the spotlight for what it says about the national political landscape under the Trump presidency. Judy Woodruff sits down with Stu Rothenberg of Inside Elections to discuss what’s at stake. PBS NewsHour Read more »
NBC News Early Exit Polls: Trump Not a Factor in Governor Races
One of the key questions about today’s gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey is whether or not these races are a referendum on President Trump. Of course, he is not on the ballot today and we do not know yet which candidates have won or lost. But we asked […] Read more »
The most important things we’ll learn on Election Day 2017
The governor’s races in Virginia and New Jersey usually receive heightened attention because they are the first big statewide races (except for special elections) after a new president takes office. But after all the tumult of Donald Trump’s first months as president, this year’s focus is even more intense — […] Read more »
After a Tough 2016, Many Pollsters Haven’t Changed Anything
A year after polls broadly overestimated Hillary Clinton’s strength in the decisive Rust Belt battleground states, top pollsters and analysts across the survey industry have reached a broad near-consensus on many of the causes of error in the 2016 presidential election. But so far, public pollsters — typically run by […] Read more »