As they kick off an all-virtual convention this week, Democrats aren’t just pursuing more progressive policies than they have in generations: Party leaders are also warming up to changing the rules of a system many of their voters decry as undemocratic. Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has called for […] Read more »
Biden remains ahead of Trump nationally on eve of conventions in NBC News/WSJ poll
President Donald Trump continues to trail Democratic challenger Joe Biden nationally as more than 60 percent of voters say America’s response to the coronavirus has been unsuccessful and just one-in-five believe the U.S. economy is on solid footing. Those are the major findings from the latest national NBC News/Wall Street […] Read more »
Democrats happy with Harris pick and Biden holds lead ahead of convention
Heading into the conventions, Joe Biden’s 10-point national lead in vote preference translates into a large advantage in the Electoral College — the only count that matters — with 279 electoral votes leaning his way at the moment. And we find Biden’s vice presidential pick of Kamala Harris is exciting […] Read more »
54% approve of Harris selection, including 1 in 4 Republicans
More Americans approve than disapprove of Joe Biden’s choice of Sen. Kamala Harris for the 2020 Democratic ticket by a 25-point margin, 54-29%, in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll. Approval of the pick ranges from 86-8% among Democrats to 25-55% among Republicans — notable that one in four Republicans […] Read more »
Democrats head to convention united against Trump, but expecting conflict once the election is over
The Democratic National Convention will open Monday in a spirit of unity and shared purpose, with the party’s often-warring moderate establishment and galvanized liberal wings agreeing for now to set aside their differences to defeat President Trump in November and deliver the White House to Joe Biden. … That Democrats […] Read more »
Processing a New Kind of Election Night
The surge in absentee ballots because of the coronavirus could mean the outcome of the presidential race remains undetermined for weeks after the first Tuesday in November. … Caitlin Conant, Political Director of CBS News and Rick Klein, the Political Director of ABC News describe how they’re preparing both their […] Read more »