Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s lead over President Donald Trump now stands at five points, but Trump has an edge in the critical battleground states that could decide the electoral college, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. In the new poll, 51% of registered voters nationwide back […] Read more »
Biden’s VP Pick Charts the Future Course for the Democratic Party
… Arguably, the last time a running made the difference in a key state was John F. Kennedy’s pick of Lyndon Johnson in 1960. Others maintain that the right running mate can boost the turnout and/or the support levels among a key constituency. But does a running mate really make […] Read more »
For Biden, naming Cabinet before election would be a big risk
Who’s on his list? And would it matter? Phil Roeder/Flickr, CC BY Christopher Devine, University of Dayton and Kyle C. Kopko, Elizabethtown College In addition to the rumblings about whom he’ll name as his vice presidential candidate, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden recently surprised many political observers by suggesting […] Read more »
Val Demings is the coalition pick for vice president
This is part of a series where I make the best possible case for various vice-presidential contenders. … Joe Biden isn’t a once-in-a-generation talent like Obama, though he’s not quite as bland as Kerry. So if he’s going to stick the landing on this very strange election season, he’ll need […] Read more »
Having a woman of color as his running mate could help Joe Biden
The 2020 presidential campaign may well be one of the most combative since World War II. Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee, will likely face stinging attacks for his positions on controversial racial issues such as opposing busing and supporting the 1994 crime bill. Our research suggests that to combat […] Read more »
Elizabeth Warren tops Democrats’ wish list for Biden’s vice president
Economic expertise and crisis management skills are top qualities Democratic voters want to see in a vice-presidential pick for their party — even more so than executive or legislative experience — as concerns about the pandemic and the economy now become a lens through which voters see that selection process. […] Read more »