Americans view first lady Michelle Obama more positively than other key figures speaking this week at the Democratic National Convention. Fifty-eight percent of Americans have a favorable view of Mrs. Obama, while about half view Sen. Bernie Sanders (53%), President Barack Obama (51%), former President Bill Clinton (49%) and Vice […] Read more »
Tim Kaine Matches Mike Pence in Lackluster Initial Ratings
U.S. voters’ initial reaction to Hillary Clinton’s selection of Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine as her running mate is similar to their muted response to Donald Trump’s selection of Mike Pence a week ago. Thirty-five percent say Kaine is an “excellent” or “pretty good” choice, nearly matching the 37% who said […] Read more »
The Latino Electorate and the Republican National Convention
Throughout last week’s Republican Party National Convention in Cleveland, Latino Victory Project, Latino Decisions, and Fusion released daily poll results assessing how Latino voters were reacting to the convention. … Collectively, the results … underscore the degree to which the Republican Party and the party’s presidential nominee are repelling Latino […] Read more »
Hillary Clinton Picks Tim Kaine, Betting She Can Beat Trump Without A Splashy VP
Hillary Clinton chose Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia as her running mate on Friday, making a prototypical Clinton decision that adds a safe politician to her ticket. Kaine might provide a marginal electoral benefit in his home state, but in choosing him, Clinton is making the bet that she doesn’t […] Read more »
Clinton-Kaine: A Not-So Surprising Ticket
If someone had told us at the start of this election cycle that the Democratic presidential nominee would be Hillary Clinton, and that she would choose Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia as her running mate, we would have said that would be… very, very plausible. … In light of the […] Read more »
Will Tim Kaine deliver Virginia (and Catholics)? Don’t count on it.
We finally know who the major-party vice-presidential nominees are – Sen. Timothy M. Kaine of Virginia and Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana. Not surprisingly, much “veepstakes” speculation leading up to these announcements centered on the usual factors considered to be electorally advantageous: geography and demography. But much of what you’ve […] Read more »