… It’s hard to see how the Clinton forces can accommodate Sanders’s demands for breaking up the big banks, free college tuition and staying out of Syria. Yet if she is the Democratic nominee, she’ll need the Sanders followers in the autumn. She would be making a mistake to take […] Read more »
Five Factors That Will Define the Running Mates
“Where do vice presidential candidates come from?” If this year is like other leap years, that’s the question some precocious political strategists and presidential candidates will ask this spring. History reveals certain patterns, but it also suggests that the past is an imperfect guide. Even in relatively normal election years, […] Read more »
10 Factors That Will Determine the Next President
… What follows is an exploration of 10 factors that will probably determine the White House winner next year. Some of these — many of them, in fact — suggest that the GOP should be seen as a narrow favorite. But a few factors, combined with the live possibility that […] Read more »
Biden Maintains Positive Image
As Vice President Joe Biden continues to ponder whether to enter the 2016 Democratic nomination campaign, Americans’ views of him are more positive (49%) than negative (37%). These views are similar to what Gallup found in its prior update from August and continue to be improved from Americans’ divided opinions […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Biden more electable than Clinton?
Vice President Joe Biden trails Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination, yet he looks more electable than the former secretary of state against top Republicans. CONT. Dana Blanton, Fox News Read more »
Clinton Goes Under Water; Trump Polarization Grows
Negative views of Hillary Clinton have jumped to nearly their highest on record in ABC News/Washington Post polls, while Donald Trump’s personal popularity has grown more polarized along racial and ethnic lines. CONT. Gary Langer, ABC News Read more »