by Jim Heath | Sep 3, 2020 | 2020, Foreign Affairs, Headlines, Putin, Trump
Russia has sought to “amplify” concerns over the integrity of U.S. elections by promoting allegations that mail-in voting will lead to widespread fraud, again echoing a frequent and unfounded complaint raised by President Trump. Analysts with the Department of...
by Jim Heath | Sep 3, 2020 | 2020, GOP, Headlines, Joe Biden
Nearly 100 Republican and independent leaders endorsed Democrat Joe Biden for president today, including one-time 2020 Republican presidential candidate Bill Weld and the former Republican governors of Michigan and New Jersey. The latest Republican-led effort to...
by Jim Heath | Sep 2, 2020 | 2020, Battlegrounds, Fox News, Headlines, Polls
Democrat Joe Biden is ahead in three key states that President Trump won in 2016, according to new Fox News statewide surveys of Arizona, North Carolina, and Wisconsin. Support for reelecting Trump falls below his 2016 vote share in each state. At the same time,...
by Jim Heath | Sep 2, 2020 | 2020, Battlegrounds, Headlines, Joe Biden, Polls, Trump
President Trump trails Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden by double digits just two months out from Election Day, according to a new national poll of likely voters conducted after both parties’ nominating conventions. The non-partisan Quinnipiac University...
by Jim Heath | Sep 2, 2020 | 2020, Analysis, Headlines, Polls
In 2016, the polls were more right than wrong. The final national surveys had Hillary Clinton ahead of Donald Trump ahead by an average of 3 points; Clinton ended up winning the popular vote by 2 points. But some state polling missed the mark badly, especially in...
by Jim Heath | Sep 1, 2020 | 2020, Democrats, Election Night, Headlines
Sen. Ed Markey’s 44-year congressional career will continue for six more years as he defeated Rep. Joe Kennedy, the 39-year-old grandson of Robert F. Kennedy, in the Democratic primary race for U.S senate. Markey harnessed the energy of the progressive left and...
