Polls, Polls, Polls: Joe Still Rules.
Joe Biden continues to lead in the polls, without much slippage over the last 60 days. According to polls this week from Morning Consult/Politico, Reuters/IPSOS, NBC News/Wall St. Journal, as well as Fox News, Biden is holding steady.
Some interesting observations:
Nate Silver of Fivethirtyeight argues that the race now has a top two (Biden and Elizabeth Warren) as opposed to a top three (Biden, Warren, and Bernie Sanders).
Kamala Harris is sliding. She is losing college educated liberals to Warren and black voters to Biden. She’s also well behind in polls of Latino voters.
Andrew Yang continues to impress. He surged to 7% in the Emerson poll of California, ahead of Harris (her home state).
Beto O’Rourke’s recent pivot to a more emotional, visceral style of campaign has produced a minor bump, but could lead to a longer term resurgence.
Are we underestimating Amy Klobuchar? Her fifth-place, 8% showing in Iowa may lend credence to her focus on the midwest.
Average of Polls
Economist/YouGov ‘Average of polls’ methodology here.
The People Behind The Numbers
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Iowa as a Bellwether
Iowa is a bellwether for the Democratic Primary as it holds caucuses on February 3, 2020. The Focus on Rural America poll shows Warren closing the gap, and Pete Buttigieg placing in third, ahead of Bernie Sanders, as well as a standout result for Klobuchar. As a result, Sanders has implemented some campaign shake-ups meant to resurrect his support. Methodology here.
Head-to-Head with Trump
Joe Biden continues to perform best of the Democratic candidates tested, according to a new Fox News Poll. He has the biggest lead over Trump (+14 points), is the only one to receive 50 percent support, and the only one to keep Trump under 40 percent (52-38 percent). Last month, it was Biden over Trump by 50-38 percent. Methodology here.
ADDITIONAL POLLS
Politico/Morning Consult
Politico/Morning Consult Methodology here.
NBC News/Wall St. Journal
NBC News/WSJ methodology here.
Reuters/IPSOS
Reuters/IPSOS methodology here.
Fox News
Fox News methodology here.
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