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With less than a month to go before November 3, political polls are pointing to a solid Biden victory. The latest batch of polls show Biden opening up a larger margin of victory. Today, we had four national general election polls (Fox, Rasmussen, Economist, and Reuters) and all four showed a significant lead for Biden … Continue reading Polls point to Biden win

The announcement that President Trump has COVID-19 sent shock waves through the political world. Trump had looked a bit tired in the debate on Tuesday and on Wednesday when he attended a rally in Deluth, Minnesota, his voice was clearly hoarse. Still, the President put on a great show in the rally, delivering his trademark … Continue reading COVID-19 and the Election

The Brookings Institute recently published an article entitled “Election 2020: A once-in-a-century, massive turnout?” which made the case that we would likely see an extraordinary voter turnout. The article noted that voters perceive a large difference between Trump and Biden and that the difference will lead to an extraordinary turnout. Pollsters, of course, are trying … Continue reading 2020 Voter Turnout is Likely to be Low

We took a look at the most recent changes in political party registration in two key swing states: North Carolina and Florida. Interestingly, both states show a positive trend for Republicans. First, let’s look at Florida. Florida has been the ultimate swing state. Who does not remember Bush – Gore and the hanging chads in … Continue reading Registration Trends in key states favor Republicans

After months of speeches and tweets, President Trump and former Vice President Biden met in Cleveland on the same stage for the first debate. It was a slugfest as Trump aggressively challenged Biden and the two traded pointed attacks and countercharges. Trump repeatedly interrupted Biden, while Biden seemed exasperated at times. Here are the first … Continue reading First debate takeaways

On Tuesday, many Americans will tune in to the first Presidential Debate of the 2020 Election in Cleveland, Ohio between President Trump and Vice President Biden. The debate will be moderated by Fox News Reporter Chris Wallace. Wallace has announced the six primary topics: The Trump and Biden records The Supreme Court The COVID-19 coronavirus … Continue reading Presidential Debate Preview

We are starting to see a trend. After a short day of campaigning, Biden’s team calls a “lid” the next morning and announces early in the morning that there will no more public appearances of any kind for the rest of the day. 42 days before the Presidential election? Today, the Biden campaign called it … Continue reading Biden Fails to Show Up Again

The death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg has brought the Supreme Court back to the forefront of electoral politics. Ginsburg was a legendary Justice, a champion of the rights of women, and the leader of liberal jurisprudence in America. Her death will energize both the left and the right. It’s way too early to know who … Continue reading Supreme Court Politics

With the election less than 50 days a way, we thought we would revisit the must win states for each candidate. In our minds, there is one pivotal state for each candidate: Florida for Trump and Pennsylvania for Biden. On November 3, when we are watching returns, Florida is going to tell us a lot … Continue reading Must Win States for Trump and Biden

Democratic operatives have achieved the remarkable task of removing the Green Party from the ballot in the key battleground states of Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. For the first time in two decades, the Green Party will not appear on the ballot in either state. The Democratic strategy was clear: remove the spoiler Green Party from the … Continue reading Will Dem’s Ambush of Green Party Boomerang?