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August 20, 2020

Voters Say Trump Conservative But Not As Right As Romney

President Trump’s a solid conservative now as far as most voters are concerned but not as right-wing as Mitt Romney was when he ran for the presidency.

August 20, 2020

19% Say A Convention Has Changed Their Vote

The growth of state primaries has largely reduced national political conventions to rah-rah sessions for the party faithful, but one-in-five voters say a convention has changed their vote.

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August 19, 2020

Biden/Harris Seen As Liberals But Not As Liberal As Obama

Most voters view the likely Democratic ticket of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as just as liberal as Hillary Clinton but not as far to the political left as Barack Obama.

August 14, 2020

Democrats Give Thumbs Up to Harris But Are Black Voters On Board?

Earlier this week, Joe Biden named Kamala Harris as his running mate. Democrats overwhelmingly like the California senator and have their eye on her to hold the top spot in 2024 if the Democratic ticket loses this time around, but a third of black voters say the announcement makes them less likely to throw their support behind the Democratic ticket despite their more favorable view of her.

August 12, 2020

Most See No Impact From Kasich’s Jump to Biden

Former Ohio governor and unsuccessful GOP presidential candidate John Kasich has defected to Democrat Joe Biden. But most voters say it will have no impact on the upcoming election.

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August 10, 2020

59% Think Biden Unlikely to Finish A Four-Year Term in White House

Likely Democrat nominee Joe Biden is expected to announce his vice presidential running mate any day now, and most voters think it’s likely that person will be president within the next four years if Biden is elected in November.

August 5, 2020

Voters Nix Election Delay But Less Supportive of Mail-In Voting

Support for mail-in voting is eroding amidst reports of problems and irregularities, but fewer voters are prepared to delay the upcoming presidential election because of the coronavirus.

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July 22, 2020

Enthusiasm Grows for Trump-Biden Contest in November

Voters in both major parties are getting more enthusiastic about a Trump-Biden presidential matchup in November.

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July 20, 2020

Voters See Media A Lot More Eager To Help Biden Than Trump

Voters still think most news reporters are biased and will continue to help Joe Biden a lot more than President Trump in their coverage of the presidential campaign.

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July 16, 2020

51% Want to Scrap Electoral College

The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent “faithless elector” decision focuses attention once again on the Electoral College’s role in presidential elections. Just over half of voters are ready to set the Founding Fathers’ Electoral College aside.

July 16, 2020

Voters Say Biden Far More Likely Than Trump To Raise Taxes

Joe Biden has promised to raise taxes, and voters believe him. Voters are nearly twice as likely to think Biden will raise their taxes than President Trump will.

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July 14, 2020

Only 54% Think Biden Capable of Debating Trump

A New York Times columnist has urged likely Democratic nominee Joe Biden not to debate President Trump in the fall. Most voters think that’s a bad idea, although only just over half believe Biden is even up to debating Trump given ongoing questions about his mental health.

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July 8, 2020

Trump’s Opponent Not Important to Most Anti-Trump Voters

Just over half of voters continue to say they’re likely to vote against President Trump this fall. A sizable majority of those voters don’t seem to care who runs against him.

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June 29, 2020

38% of Voters Think Biden Has Dementia

Nearly four-out-of-10 voters believe Joe Biden has dementia. Most voters, including just over half of Democrats, feel it is important for the likely Democratic presidential nominee to publicly address the issue.

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May 29, 2020

Harris Tops Democrats’ List of VP Hopefuls

After last week’s flap over Joe Biden’s black voter comment, Kamala Harris has edged ahead among her fellow Democrats on a list of the party’s top potential vice presidential candidates.

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May 28, 2020

27% of Blacks Say Black Voter Who Chooses Trump Over Biden Is Not Really Black

One-in-four black voters agree with Joe Biden that a black voter who chooses Donald Trump over Biden is not really black.

May 20, 2020

Biden Tops Trump in Vote, Economic Confidence

Joe Biden still bests President Trump in a head-to-head matchup, perhaps in part because voters express slightly more confidence in the likely Democratic nominee to handle the post-coronavirus economy.

May 14, 2020

23% of Republicans Think GOP Should Nominate Someone Other Than Trump

Republicans overwhelmingly expect President Trump to be their nominee this fall, but nearly one-in-four GOP voters would prefer someone else.

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May 12, 2020

Only 54% of Democrats Want Biden As Nominee

Joe Biden has the support of just over half of Democrats, although the vast majority still expect the former vice president to be their party’s presidential nominee.

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April 30, 2020

Few Think Biden Telling Truth About Sex Charge

A former Senate staffer has accused Joe Biden of sexual assault, and voters suspect she may be telling the truth. But they don’t expect the media to cover the Biden story like they did the allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.