At the debate, President Trump and Joe Biden were actually able to debate. Offstage, both candidates are carrying on distinctly different campaign styles that suit them best.
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Tag Archives: Polls and Public Opinion
Voting in a Covid Pandemic: Wear a Mask and Bring Your Own Pens
A new C.D.C. report cites lessons learned from Delaware’s primary and suggests that voters could use some instruction in the right way to wear a mask.
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Trump’s Economy Was Never So Great
Biden needs to counter the president’s positive economic approval ratings with the facts.
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A Missed Moment for Trump? Second Debate Suggests What Might Have Been
Trailing in the polls, President Trump had more at stake in the debate against Joseph R. Biden Jr. Now Republicans hope the president can present a powerful contrast with Mr. Biden that translates into voter turnout.
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End Minority Rule
Either we become a truly multiracial democracy or we cease to be a democracy at all.
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As Governor Resists Mask Mandate, Iowans Sour on the G.O.P.
Gov. Kim Reynolds has adopted President Trump’s defiant attitude toward public health guidance on the coronavirus. But while she isn’t on the ballot, her leadership may be dragging down Republicans who are.
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What if Only White Men Voted?
We’d have elected a white supremacist and an accused child abuser to the Senate, and we’d have four more years of Donald Trump. The gender gap, explained.
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Who Won the Debate? Political Observers Weigh In
Grading on a curve, political experts said President Trump did not hurt himself. But they said neither did Joe Biden, and that may be all that matters so late in the game.
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What Do Polls Say About the Issues on the Agenda for Tonight’s Debate?
On topics from climate change to leadership, most Americans say they prefer Joe Biden over President Trump.
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How Democrats Won the War of Ideas
The era of big government is here.
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A Full Guide to the Final Presidential Debate
Does the president dial back his aggression? How will Joe Biden lay out his closing argument? Here’s what we’ll be looking for as the candidates face off in Nashville on Thursday night.
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Debate Tonight: Full Guide
Does the president dial back his aggression? How will Joe Biden lay out his closing argument? Here’s what we’ll be looking for as the candidates face off in Nashville on Thursday night.
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Can Trump Win The Election? Yes. But the Path to 270 Is Difficult.
President Trump’s prospects depend on late and fundamental shifts in the dynamics of the race, including Joe Biden stumbling badly in Thursday’s debate and Mr. Trump exhibiting discipline on the virus.
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The Election is Almost Over. That Doesn’t Mean Democrats Are Relaxed.
No one is happy in this strange and awful time. But there is a particular circle of unhappiness reserved for people still reeling from unexpected loss in 2016.
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Can Trump Win? Yes. But the Path Is Narrow and Difficult.
President Trump’s prospects depend on late and fundamental shifts in the dynamics of the race, including Joe Biden stumbling badly in Thursday’s debate and Mr. Trump exhibiting discipline on the virus.
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She’s Evangelical, ‘Pro-Life’ and Voting for Biden
Billy Graham’s granddaughter says, “This president doesn’t represent our faith.”
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I’m Drowning in Campaign Lit and Freaking Out About My Mail-In Ballot
Greetings from swing state Pennsylvania.
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Democrats Gain in Georgia Senate Races as Presidential Race Remains Tied
Our latest survey shows a shift toward Biden among college-educated white voters, but surprising Trump gains among nonwhite voters.
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The Big Role That Big Donors Still Play, Quietly, for Joe Biden
The Biden campaign has trumpeted its success with small donations, but in the last six months it has raised almost $200 million from donors who gave at least $100,000. As sums have grown, transparency has diminished.
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Voters Prefer Biden Over Trump on Almost All Major Issues, Poll Shows
Joe Biden leads President Trump, 50 percent to 41 percent, a New York Times/Siena College poll shows, with voters favoring him by wide margins on the coronavirus and law and order.
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Interpreting polls in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.
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Luis Arce, Ally of Evo Morales, Appears to Win Presidential Election
Exit polls in Bolivia’s presidential election show a clear victory for Luis Arce, Evo Morales’s chosen successor, who vowed to carry on his vision. Official results are not in yet.
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Polling calm before the final debate.
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Democrats Dare to Believe
Donald Trump himself doesn’t seem to think he stands a chance.
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Trump Runs the Kind of Campaign He Likes, but Not the One He Might Need
With little time left to change the trajectory of the race, there is a large gulf separating the president’s experience of the campaign from the more sobering assessments of party officials.
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‘Please Like Me,’ Trump Begged. For Many Women, It’s Way Too Late.
The white suburban voters the president needs to carve a path to victory have turned away from him, for deeply personal reasons.
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One of Trump’s better days, but look a little closer.
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Alaska Is More Competitive, but Republicans Still Lead
A fondness for minor-party candidates injects some uncertainty, making the state an unlikely late-stage battleground.
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The polls finally catch up with the news.
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Trump’s Misogyny Might Finally Catch Up With Him
If women defeat Trump, it will be because of all he’s done to defeat them.
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Mail-In Ballots in N.J.: ‘It’s Like They Can’t Wait to Vote’
Democrats in New Jersey are voting at higher rates than Republicans in conservative strongholds with three weeks to go before Election Day.
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Trump and Biden Spar From Afar at Town Halls
With less than three weeks left in the campaign, there was no sign that either candidate was diverging from the political tracks they laid down months ago.
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Lindsey Graham Leads Jaime Harrison in South Carolina Race, Poll Shows
Mr. Graham, in a tough fight for re-election, is ahead by six percentage points, a Times/Siena College poll shows. President Trump leads Joseph R. Biden Jr. by eight points in a state he won by 14 in 2016.
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Strong results for Biden in the Sun Belt.
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Biden Sees Overwhelming Support From Indian-Americans, New Poll Shows
Kamala Harris has had a galvanizing effect on Indian-American voters — but she’s not the only reason they support the Democratic ticket.
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North Carolina Voters Distrust Trump and Tillis, Poll Finds, Imperiling G.O.P.
President Trump trails Joseph R. Biden Jr. by four points in the latest Times/Siena survey of North Carolina, and Senator Thom Tillis is lagging behind his Democratic challenger in a crucial Senate race.
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Why Trump’s Efforts to Paint Biden as a Socialist Are Not Working
A barrage of attacks trying to link the Democratic nominee to policies like Medicare for All aren’t hurting him, polls show, as many of the policies remain popular with most Americans.
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Biden Is Not Out of the Woods
Unanticipated electoral developments are affecting both presidential campaigns in surprising ways.
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A bounty of surveys, and a steady lead for Biden.
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Heidi Larson Knows How to Build Trust in Vaccines
For the founder of the Vaccine Confidence Project, squashing viral rumors means building trust — and avoiding the term “anti-vaxxer.”
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Trump Funnels Record Subsidies to Farmers Ahead of Election Day
Despite an extraordinary government bailout, America’s agriculture sector remains under severe economic pressure.
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Democrats in Trump Country: They’re Not Shy Anymore About Liking Biden
As the campaign enters the final stretch, some Democrats in Trump country are less hesitant than before to express their preference. The surge in enthusiasm reflects an urgency for Democrats desperate to oust the president.
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Trump Defectors Help Biden Build Leads in Wisconsin and Michigan
New polls show Biden is gaining in the Northern battlegrounds among white voters.
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Who Is That Masked Man?
The president is not the only one adjusting to a new political reality.
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The Precedent, and Perils, of Court Packing
As the Senate begins hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, some liberals say expanding the size of the Supreme Court would be a fitting response to recent Republican moves in the confirmation wars.
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The Three-Child American Family, Under Siege
Car-seat woes, the cost of day care and now the pandemic. Yet a rising number of parents still want more than two children.
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Signs that the president’s polling slide is over.
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Taking stock of the race.
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Why Don’t Young People Vote, and What Can Be Done About It?
They don’t outvote their elders anywhere in the world. But our analysis of global voter data found that in places where more older people vote, more younger people vote, too.
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Biden Leads Trump in Nevada and the Two Are Tied in Ohio, Polls Show
Women and suburbanites continue to power Joe Biden’s support, new polls by The Times and Siena College show. A majority of voters say campaigning in front of large crowds is inappropriate.
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