Absent any knockout blow during Wednesday night’s presidential debate, the final 19 days of campaigning still matter. What happens between now and Nov. 8 can materially affect which party controls not only the White House but also Congress.
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Voters are less excited to vote in 2016 than in previous years, according to analysis from the Roper Center at Cornell University. This year, 46% of voters say they are enthusiastic, 18% somewhat enthusiastic, and 36% not enthusiastic about voting in the...
Donald Trump has opened a civil war with Republicans. After video of Mr. Trump’s vulgar sex talk was published last week, Speaker Paul Ryan said he was “sickened by what I heard.” On Monday, during a conference call with House Republicans, Mr. Ryan said t...
Both parties are focused on registering their voters before registration deadlines across the country. So far, Republicans are doing better in key battlegrounds. According to data from Secretary of States’ websites compiled by Fox News, Republicans have...
In Tuesday night’s vice-presidential debate, Sen. Tim Kaine was rude, boorish and hectoring. Gov. Mike Pence dominated with his humble, polite demeanor, command of facts and Midwestern common sense. Donald Trump needs to match that performance in his deba...
It was a record-breaker. The Nielsen ratings say 84 million Americans watched Monday’s presidential debate, and most stayed glued to their sets. There was no significant drop-off in viewership as the evening progressed.
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According to CNN/ORC poll, 58% of viewers thought Hillary Clinton won Monday’s debate, while 32% said Donald Trump won. How have presidential candidates fared after their first debates in the past? According to historic polls, viewers said the Democrati...
As I wrote in last week’s Wall Street Journal, “Republicans may well hold the Senate—though it will probably come down to a few thousand votes, in a handful of states, and decided very late on election night.” FiveThirtyEight.com has just offered two meas...
