Posts tagged Elections
Memo: Super Tuesday and Medicare for All

On March 3rd Democrats across more than a dozen states will go to the polls in an event dubbed Super Tuesday. More than 1,300 delegates, or nearly one-third of the total, will be in play.

As part of Data for Progress’s polling this Democratic primary season, we have asked questions not only about the current state of the race but also about support for progressive policies among likely Democratic primary voters. Here, we present our results for support for Medicare for All in a host of Super Tuesday states. Specifically, we asked likely Democratic primary voters,

“Would you support or oppose replacing private health insurance with a single government plan for everyone, sometimes called a ‘Medicare for All’ plan?”

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Memo: Final Super Tuesday Polling

The three days between South Carolina and Super Tuesday have been perhaps the most eventful of the race. Billionaire Tom Steyer, Former Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Senator Amy Klobuchar each dropped out of the race, with the latter two throwing their support behind Joe Biden. These new polls show the state of the race before Super Tuesday. A tighter race with only two candidates poised for delegates nearly everywhere.

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Memo: Super Tuesday and the Green New Deal

On March 3rd Democrats across more than a dozen states will go to the polls in an event dubbed Super Tuesday. More than 1,300 delegates, or nearly one-third of the total, will be in play.

As part of Data for Progress’s polling this Democratic primary season we have asked questions not only about the current state of the race but also about support for progressive policies among primary voters. Here, we present our results for support for a Green New Deal (GND) in a host of Super Tuesday states.

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Memo: Sanders Favored in Nevada

Tomorrow, Nevada will caucus. The Nevada caucuses have been undercovered by the media, but the state is the first test of how Democrats perform with Democrats of color. We find that Senator Bernie Sanders is poised for a strong victory, with Warren, Biden and Warren all lumped together. Sanders has 35 percent of the vote.

However, as with climate change, some politicians are stepping forward with proposals to change the “take, make, and dispose” model of our modern, so-called “linear economies,” with zero-waste “circular economies.” Last year, Ilhan Omar (D-MN) introduced the Zero Waste Act in the United States Congress and the European Commission adopted its ambitious Circular Economy Plan.

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