Nate Cohn

A Times/Siena poll shows many voters are still uncertain on the issue, including which party would do a better job on it.

Reader mailbag: The traditional use of phones in Times/Siena surveys is far from perfect, but its strengths shouldn’t be overlooked.

Not all progressives are equal: Candidates of the activist left typically don’t perform as well as other Democrats.

We look at recent problems with political polling.

Recent polling issues could continue in Democratic primaries in part because progressives are more likely to enjoy taking surveys.

The new activist left is built on a coalition that may be too narrow to thrive in Democratic primaries in other areas, particularly the South.

His progressive, populist message was able to occupy a kind of middle ground in the party’s primary electorate.

Already near the breaking point, he held no special advantage among some key Maine voting groups he was expected to win over.

New York Times/Siena polling of six battleground states shows a close race for control of the U.S. Senate in November. Our chief political analyst, Nate Cohn, walks through the findings state by state.

Democratic candidates are generally popular, Times/Siena polling finds, but retaking the Senate remains a big challenge.