Nate Cohn

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

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

We look at recent problems with political polling.

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.

Its wins have been largely confined to highly educated and heavily Democratic parts of urban America. But two races could change that.

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

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

A major shift among Hispanic voters and a favorable candidate matchup have helped put Democrats on the doorstep of a Senate upset.

A Times/Siena poll reveals several crosscurrents in a key contest for Senate control.

Our chief political analyst, Nate Cohn, who writes The Tilt newsletter, looks at the Republicans’ advantage in the House of Representatives after partisan redistricting. To win the House, how much ...

We’ve grouped six battleground states by some of the factors that shape how likely it is for the party to flip each Senate seat.