Donald Trump not only continues to lead the Republican presidential field in a new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll. The overwhelming majority of his supporters also say they would vote for him if he bolted the GOP and ran as an independent. CONT. Susan Page, USA Today Read more »
Hillary Clinton Leads in 2016 Match-Ups as Ben Carson, Marco Rubio Run Closest
Hillary Clinton leads the Republican presidential field in hypothetical general-election match-ups, with Ben Carson and Marco Rubio running the closest to her, according to a new national MSNBC/Telemundo/Marist poll. CONT. Mark Murray, NBC News Read more »
Bernie Sanders Most Popular Candidate Among Asian-Americans
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders enjoys the highest level of popularity for any major candidate of either party among Asian-Americans, with his favorable score exceeding his unfavorable score by 29 percentage points with this group. CONT. Andrew Dugan, Gallup Read more »
CNN/ORC Poll: Donald Trump, Ted Cruz on the rise in Iowa
Donald Trump’s support continues to grow among those who say they are likely to participate in February’s Iowa presidential caucuses and Ted Cruz is on the rise while Ben Carson loses ground in the state, a new CNN/ORC Poll finds. CONT. Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Read more »
Clinton faces tough races with top Republican candidates
Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton is running neck-and-neck against five of the top Republican presidential candidates, according to a new CNN/ORC poll released Friday. CONT. Jeremy Diamond & Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Read more »
The GOP’s Stages of Grief
… Half or more of the GOP—principally conservatives, tea-party adherents, and populists, are working through various stages of alienation and anger that is manifesting itself for now in support for Trump and Carson. But watching these disaffected Republicans and independents in focus groups, one gets a clear sense that, in […] Read more »