Imagine interviewing for a top-level job where the hiring committee hasn’t gotten around to reading your resume, but HR keeps polling its members anyway to see if you should be brought back for the next round of interviews—and all the while, you’re sinking toward bankruptcy. Even worse, imagine that the […] Read more »
Rubio and Cruz Now Vie With Carson for Best-Liked GOP Candidate
Long the GOP’s most popular presidential candidate, Ben Carson finds himself now sharing that coveted spot with two quickly ascending rivals: Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz. CONT. Andrew Dugan & Frank Newport, Gallup Read more »
Hillary Clinton is the most trusted 2016 candidate on terrorism
A crescendo of tough talk on Syrian refugees and terrorism seems to be elevating the toughest talkers in the GOP primary — most notably Donald Trump. But among the broader American public, the most trusted person to handle the issue is Hillary Clinton. CONT. Scott Clement, Washington Post Read more »
No Clear Advantage in Trust on Terrorism
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton leads Republican Donald Trump in trust to handle terrorism -– but the table turns among those who say they feel terrorism is the most pressing issue in the election. CONT. Chad Kiewiet de Jonge, ABC News Read more »
State of election markets: 352 Days
I cut the Republican chart down to five candidates this week; four of them have a non-negligible chance of winning the nomination and, because many consider him the front-runner, Ben Carson. On the Democratic side of the election, Hillary Clinton went from dominate to nearly unbeatable as polls showed her […] Read more »
Trump leads, Carson second as GOP voters favor change over experience
For the fourth consecutive month, businessman Donald Trump leads the contest for the Republican presidential nomination, with his candidacy fueled by a powerful anti-Washington mood among GOP voters, according to a new national poll by The Washington Post and ABC News. CONT. Dan Balz & Scott Clement, Washington Post Read more »