When it comes to Americans envisioning a 2016 presidential candidate moving into the White House, Hillary Clinton has the edge. Nearly half of U.S. adults say they have a “realistic vision” of Clinton being president, outpacing any of the seven Democratic and Republican candidates tested on the question, according to […] Read more »
Polls Show Carly Fiorina’s Gender-Neutral Appeal
With a strong debate performance, Carly Fiorina has stolen the spotlight in the Republican presidential race, surging into second place in a recent poll. That makes this a good moment to note that while Mrs. Fiorina is the lone woman in the Republican race, her support so far has not […] Read more »
Is the Earth Returning to Its Axis?
One or even two opinion polls don’t constitute a trend, and it’s foolhardy to put too much emphasis on such a small sampling. But the first live-telephone-interview survey released after last week’s Republican presidential debate, the CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll conducted September 17-19, will get—and deserves—a lot of attention. It […] Read more »
G.O.P. Field Wrestles With Questions on Islam and the Presidency
Faith and politics intersected on Sunday when discussions of how Donald J. Trump handled a question about President Obama’s religion evolved into an awkward debate over whether a Muslim could ever be commander in chief. Several Republican presidential candidates offered halting responses to the question when it was posed to […] Read more »
Fiorina rockets to No. 2 behind Trump in GOP field
Carly Fiorina shot into second place in the Republican presidential field on the heels of another strong debate performance, and Donald Trump has lost some support, a new national CNN/ORC poll shows. CONT. Eric Bradner, CNN Read more »
The Trump, Fiorina, Carson Coalition
There are currently 16 Republicans seeking 2016 presidential nomination, but the easier way to understand the field is by breaking it in two: the three outsider candidates grabbing the poll numbers and attention (Donald Trump, Ben Carson, and Carly Fiorina) and everyone else. Breaking down the group with that lens […] Read more »