The latest McClatchy-Marist poll is a tale of two very different political parties: Hillary Clinton has a huge lead among Democrats for the party’s 2016 presidential nomination, while the Republicans face a melee with no clear front-runner. … As for the Republicans, here’s a barometer of the fracas looming for […] Read more »
Paul Ryan a Favorite of Republicans
Of five recent Republican newsmakers also mentioned as potential 2016 presidential candidates, Wisconsin Rep. and 2012 vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan is rated most positively by Republicans and Republican-leaning independents, with a 69% favorable rating and +57 net favorable score. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is also relatively popular among the […] Read more »
Can Christie tackle the partisan divide?
… Obama has proved that nice doesn’t work. He tried to make deals with Republican leaders. He tried a charm offensive with rank-and-file Republican legislators. All he got in return was insults and investigations. Now it’s “No more Mr. Nice Guy.” With his latest round of appointments to his national […] Read more »
Christie, Paul offer models for how GOP can compete in blue states
So much has been made of the demographic obstacles facing Republicans in their quest to win the White House that it has been easy to overlook the other huge hurdle in their path: geography. But two prospective GOP presidential candidates — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Kentucky Sen. Rand […] Read more »
Ranking the 2016 Republicans in the NBC/WSJ poll
Since last December, the NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll has been measuring the favorability-unfavorability numbers for the potential 2016 candidates. And here’s a fun little exercise First Read has undertaken: We’ve ranked the Republican possibilities by popularity — among GOP respondents in the poll, as well conservatives respondents. There are two […] Read more »
Clinton Slips in Poll After Benghazi Hits, Christie’s Up
Hillary Clinton hasn’t decided whether she’ll run for president in 2016, a status that doesn’t matter to the brewing class of potential Republican candidates already running against her. And, in the pre-campaign posturing, her prospective opponents are having some impact. Clinton’s political standing is declining after months of criticism for […] Read more »