According to a focus group of Iowa Republican voters, Marco Rubio was the big winner of tonight’s Fox News-Google GOP debate. The participants nearly unanimously agreed that the most powerful and impactful moment of the debate was when Rubio answered Megyn Kelly’s tough question on illegal immigration and amnesty. CONT. […] Read more »
Iowa: At Last
As the 2016 presidential race officially begins, both party contests are in a place that we, and many others, did not expect them to be. On the Democratic side, frontrunner Hillary Clinton faces a stern challenge from a stronger-than-expected foe, Bernie Sanders. And the Republicans could be on the verge […] Read more »
CNN/ORC Poll: Donald Trump dominates GOP field at 41%
Donald Trump has hit a new high in the race for the Republican nomination, according to a new CNN/ORC Poll, with more than 4-in-10 Republican voters nationwide now saying they back the billionaire. CONT. Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Read more »
GOPers Call Trump the Likely Winner; His Lead Stays Big, With Cruz Behind
Donald Trump holds his lead for the GOP nomination and has soared in expectations: 64 percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents now expect him to be the party’s nominee, up sharply in the last two months. CONT. Gary Langer, ABC News Read more »
As first voting nears, Trump seems stronger
One week before the first votes of the 2016 campaign are cast, Donald Trump has solidified his standing nationally, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. Republicans see Trump as strongest candidate on major issues and by far the most electable in the large field of GOP hopefuls. CONT. […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Trump gains in Iowa, still dominates in New Hampshire
With just over a week until the first 2016 election contest, Donald Trump takes the lead in Iowa — and maintains his big advantage in New Hampshire. That’s according to the latest round of Fox News state polls on the Republican presidential nomination contest. CONT. Dana Blanton, Fox News Read more »