Fox News Poll: Trump, Cruz top GOP race, few have ‘birther’ concerns

The Republican presidential nomination race has settled into two distinct tiers. Four candidates — Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, and Ben Carson — command nearly three-quarters of the party’s support. The rest are just trying to break through. CONT. Dana Blanton, Fox News Read more »

The Republican Establishment Is Losing at Its Own Game

… The G.O.P. establishment is at a disadvantage against outsiders across nearly every dimension of primary strength, even on the matters where the establishment usually has an edge, like fund-raising, media coverage and support from moderate voters in blue states. What’s even more remarkable is that the party’s weakness comes […] Read more »

Voters Skeptical That 2016 Candidates Would Make Good Presidents

A year before the next president takes office, voters are skeptical that any of the leading 2016 candidates would make a good president. Moreover, of nine candidates included in the survey, far more voters say each would make a “terrible” than “great” president. CONT. Pew Read more »

Can Donald Trump actually be the Republican nominee?

… What was unthinkable a few months ago no longer is. Trump’s durability in national polls and his standing in the early states have forced GOP leaders — and all his rivals — to confront the possibility that the New York billionaire and reality TV star could end up leading […] Read more »