Republicans have three ways to make the cut for the main stage of their fifth presidential primary debate, sponsor CNN announced Thursday. Candidates must meet one of three criteria in polls conducted between October 29 and December 13 and recognized by CNN: An average of at least 3.5% nationally; at […] Read more »
Democrats 2016: Clinton’s Cloak of Inevitability
Every Republican debate appears consequential because of the large number of candidates, the changing cast of characters on stage, and the clashes among controversial colorful contenders on hot-button topics. The same cannot be said on the Democratic side. There just isn’t much drama left in the Democrats’ search for a […] Read more »
Yes, the media is to blame for the GOP primary mess
The presidential nominating process has become a reality television show: Political Survivor. It’s no longer controlled by political parties or primary voters. It’s controlled by the media. The essential features of the process are debates and polls. And money? Not really. Look at former Florida Governor Jeb Bush. He raised […] Read more »
CBS/GfK online poll: Who won the second Democratic debate?
Immediately after Saturday night’s Democratic debate, CBS News interviewed a nationally representative sample of debate watchers assembled by GfK’s Knowledge Panel who identified themselves as Democrats or independents. By a 23 point margin, these debate watchers say Hillary Clinton won the debate. CONT. CBS News Read more »
Donald Trump, Marco Rubio Won GOP Debate, WSJ/Google Internet Poll Finds
Donald Trump and Marco Rubio won Tuesday’s night primetime Republican debate, according to an overnight poll of Internet users who watched the contest, but Mr. Trump came out as the favorite among Republicans and left the best impression about his ability to serve as president. … The poll was conducted […] Read more »
This Candidate Got the Least Favorable Reaction Ever from a Luntz Focus Group
… Several members of the [New Hampshire GOP] focus group said they turned away from Dr. Ben Carson and toward other candidates, such as Ted Cruz. … Luntz revealed that during the debate, John Kasich drew the least favorable numbers ever seen in one of his focus groups. Participants used […] Read more »