Gauging the Impact of the GOP Debates on Independents and Democrats

Republican presidential candidates have been involved in three nationally televised debates so far this year. The debates are primarily focused on providing potential Republican voters with the opportunity to look over the field of candidates. But independents and Democrats can’t help being exposed to the events, if not directly by […] Read more »

How Policies Discussed in the GOP Debate Fare With the Public

The third Republican debate on Wednesday night may be best remembered for the contentious relationship between the presidential candidates and the CNBC moderators, but the debate did touch on a number of hot-button political issues. Gallup looks at how some of the policy proposals or positions on these issues from […] Read more »

State of the election markets: After the GOP debate

The Republican primary got another jolt this week with Wednesday, October 28’s debate: Marco Rubio won and Jeb Bush lost. Rubio won because he beat up Bush, and they are the only two viable establishment candidates left in the race. … Ted Cruz and Ben Carson both had “strong debates” […] Read more »