… Clinton was a clear winner in Tuesday night’s debate and likely will be covered as one. Debates can generate a roller-coaster effect; ask this year’s Republicans. Debates can also solidify the existing hierarchy. That’s what we saw last night. Clinton’s deep experience in debates shone brightly. She was better […] Read more »
Bernie Sanders’s Big Chance To Woo Non-White Voters
You’ve heard it over and over again from political analysts like me: Sen. Bernie Sanders has a problem with minority voters that will likely prevent him from winning the Democratic presidential nomination if he doesn’t fix it. … The good news for Sanders is that Tuesday’s Democratic debate, the first […] Read more »
Pollsters: Don’t trust us to winnow GOP field
Pollsters surveyed by POLITICO have a unanimous warning for the Republican National Committee and the TV networks who are using public-opinion surveys to exclude presidential candidates from debates: Don’t trust polls to detect often-tiny grades of opinion in a giant field. CONT. Steven Shepard, Politico Read more »
CNBC Republican Debate Criteria
Candidate criteria for the October 28, 2015 CNBC Republican Debate is as follows: National polls will be used to determine a candidate’s eligibility and placement on the stage. CONT. CNBC Read more »
Fox News Poll: Outsiders rule 2016 GOP field, support for Biden nearly doubles
Most Republicans feel betrayed by their party — and show their displeasure by supporting outsiders over establishment candidates in the GOP presidential race. Real-estate mogul Donald Trump and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson are the favorites in the Republican race in the latest Fox News national poll on the 2016 election. […] Read more »
How Vaccinations Become Partisan
One of the more interesting moments in last Wednesday’s Republican presidential debate was when Ben Carson, a physician, was asked to comment on Donald Trump’s previous comments supporting the idea that vaccinations can lead to autism. … In many cases, people’s opinions on issues are not well formed, and they […] Read more »