Thursday night’s Republican primary debate was watched by a record-shattering 24 million people, and some pundits lauded it as the “best, classiest debate ever.” But for all the fireworks, nothing seems to have changed. At least that’s the message from political prediction markets, which remained largely unmoved by either the […] Read more »
Yes, Scott Walker, Americans strongly support legal abortion for rape victims
In Thursday’s debate, Fox News’ Megyn Kelly confronted Scott Walker with a data point: “Would you really let a mother die rather than have an abortion, and with 83 percent of the American public in favor of a life exception, are you too out of the mainstream on this issue […] Read more »
GOP debate contenders give Democrats reason to worry
… Democrats have enjoyed the summer of Trump and hope it lasts long enough to inflict serious damage on the Republican brand. But they no doubt saw enough Thursday night to begin to worry about what a general election pitting a vulnerable Clinton against one of the non-Trumps could portend. […] Read more »
Donald Trump Won’t Win A War Against Fox News
Donald Trump is a master at playing off the public’s distrust for the news media, portraying every negative story as a needless distraction from his quest to “Make America Great Again.” You’d think this strategy would become tiresome, but there’s a market for it, especially among Republicans, who are more […] Read more »
Did The Debate Hurt Or Help Trump? Watch His Favorability Numbers.
Will Donald Trump drop in the polls following his Thursday night debate performance? To be honest, I have no clue. And I don’t care nearly as much about his horse-race numbers — whether he’s leading the 17-candidate field or not — as I do about his favorability ratings among Republican […] Read more »
Trump aide accuses Fox News and adviser of orchestrating a ‘setup’ against candidate
Last time Michael Cohen made headlines, he didn’t help his boss, real-estate mogul and 2016 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. … Now Cohen is going provocative again. After Fox News moderators at a GOP debate in Cleveland visited LeBron James-style accountability on Trump, Cohen apparently felt powerless. So he tweeted: A […] Read more »