Expect Republican Gov. Scott Walker, if he runs for president in 2016, to repeatedly tout the fact that he won election three times in four years in Wisconsin, a purple state. But is Walker’s feat really all that impressive? … Some conservatives have argued, however, that merely looking at Walker’s […] Read more »
Scott Walker’s Electoral Record Is Less Impressive Than It Looks
Gov. Scott Walker is the rare favorite of conservatives who emphasize electability. He won three contests in four years in Wisconsin, which hasn’t voted for the Republican candidate in a presidential election since 1984. He did so without compromising on the Republican Party’s core principles; instead, he prevailed in a […] Read more »
In Early Polling, Walker Stands Apart
Can Scott Walker keep his balance? That’s quickly become one of the most consequential early questions as the 2016 Republican presidential race begins to take shape at gatherings like the closely-watched Conservative Political Action Conference outside Washington on Thursday and Friday. Like other polls of early sentiment among Republican voters, […] Read more »
Welcome to running for president, Chris Christie
Welcome to running for President, Chris Christie. Anyone who is near the front of the pack is going to need to answer for their record and positions and Christie hasn’t really stood up to that scrutiny very well. That’s why he’s now clearly out of the top tier. … Christie’s […] Read more »
Economic Recovery Under Obama Creates Quandaries for 2016 Race
… Among Democrats, there are divisions over the degree to which Hillary Rodham Clinton, considered their leading contender, should praise the recovery and run on Mr. Obama’s stewardship of the economy. … If Democrats are grappling with how best to hail the resurgent economy while acknowledging its underlying difficulties, Republicans […] Read more »
New Jersey: A bully for president?
As Gov. Chris Christie prepares for a 2016 presidential run in the midst of declining ratings at home, 59 percent of New Jersey voters say he would not make a good president, according to a new Rutgers-Eagleton Poll. Just 34 percent believe Christie would do well in the Oval Office. […] Read more »