Trump Support Fades As Mistakes Grow; Sanders, Clinton Tied

A week of missteps has taken its toll on Donald Trump’s support among Republicans and the general public, the latest IBD/TIPP Poll shows. Trump’s lead against his GOP rivals narrowed considerably, and he fares worse against Hillary Clinton than he did in national surveys taken before last week. CONT. John […] Read more »

Are Sanders And Cruz Really Less ‘Electable’?

With a varied cast of characters pursuing each party’s nomination for president, the subject of electability — the idea that some candidates are inherently better or worse general election candidates than others — keeps coming up. … But what does “electability” mean? Is it real? CONT. Julia Azari (Marquette), FiveThirtyEight Read more »

A very bad week for Trump, but he’s still the favorite to win the GOP nomination

Donald Trump had a very bad week last week, but is still the favored [sic] to win the Republican nomination. While the Republican elites do not favor his nomination, there are two key shifts after this week. First, polling in Wisconsin, which votes on Tuesday April 5, is starting to […] Read more »

CBS News online poll: GOP voters divided as April primaries loom

Ted Cruz has the lead in Wisconsin as its primary nears, up 43 percent to 37 percent over Donald Trump in an electorate that plays to Cruz’s strengths, where Republicans are apt to call themselves “very” conservative and Cruz seems poised to take advantage. … In Trump’s home state of […] Read more »