Republicans planning to attend the Iowa caucuses are still sorting out their presidential preferences, but there’s one decision they’ve overwhelmingly made: Donald Trump is the most ego-driven in their party’s crowded field of candidates. CONT. John McCormick, Bloomberg Politics Read more »
Benghazi committee reflects a broader breakdown of the Republican Party
Former secretary of state Hillary Rodham Clinton’s appearance before the House Benghazi committee provided one more example of the breakdown of a Republican Party torn by factionalism and heavily influenced by a cadre of supporters who are far less interested in governing than in expressing its anger. … In the […] Read more »
Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden and Jim Webb
A lot of change transpired in the Democratic presidential nomination race over the last week or so. The Democrats had their first official debate last week, Jim Webb — former Marine, secretary of the Navy and senator — dropped out of the race for the Democratic nomination, and Vice President […] Read more »
Strife of the Party
Republicans are in trouble. A significant bloc regards their congressional leaders—House speaker John Boehner, Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell, and their underlings—as enemies. A quarter or more of grassroots Republicans think Donald Trump should be president. And to make things worse, Hillary Clinton has a glide path to the Democratic […] Read more »
Hillary Clinton’s White-Voter Problem May Change Election Math
One finding in this week’s Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll stands out for its potential to reframe the presidential election: The dramatically dim view that white voters—particularly white men—have of Hillary Clinton. … If Mrs. Clinton’s favorability numbers translate into voting behavior, she would be in a pretty deep hole: […] Read more »
Many have no opinion on Clinton and Benghazi
The congressional investigation of the 2012 attack that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, is not a burning issue for the public, except for Republicans, a new Associated Press-GfK poll finds. CONT. Emily Swanson, AP Read more »