Americans express far more alarm about the influence of money in politics than the fact that another Bush and Clinton are running for the White House, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll finds. CONT. Patrick O’Connor, Wall Street Journal Read more »
Voters Pick Top Concerns About 2016 Election
American voters say their top concerns about the upcoming presidential election are wealthy individuals and corporations who might have too much influence who over wins, as well as campaigns that spend more time on negative attacks than proposing solutions, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. CONT. Mark […] Read more »
Log On and Hit ‘Like’ … Facebook Measures the Candidates
If elections were won based on Facebook chatter, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Senator Bernie Sanders and Senator Rand Paul would be the front-runners in early primary season states. The social media company has released figures on how the candidates — and presumed candidates — fared in terms of Facebook interactions in […] Read more »
Pollster Tells GOP Presidential Candidates To Recognize Voter Demographics
Steve Inskeep talks to GOP pollster Whit Ayres about the 2016 Republican presidential field. What will take for the GOP to win the race? Ayres is working with Marco Rubio’s presidential campaign. NPR News Read more »
President 2016: The Clash of Dynasties
In the aftermath of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s (R) announcement speech on Monday, Maggie Haberman of the New York Times tweeted that “Several Dem strategists confess to pangs of concern watching Jeb speech right now.” Ed O’Keefe of the Washington Post replied to Haberman, saying that he was hearing […] Read more »
Can Hillary Clinton Be a Woman of the People?
Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential campaign is based on the assumption that voters are angrier at the rich than they are at the poor. Her strategy poses a dilemma for Democrats, who are arguing among themselves about whether targeting the rich is an approach that will work. CONT. Thomas B. Edsall, […] Read more »