As Hillary Clinton begins her 2016 campaign, one of the big questions around her is the size and shape of her base. If she makes it to the general election, how will her supporters compare with those of President Barack Obama or her husband, former President Bill Clinton? CONT. Dante […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Rubio jumps to head of 2016 GOP pack, Clinton honesty questioned
The Bush dynasty is a negative for voters and Marco Rubio is seen as a leader of the future, as the Florida senator jumps to the head of the GOP pack. The Clinton dynasty is a plus — and even though Hillary could have an honesty problem, she dominates the […] Read more »
Clinton’s Real Opponent: Barack Obama
The two factors that might be most vital to Hillary Clinton’s chances—the identity of the eventual Republican nominee and the standing of President Obama—are elements over which she has little influence. It’s the second factor, Obama’s job approval rating, that is especially critical. And the state and national polling numbers […] Read more »
Clinton’s Age: It Probably Doesn’t Matter
… Could 2016 see a record-breaking age gap between two major-party nominees? In all likelihood, no, despite the fact that, should she go on to win it all, Clinton would be the second-oldest victor in U.S. history (she would be about nine months younger than Ronald Reagan was in 1980). […] Read more »
The Clinton Conundrum
… If Hillary Clinton wins the Democratic presidential nomination, she will inherit from President Obama a very different coalition than the one that elected her husband. Her great opportunity is to meld the different support that each man mobilized. Her great risk is that she won’t be able to re-create […] Read more »
Hillary Clinton Adopts Obama’s Middle Class, Fair Shot Positioning
Hillary Clinton has essentially adopted one of Barack Obama’s major policy thrusts in her nascent presidential campaign, identifying a large swath of the country’s population, assuming that this large group has the economic deck stacked against them, and then promising to help them gain economically in the future. CONT. Frank […] Read more »