No wonder so many Republicans are considering a bid for president in 2016: It may be the most wide-open field ever. A new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll finds Republican and Republican-leaning voters scattered among 18 prospective nominees when asked an open-ended question about whom they want the GOP to nominate […] Read more »
Why putting a Bush or Clinton back in the White House could be harder than you think
The 2016 presidential campaign, now in full swing in the media and the political class, starts with a fundamental question: How can American voters, who are so dissatisfied with Washington politics and the state of the nation, name the wife of one former president, and the son and brother of […] Read more »
The Elevator Pitch For 2016 Candidates
There are enough potential candidates for president (on the GOP side at least) that you need an Excel spreadsheet just to keep them all straight. Instead of a complicated algorithm, I’ve boiled each candidate down to his/her most basic elements. At the end of the day, these are the things […] Read more »
Hillary Clinton has double-digit leads over potential GOP presidential rivals, poll shows
Hillary Rodham Clinton holds double-digit leads over potential Republican challengers Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney as the likely Democratic presidential candidate moves closer to entering the race, a new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds. CONT. Anne Gearan & Peyton M. Craighill, Washington Post Read more »
History’s a Positive for Clinton; Not So for Bush or Romney
Hillary Clinton’s potential place in history and her husband’s tenure in the White House boost her presidential prospects, while Jeb Bush’s political legacy and Mitt Romney’s 2012 run for the office are negatives, a new ABC News/Washington Post poll finds. CONT. Gary Langer, ABC News Read more »
Where Obama Has—and Has Not—Recovered
President Obama heads into his State of the Union address tonight enjoying reviving approval ratings from key groups in his coalition but still facing entrenched skepticism from the older and blue-collar whites who were crucial to GOP victories last fall. … Whatever the economy’s condition, African-Americans, Hispanics, and college-educated white […] Read more »