… Iowa voters are known to fall in love with firebrand candidates and underfunded outsiders, from Pat Buchanan in 1996 to Howard Dean in 2004. And this cycle, Republicans here are starting to swoon over Ms. Fiorina, who is so unknown in national polls that she may not even be […] Read more »
Do Iowa Republican Voters Want a Conservative?
In this Bloomberg Politics/Purple Strategies Iowa focus group video, Republican voters discuss the 2016 GOP field, what type of experience they’re looking for in a candidate and the future of conservatism. Bloomberg Politics Read more »
Where the GOP Contenders Stand In Iowa
I went to Iowa last weekend to check out the GOP field. Yes, it’s still very early in the process. And, yes one dinner featuring eleven potential candidates and 1,200 or so GOP voters can’t tell you who’s going to win in February. Even so, I find these events – […] Read more »
What Do Iowa Voters Want?
J. Ann Selzer speaks with Mark Halperin and John Heilemann. Read more »
Religious, Cultural, and Political Breakdown of the 2016 Early Primary States
As we gear up for the 2016 presidential elections, we use findings from the American Values Atlas to take an in-depth look at some of the most buzzed-about early primary states: New Hampshire, Iowa, and South Carolina. Given the considerable influence white evangelical Protestants wield in the Republican presidential primary, […] Read more »
GOP Candidates’ Quest for the Highly Religious Protestant Vote
Mike Huckabee’s official entrance into the Republican race for president this week underscores the importance of a particular segment of the Republican population — highly religious Protestant voters. CONT. Frank Newport, Gallup Read more »