Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton is running neck-and-neck against five of the top Republican presidential candidates, according to a new CNN/ORC poll released Friday. CONT. Jeremy Diamond & Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Read more »
CNN/ORC Poll: Trump alone at the top again
Donald Trump is once again alone at the top of the Republican field, according to the latest CNN/ORC Poll, with 36% of registered Republicans and Republican-leaning independents behind him, while his nearest competitor trails by 20 points. CONT. Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Read more »
Fractured Establishment Looks to Challenge Donald Trump
At about this time four years ago, Republican voters began to set aside their interest in nontraditional candidates for president and consolidate behind Mitt Romney, the choice of the GOP establishment. Tentative signs suggest that the same thing could be happening this year. CONT. Dante Chinni, Wall Street Journal Read more »
Paris and the Presidential Election
The Paris attacks — as well as developments in Brussels, Egypt and Mali — may have improved Republican prospects in 2016. Daily surveys conducted by Reuters/Ispos ask voters to identify the “most important problem facing the United States today.” The accompanying chart covers the period from Nov. 7 to Nov. […] Read more »
Forget the 2016 Polls: Nobody Knows Anything Yet
Imagine interviewing for a top-level job where the hiring committee hasn’t gotten around to reading your resume, but HR keeps polling its members anyway to see if you should be brought back for the next round of interviews—and all the while, you’re sinking toward bankruptcy. Even worse, imagine that the […] Read more »
Rubio and Cruz Now Vie With Carson for Best-Liked GOP Candidate
Long the GOP’s most popular presidential candidate, Ben Carson finds himself now sharing that coveted spot with two quickly ascending rivals: Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz. CONT. Andrew Dugan & Frank Newport, Gallup Read more »