Donald Trump continues to lead the field nationally in the race to become the Republican nominee for president. Twenty-seven percent of Republican primary voters support Trump, giving him a six point lead over his closest competitor, neurosurgeon Ben Carson (21 percent). CONT. CBS News Read more »
Republican Candidates’ Images Across GOP Segments
A special Gallup analysis of how Republicans and Republican-leaning independents feel about the leading Republican presidential candidates shows each has a unique fan base within the party. As one example, Republican women view most GOP candidates more favorably than do Republican men, but the opposite is true for Donald Trump, […] Read more »
Experience? Fuhgeddaboudit!
Given the prevailing anger at Washington and career politicians, it shouldn’t be a surprise that voters increasingly see experience as overrated. CONT. Charlie Cook Read more »
Bloomberg Politics Focus Groups: Jeb Bush Not Impressing Voters in Iowa, New Hampshire
Jeb Bush’s presidential prospects are not looking good in the two states that will cast the first votes of the 2016 election. Bloomberg’s Mark Halperin and John Heilemann conducted simultaneous focus groups with Republicans in Iowa and New Hampshire on Monday, at a crucial juncture in the presidential race when […] Read more »
Why Marco Rubio Is Rising
A lot has changed since April, when Marco Rubio announced his presidential bid. …. Can Mr. Rubio take advantage of the opening? He hasn’t quite had his moment in the media spotlight, he hasn’t made big gains in the polls, and he hasn’t earned many endorsements. But the political landscape […] Read more »
Sanders Outperforms Clinton in General Election Matchups in IA, NH
Hillary Clinton has always been viewed as the Democrats’ best general-election candidate. But new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist polls of Iowa and New Hampshire show that Bernie Sanders outperforms Clinton in those two general-election battleground states. CONT. Mark Murray, NBC News Read more »