To many party leaders and the donors who write big campaign checks, Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush are the giants of their parties’ presidential fields. But while the two candidates recently posted big fundraising totals, there are signs that voters are taking a dimmer view of them over time. The […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: New high for Trump, new low for Clinton
Businessman Donald Trump continues to gain ground in the race for the Republican nomination. What’s more, the number of GOP primary voters saying they would at least consider backing Trump has more than doubled in the last two months. Meanwhile, support for Democratic frontrunner former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton […] Read more »
Voters like Bush, Rubio. A lot don’t like Trump.
… With the first Republican presidential debate coming up Thursday, a new McClatchy-Marist poll finds that a majority of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents personally like Bush, saying they view him favorably rather than unfavorably. Large numbers also like Marco Rubio and Mike Huckabee, far more than dislike them. But nearly […] Read more »
Donald Trump Surges in New NBC News/WSJ Poll
Days before the first Republican debate, Donald Trump has surged into the national lead in the GOP primary race, with Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush following, a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll shows. CONT. Carrie Dann, NBC News Read more »
Trump could send Clinton to White House, just like ’92
Donald Trump could do to the 2016 general election exactly what Ross Perot did a generation ago – with a Clinton pulling away from a Bush and a wealthy business mogul drawing a surprisingly large share of the vote. A new McClatchy-Marist poll finds Hillary Clinton leading every potential Republican […] Read more »
Voters Are More Scared Than They Are Angry
Does the rise of brash speaking candidates like Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders suggest a new, more potent level of anger among the American electorate? An anger that has reached a tipping point and threatens to truly upend the system. Or are we seeing echoes of previously angry electorates that […] Read more »