The nation’s next president may well be advised by a former one. For the most part, that prospect doesn’t seem to trouble Iowa caucus-goers. CONT. David Knowles, Bloomberg Politics Read more »
CNN/ORC Poll: New speed bumps for Clinton
More people have an unfavorable view of Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton now than at any time since 2001, according to a new CNN/ORC poll on the 2016 race. … In head-to-head match-ups against top Republicans, her margin is tighter than it has been at any point in CNN/ORC’s polling on […] Read more »
Poll: Hillary Clinton Weakens on Trustworthiness While Jeb Bush Slides Into GOP Free-For-All
Weakening ratings for Hillary Clinton present opportunities for her potential Republican opponents, even as their own contest morphs into an all-out free-for-all, with Jeb Bush surrendering his frontrunner status in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll. While still far ahead for her party’s nomination, Clinton faces challenges. She’s slipped underwater […] Read more »
Scott Walker Has Early Lead in Iowa Poll as Jeb Bush Faces Challenges
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has expanded his early lead in Iowa, while former Florida Governor Jeb Bush continues to face headwinds and Senator Marco Rubio of Florida shows upside potential in the state that hosts the first 2016 presidential nomination balloting. A new Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register Iowa Poll shows […] Read more »
Republicans’ Early Views of GOP Field More Positive Than in 2012, 2008 Campaigns
From the start, the Republican presidential field for 2016 has been much more crowded than the Democratic field. But voters in each party have similar views of the quality of their party’s candidates. CONT. Pew Read more »
Jeb Bush’s Bumbling On Iraq May Hurt Him Later Rather Than Sooner
Jeb Bush is having a bad week. He can’t quite figure out what to say about the Iraq War. First he said he would have authorized the invasion given what he knows now. Then he said he misunderstood the question. Later, Bush said he wouldn’t talk about hypotheticals. Now, he […] Read more »