So far, the 2016 presidential campaign is not about anything very much, excepting issues specific to the leading and emerging candidates. It has been mostly about controversies swirling around Hillary Rodham Clinton, including the legacy question, which she shares with Jeb Bush. And more recently the focus has turned to […] Read more »
Democrats Overwhelmingly Predict Hillary Clinton will be Nominee
More than two-thirds of Democratic voters think Hillary Clinton will win the party’s presidential nomination, while Republicans think Jeb Bush is the most likely to win — according to an online poll. The poll, conducted by NBC News and SurveyMonkey, found that 50 percent of Democrats would vote for Clinton […] Read more »
The G.O.P. Presidential Field Looks Chaotic. It’s Not.
The Republican primary battle has been called a wide-open contest — the “deepest” and “strongest” field in many cycles. … But the campaign is not nearly as open as it looks. Many of the candidates who have received the most news media attention have little or no chance of winning […] Read more »
Jeb Bush as Inevitable Choice? Republicans Say Not So Fast
Three months into what allies once confidently described as a “shock and awe” drive to overcome his rivals and dominate the Republican presidential field, Jeb Bush’s early campaigning looks like the juggernaut that wasn’t. CONT. Nicholas Confessore & Maggie Haberman, New York Times Read more »
Bush now tops GOP field; Clinton runs ahead of all Republicans
Former Florida governor Jeb Bush now leads the field of Republican candidates for the party’s 2016 presidential nomination, but former secretary of state Hillary Rodham Clinton enjoys a decided advantage over Bush and other potential GOP rivals in hypothetical general election matchups, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. […] Read more »
Jeb Bush and Scott Walker Point G.O.P. to Contrary Paths
… The first votes of the primary season will not be cast until the Iowa caucuses next February, but Mr. Bush, the former Florida governor, and Mr. Walker are fast becoming the most prominent exponents of two dueling visions of how the Republican Party can retake the White House in […] Read more »