Sometime in the future, people will look back on these early weeks of 2015 and decide what, if anything, was important in the making of the president in 2016. At this point, it’s all normal people can do to keep their bearings. … People seize on early polls at the […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Republicans give Walker top marks, Democrats put Clinton on top
Just average. That’s how American voters rate the 2016 presidential field. The latest Fox News poll asks voters to grade a number of potential contenders based on how well they think they would do as president. Comparing letter grades — like you get in school — gives a different take […] Read more »
The Republican Discovery of the Poor
… The Republican appropriation of leftist populist rhetoric (and even policies) poses a significant threat to liberal prospects in 2016. They plan to bring the fight to the Democrats on their own turf. … Democrats counter this emerging Republican populism with the argument that Republicans have failed to follow up […] Read more »
The early states for the GOP
Let’s talk Republicans. As I write, it’s 365 days before the New Hampshire presidential primary, which makes this a propitious time to cast an eye toward the only party likely to have a serious nomination battle; and engage in some rank and nearly meaningless speculation. I’ll focus here on what […] Read more »
In Iowa, Republican field wide open as moderates stake their caucus claims
Less than a year before Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses, it appears that every Republican contender is making a serious play to win the state, setting up what is likely to be one of the most active, competitive campaigns here in recent memory. Political observers in Iowa say the field is wide […] Read more »
New Hampshire Poll: Jeb Bush Grabs Narrow Lead
Jeb Bush has taken a slight lead over other potential Republican presidential candidates in a new Bloomberg Politics/Saint Anselm New Hampshire poll, even though his party’s voters have doubts about his famous last name and his positions on immigration and education. CONT. Michael C. Bender & Lisa Lerer, Bloomberg Politics Read more »