Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton remain the front-runners for their respective party’s presidential nominations. In addition, Romney performs best against Clinton among the Republicans tested in hypothetical head-to-head matchups, coming out dead even. CONT. Dana Blanton, Fox News Read more »
For 2016, many Republicans but just one Democrat
No wonder so many Republicans are considering a bid for president in 2016: It may be the most wide-open field ever. A new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll finds Republican and Republican-leaning voters scattered among 18 prospective nominees when asked an open-ended question about whom they want the GOP to nominate […] Read more »
GOP Hopefuls Eyeing the Texas Hispanic Vote
… Republican presidential aspirants with ties to the Lone Star State must figure out how to hold the GOP base and attract conservative Hispanics if they want to be successful in Texas, political observers say. So how do the party’s four most prominent Texas affiliated might-be candidates — former Gov. […] Read more »
Why putting a Bush or Clinton back in the White House could be harder than you think
The 2016 presidential campaign, now in full swing in the media and the political class, starts with a fundamental question: How can American voters, who are so dissatisfied with Washington politics and the state of the nation, name the wife of one former president, and the son and brother of […] Read more »
The Elevator Pitch For 2016 Candidates
There are enough potential candidates for president (on the GOP side at least) that you need an Excel spreadsheet just to keep them all straight. Instead of a complicated algorithm, I’ve boiled each candidate down to his/her most basic elements. At the end of the day, these are the things […] Read more »
Hillary Clinton has double-digit leads over potential GOP presidential rivals, poll shows
Hillary Rodham Clinton holds double-digit leads over potential Republican challengers Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney as the likely Democratic presidential candidate moves closer to entering the race, a new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds. CONT. Anne Gearan & Peyton M. Craighill, Washington Post Read more »