The 2016 presidential candidates who are the most familiar to U.S. adults — Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush — also rank among the least-liked, in terms of their unfavorable rating exceeding their favorable rating. Trump vies with Clinton as the race’s best-known candidate, but he is by far […] Read more »
Republicans 2016: The Presidential Shake-Up Continues
The Donald Trump Show continues to dominate the airwaves and the polls, and the other candidates seem mere apprentices by comparison. … The Crystal Ball has been consistently skeptical of Trump’s chances to be the GOP nominee, and we remain so. It would be easier to make our argument if […] Read more »
Bernie Sanders Most Popular Candidate Among Asian-Americans
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders enjoys the highest level of popularity for any major candidate of either party among Asian-Americans, with his favorable score exceeding his unfavorable score by 29 percentage points with this group. CONT. Andrew Dugan, Gallup Read more »
Rubio and Cruz Now Vie With Carson for Best-Liked GOP Candidate
Long the GOP’s most popular presidential candidate, Ben Carson finds himself now sharing that coveted spot with two quickly ascending rivals: Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz. CONT. Andrew Dugan & Frank Newport, Gallup Read more »
CBS News online poll: Trump retakes lead, Cruz surges in IA; Rubio second in NH
Donald Trump has returned to the lead in Iowa while Ted Cruz has now surged past Ben Carson into second place. Carson has slipped from a first-place tie into third. CONT. CBS News Read more »
N.H. primary poll puts Romney first
For Republicans fearful of Donald Trump becoming their party’s presidential nominee, a new Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll of likely New Hampshire Republican primary voters offers a three-word solution: Willard Mitt Romney. If the former Massachusetts governor were added to the mix of the 14 other Republican candidates running in the […] Read more »