It is a good time to review the unusual—maybe unprecedented—presidential contest, which exhibits striking fluidity and uncertainty, with a huge group of candidates on the Republican side, and an equally striking coalescence toward an early consensus on the Democratic side. Making predictions is folly at this very early stage, but […] Read more »
CBS/NYT Poll: Ben Carson edges out Donald Trump
Ben Carson has surpassed Donald Trump and now narrowly leads the Republican field in the race for the nomination in the latest national CBS News/New York Times Poll. Twenty-six percent of Republican primary voters back Carson, giving him a four-point edge over Trump (22 percent). Support for Carson has quadrupled […] Read more »
Ben Carson Will Be Best-Liked Candidate on Debate Stage
Republicans preparing to watch Wednesday night’s GOP debate have varying opinions of the candidates vying for their party’s nomination. The candidates’ net favorable scores range from +60 for Ben Carson to +8 for John Kasich and +10 for Chris Christie. Carson’s strength of image is formidable; his net favorable score […] Read more »
Republican Candidates’ Images Across GOP Segments
A special Gallup analysis of how Republicans and Republican-leaning independents feel about the leading Republican presidential candidates shows each has a unique fan base within the party. As one example, Republican women view most GOP candidates more favorably than do Republican men, but the opposite is true for Donald Trump, […] Read more »
Experience? Fuhgeddaboudit!
Given the prevailing anger at Washington and career politicians, it shouldn’t be a surprise that voters increasingly see experience as overrated. CONT. Charlie Cook Read more »
Bush, Rubio and Kasich eye one another in the shadow of Trump
The Republican presidential contest is not, regardless of what is seems some days, all about Donald Trump. There’s another dynamic unfolding that has almost nothing to do with the businessman-politician currently atop the polls but that will have a major influence on who becomes the party’s nominee. This other struggle […] Read more »