It has been more than two weeks since Donald Trump questioned whether John McCain should be considered a war hero, and he has largely withstood the first of what will be many rounds of scrutiny and criticism from party elites and journalists. The polls, which now fully reflect the aftermath […] Read more »
Don’t Be Misled by the New Poll Results for Donald Trump
It has been more than a week since Donald Trump’s remarks about whether Senator John McCain should be considered a war hero, and many journalists and commentators have reached a conclusion: Mr. Trump has emerged unscathed. … It’s entirely possible that Mr. Trump’s poll numbers won’t take a beating in […] Read more »
What Donald Trump’s Surge Meant
It was inevitable: If given enough rope, Donald Trump would hang himself. Trump’s statement Saturday in Iowa that Sen. John McCain was no war hero was all it took. This was so predictable; nobody knew exactly how Trump would self-destruct, but there was no doubt that he would. He can’t […] Read more »
Trump surges to big lead in GOP presidential race
Businessman Donald Trump surged into the lead for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, with almost twice the support of his closest rival, just as he ignited a new controversy after making disparaging remarks about Sen. John McCain’s Vietnam War service, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. CONT. Dan […] Read more »
Trump’s attack on McCain marks a turning point for him — and the GOP
… The media, for all the coverage and often critical commentary given to Trump, have not subjected him to the kind of scrutiny that often goes with being atop the polls. But every candidate who becomes a serious contender for the presidency eventually has to cross a threshold of acceptability […] Read more »
Will Trump’s McCain comments be a turning point?
After presidential candidate Donald Trump said Saturday that Arizona Sen. John McCain is only a war hero because he was captured, and “I like people that weren’t captured,” he drew immediate condemnation from many of his fellow Republican candidates. Whether it will become a turning point in his campaign depends […] Read more »