The politics of medicine, morality and free will have collided in an emotional debate over vaccines and the government’s place in requiring them, posing a challenge for Republicans who find themselves in the familiar but uncomfortable position of reconciling modern science with the skepticism of their core conservative voters. … […] Read more »
Walker Surging in Iowa Poll as Bush Struggles
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is surging, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush is an also-ran and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is dominating in a new poll of Iowans likely to vote in the nation’s first presidential nominating contest. The Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register Iowa Poll, taken Monday through Thursday, […] 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 »
History’s a Positive for Clinton; Not So for Bush or Romney
Hillary Clinton’s potential place in history and her husband’s tenure in the White House boost her presidential prospects, while Jeb Bush’s political legacy and Mitt Romney’s 2012 run for the office are negatives, a new ABC News/Washington Post poll finds. CONT. Gary Langer, ABC News Read more »
Mike Huckabee: Popular but not seen as presidential
Former Fox News host and Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee is arguably the most popular Republican candidate for president in 2016. … But that doesn’t make him the GOP’s top 2016 hope. Not hardly. CONT. Aaron Blake, Washington Post Read more »