Donald Trump’s path to the Republican nomination has become a lot clearer over the last month. Some prominent members of the party’s beleaguered establishment have backed him against Ted Cruz, and Mr. Trump now leads in Iowa. It gives him a chance to run the table in the early states […] Read more »
Trump Strong in Three Early States as Clinton and Sanders Battle
With just four days to go until the Iowa caucuses, Donald Trump has pulled ahead of Ted Cruz with a seven-point lead among likely Iowa GOP caucus-goers, while Hillary Clinton remains just three points in front of Bernie Sanders on the Democratic side, according to a trio of new NBC […] Read more »
A Time for Culling, Not for Winning
… Neither party’s nomination is likely to be settled by the outcomes in Iowa or New Hampshire, or even the two combined. The Republican race is likely to be determined much closer to Memorial Day than New Year’s Day, and the Democratic nomination should be obvious by Easter, quite possibly […] Read more »
For Trump and His Rivals, The Race to Iowa Is Strictly a Numbers Game
… Over the past two weeks, six polls released nationally, and in Iowa and New Hampshire—the critical first two states—show Trump’s support converging with noticeably little variation at around one-third of the Republican vote. Each of those polls shows Trump leading his rivals. Four polls released Tuesday morning also largely […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Trump gains in Iowa, still dominates in New Hampshire
With just over a week until the first 2016 election contest, Donald Trump takes the lead in Iowa — and maintains his big advantage in New Hampshire. That’s according to the latest round of Fox News state polls on the Republican presidential nomination contest. CONT. Dana Blanton, Fox News Read more »
Independents Poised To Roil N.H. Primaries For Both Parties
… A new WBUR poll of undeclared Granite State voters shows that Democrat Bernie Sanders and Republican John Kasich would most benefit from a strong turnout of independents voting in their respective party primary. Thursday’s poll also shows that New Hampshire’s likely undeclared voters are taking their time — a […] Read more »