Back in the mid-1990s, Harvard professor Clayton Christensen coined the phrases “disruptive technology” and “disruptive innovation” to describe certain kinds of game-changing developments in the business world. Now, in politics, we are seeing a variation on that theme. CONT. Charlie Cook Read more »
Huckabee, Paul, Ryan, Perry Best Known and Liked in GOP
Four potential GOP candidates for president in 2016 stand above seven others as the best known and best liked among Republicans at this early juncture in the nominating process. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, and Texas Gov. Rick Perry are all familiar […] Read more »
Warren and Paul on the Pulse of 2016
Back in 2006, Democrats were happy to have Hillary Clinton on the trail with them, but freshman Senator Barack Obama was the real hot ticket as a Democratic surrogate. … The top surrogate for Republicans that year wasn’t Pres. George W. Bush, whose approval ratings were deep underwater, but Sen. […] Read more »
Clinton Is Best Known, Best Liked Potential 2016 Candidate
Hillary Clinton is currently the best known and best liked of 16 potential 2016 presidential candidates tested in a July 7-10 Gallup poll, due to her 91% familiarity score and +19 net favorable rating. The net favorable is based on her 55% favorable and 36% unfavorable ratings. CONT. Jeffrey M. […] Read more »
Christie’s Challenge: A Third of Iowa Republicans Dislike Him
As New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie heads to Iowa Thursday, prompting another round of talk about his presidential ambitions, he faces a 2016 obstacle maybe as daunting as the “Bridge-gate” scandal rocking his administration: A sizable number of Republican voters there dislike him. A third of Republicans in Iowa (33 […] Read more »
Questions for the GOP’s 2016 field of candidates
Texas Gov. Rick Perry once famously described the 2012 Republican presidential field as the “weakest . . . in history.” Republicans expect better things in 2016, but today there are as many question marks as exclamation points behind the names of their prospective candidates. … The Republican nomination contest is unsettled and […] Read more »