Donald Trump has surged to the top of a crowded Republican presidential field, a USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll finds, but the brash billionaire is also the weakest competitor among the top seven GOP candidates against Democrat Hillary Clinton. CONT. Susan Page & Erin Raftery, USA Today Read more »
Bush, Trump rising nationally for GOP, but both trail Clinton
With nearly all of the expected 2016 presidential candidates formally in the race, a new CNN/ORC national poll finds two recent entrants to the GOP field on the rise, while Hillary Clinton maintains her position atop the Democratic field, though holding a slightly slimmer lead. CONT. Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Read more »
Fox News Poll: Bush, Trump score post-announcement bumps
There’s been a lineup change in the race for the GOP nomination, as businessman Donald Trump moves up after declaring his candidacy. He’s now second in the order after former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who also got an uptick in support after his formal announcement. CONT. Dana Blanton, Fox News Read more »
Log On and Hit ‘Like’ … Facebook Measures the Candidates
If elections were won based on Facebook chatter, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Senator Bernie Sanders and Senator Rand Paul would be the front-runners in early primary season states. The social media company has released figures on how the candidates — and presumed candidates — fared in terms of Facebook interactions in […] Read more »
Rand Paul’s Risky Politics
Politics is always a risky business, with the odds of success the steepest for anyone running for president. So many factors have to line up just right to capture a nomination, and even then, the chances of winning the general election are roughly 50-50. But Sen. Rand Paul’s approach to […] Read more »
Republicans’ Early Views of GOP Field More Positive Than in 2012, 2008 Campaigns
From the start, the Republican presidential field for 2016 has been much more crowded than the Democratic field. But voters in each party have similar views of the quality of their party’s candidates. CONT. Pew Read more »