… The only thing the GOP establishment seems to agree upon is that it doesn’t want Trump or Carson to be the nominee. So if the GOP wants to minimize the chance of one of them being nominated, does it make sense to support a Romney campaign? The answer depends […] Read more »
Time for GOP panic? Establishment worried Carson or Trump might win
Less than three months before the kick-off Iowa caucuses, there is growing anxiety bordering on panic among Republican elites about the dominance and durability of Donald Trump and Ben Carson and widespread bewilderment over how to defeat them. … According to other Republicans, some in the party establishment are so […] Read more »
The Angry American Voter
As Republicans take the stage in Cleveland for their first presidential primary debate tonight — with Donald Trump in the middle of it — one thing is already abundantly clear: A lot of voters are angry. Very angry. In fact, a lot of voters have been angry for some time. The […] Read more »
Will Trust Be a Deal-Breaker for Hillary Clinton?
One topic that often comes up in serious conversations about 2016 presidential politics is whether questions about Hillary Clinton’s trustworthiness will be her undoing. Not surprisingly, many of her fiercest critics passionately want this to be the case, but even some of her closest advisers are known to be very […] Read more »
Why the GOP Should Worry About Hillary Clinton’s Poll Numbers
With the 2016 general election a little less than 16 months away, key polling data for Hillary Clinton shows that her numbers look a lot like President Barack Obama’s in 2012 — and could be bad news for Republicans. The American Communities Project took the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal […] Read more »
2016’s Electoral Terrain Looks a Lot Like 2012
There’s a long list of factors that ultimately decide elections, from candidates to issues, but the electoral terrain ranks near the top. Looking at the 2016 presidential race, three types of counties and three big questions about them will be crucial. CONT. Dante Chinni, Wall Street Journal Read more »