Donald Trump is up in Georgia and Virginia and second in Texas, and he heads into Super Tuesday in a strong position to have a good night. He’s thus far been able to parlay his formula from previous states, doing well among conservatives and also evangelicals, but it is not […] Read more »
Cruz and Kasich Implausible Scenarios Keeping Trump on Top
The early primaries usually winnow presidential fields because each one tests aspects of a candidacy, and because only victories keep the money flowing. But while this Republican field has winnowed, it hasn’t shrunk as much as some would like. … Both Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich […] Read more »
Trump Is Winning a Two-Front War
Even as Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz escalate their attacks on Donald Trump, next week’s cascade of Super Tuesday contests offers the GOP front-runner a unique opportunity to simultaneously weaken, and perhaps disable, his principal competitors on separate battlefields of a two-front war. CONT. Ronald Brownstein, The Atlantic Read more »
GOP Debate Focus Group
Frank Luntz’ post-debate focus group discusses the most important moments of the GOP debate with Megyn Kelly on The Kelly File. Luntz Global / Fox News Read more »
Trump’s negatives among Hispanics rise; worst in GOP field
Donald Trump has used the issue of immigration to help make himself the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, but his harsh rhetoric also has earned him the highest negative ratings among Hispanic voters of any major GOP hopeful, according to a Washington Post-Univision News poll. CONT. Dan Balz & […] Read more »
Trump Dominates in Bloomberg Poll of ‘SEC Primary’ States
Donald Trump holds a substantial lead in the southern region where Republican voters have their say on March 1, displaying remarkable strength for a twice-divorced New Yorker in Bible Belt states home to some of the nation’s most conservative voters. CONT. John McCormick, Bloomberg Politics Read more »