After leading the crowded Republican field since July, Donald Trump finds Ben Carson pulling even with him in the latest national NBC News online poll conducted by SurveyMonkey, beginning Tuesday before the debate through Thursday. CONT. Allison Kopicki & John Lapinski, NBC News Read more »
What Did We Learn From the CNBC GOP Debate?
The GOP CNBC debate on Wednesday was ultimately designed for and about the GOP establishment in both the kind of questions asked and the way in which they were asked. And, that, not surprisingly, did not go over well with either the candidates – especially those in the non-establishment lane […] Read more »
Iowa voters render their verdict: Seven top takeaways from GOP debate
Thursday night, 26 GOP caucus voters from Des Moines, Iowa watched the third Republican presidential debate. The candidates they supported as they arrived closely mirrored the latest polls. And this debate had impact. Major impact. CONT. Frank Luntz, Fox News Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com Read more »
Republicans Remain Divided as Democrats Unite
It is a good time to review the unusual—maybe unprecedented—presidential contest, which exhibits striking fluidity and uncertainty, with a huge group of candidates on the Republican side, and an equally striking coalescence toward an early consensus on the Democratic side. Making predictions is folly at this very early stage, but […] Read more »
Republicans 2016: Where the Race Stands Now
… In times of turmoil, presidential politics has sometimes drawn unusual, non-traditional figures to occupy center stage during part or all of a campaign. … However, what is happening within the Republican Party now has no modern parallel. Two unconventional outsiders, Donald Trump and Ben Carson, are thoroughly dominating the early months […] Read more »
CBS/NYT Poll: Ben Carson edges out Donald Trump
Ben Carson has surpassed Donald Trump and now narrowly leads the Republican field in the race for the nomination in the latest national CBS News/New York Times Poll. Twenty-six percent of Republican primary voters back Carson, giving him a four-point edge over Trump (22 percent). Support for Carson has quadrupled […] Read more »