Steve Inskeep talks to GOP pollster Whit Ayres about the 2016 Republican presidential field. What will take for the GOP to win the race? Ayres is working with Marco Rubio’s presidential campaign. NPR News Read more »
Top Dogs and Underdogs
Another political analyst and I recently decided just for fun to write down what percentage chance we would give the top contenders for the Republican presidential nomination. … Obviously, this is a business where surprises are more the norm than the exception, but a field of 15 to 20 candidates […] Read more »
A Rubio campaign blueprint, for all the world to see
It isn’t often that a presidential campaign blueprint comes packaged between covers and available in bookstores and online for all to see. But that’s the inescapable conclusion from looking through the pages of the book entitled, “2016 and Beyond,” by Republican pollster Whit Ayres. Ayres is one of his party’s […] 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 »
Fox News Poll: Clinton’s favorable slips, Christie underwater by double digits
Hillary Clinton’s personal ratings continue to slip. Yet the Democratic presidential hopeful still garners higher favorable ratings than many in the 2016 GOP field, according to a new Fox News poll released Wednesday. CONT. Dana Blanton, Fox News Read more »
Hillary Clinton’s Appeal Survives Scrutiny
Hillary Rodham Clinton appears to have initially weathered a barrage of news about her use of a private email account when she was secretary of state and the practices of her family’s foundation, an indication that she is starting her second presidential bid with an unusual durability among Democratic voters. […] Read more »