It’s hard to remember interest in a presidential election beginning to build so early. Wide-open presidential contests—that is, those without an incumbent seeking reelection—aren’t that infrequent; they’ve occurred a total of six times in the post-World War II period, four of those in the past 50 years. However, all the […] Read more »
Marco Rubio’s Unamerican Dream
In the run-up to 2016, one of the key questions for Republicans will be how to frame, market and package the issue of immigration reform. How can they make reform palatable to the party’s dominant right wing while substantially lessening Hispanic animosity? There is a growing body of evidence that […] Read more »
2016 Presidential Contender Word Clouds
A Monmouth University Poll released on August 5, 2013, asked American voters to say the first word or phrase that came to mind when they heard the names of five potential candidates for president in 2016 — Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Chris Christie, Jeb Bush, and Marco Rubio. The following […] Read more »
Rubio Is Losing Support Among Republican Voters
Until recently, Senator Marco Rubio of Florida had occupied something of a sweet spot in Republican politics: a favorite of the Tea Party but also trusted by the establishment wing of the G.O.P. Mr. Rubio’s embrace of comprehensive immigration reform, however, appears to have upset that delicate balance, and his […] Read more »
2016 forecast: Rubio, Bush, Ryan have chance to win over 40% of Latino vote
While the 2016 presidential election is a full three years away many of the high profile Republican contenders are enmeshed in the immigration reform debate, and if Republicans demonstrate strong leadership on passing comprehensive immigration reform with a path to citizenship possible candidates such as Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush and […] Read more »
Clinton, Obama Slip in Popularity; Uncertainty About Rubio Stays High
Hillary Clinton has lost some ground in personal favorability this year, but continues to outpace both Barack Obama and, by a wide margin, Marco Rubio – like Clinton, a possible successor to Obama – in this basic measure of public popularity. [cont.] Greg Holyk, ABC News Read more »