A major new survey in four U.S. Senate battleground states shows that Democrats are within striking distance of the majority in 2016. Democratic candidates are 6 points up in Colorado (Democratic hold), 5 points ahead of a Republican incumbent in Wisconsin (a Democratic pick up) and knotted in Ohio and […] Read more »
Republicans Like Paul Ryan, But Will They Turn on Him?
Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan is expected to step into the role of speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives later this week, and he will do so as a fairly well-known and well-liked figure within his own party. This could be a disorienting change from outgoing speaker, John Boehner, who […] Read more »
Strife of the Party
Republicans are in trouble. A significant bloc regards their congressional leaders—House speaker John Boehner, Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell, and their underlings—as enemies. A quarter or more of grassroots Republicans think Donald Trump should be president. And to make things worse, Hillary Clinton has a glide path to the Democratic […] Read more »
New leadership in Congress won’t fix broken Washington
The American public doesn’t think a change in leadership by the Republicans in Congress will do much to bring real reform to the way Congress operates, but most still say they want John Boehner replaced as House speaker, according to a new CNN/ORC Poll. CONT. Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Read more »
Speaker’s Choice
… The GOP’s majority is pretty firmly entrenched, but a surefire way to become a minority again is for the House to adopt the Freedom Caucus’s agenda. Keep in mind that the electorate next year, when the presidency is on the ballot, is very different from the older, whiter, more-conservative, […] Read more »
63% of GOP Voters Comfortable with Ryan for Speaker Job
More than six in ten Republican primary voters say they’d be comfortable with Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as the next Speaker of the House, a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll shows. CONT. Carrie Dann, NBC News Read more »