As Scott Walker has transformed himself from a three-time statewide winner in blue-leaning Wisconsin to a hard-right Republican primary candidate, he has jumped to the head of the pack in Iowa and New Hampshire. Walker’s re-creation of his political identity is a test of whether a Republican presidential candidate can […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Rubio jumps to head of 2016 GOP pack, Clinton honesty questioned
The Bush dynasty is a negative for voters and Marco Rubio is seen as a leader of the future, as the Florida senator jumps to the head of the GOP pack. The Clinton dynasty is a plus — and even though Hillary could have an honesty problem, she dominates the […] Read more »
Walker Has (Sorta) Broken Through In Iowa, And He Has Room To Grow
It’s time to acknowledge a milestone in the 2016 GOP primary. No, it’s not that Jeb Bush has broken his paleo diet. Rather, it’s that the leader in the Iowa polls is no longer the weakest frontrunner in caucus history! CONT. Harry Enten, FiveThirtyEight Read more »
5 takeaways from CNN/ORC poll
… There are plenty of caveats to poll-reading at this early stage of the political cycle — many candidates are still unknown and the sentiment in early states like Iowa and New Hampshire carry much more weight than national statistics. Still, national polls do offer an important snapshot of how […] Read more »
Wisconsin: Marquette Law School Poll finds Walker job approval down
A new Marquette Law School Poll finds Gov. Scott Walker’s job approval rating has fallen to 41 percent, with 56 percent of registered voters in Wisconsin saying they disapprove of how he is handling his job as governor. In the previous poll, in October 2014, Walker’s approval among registered voters […] Read more »
GOP contest wide open as Democrats wish for a race
Republicans have a wide-open presidential race. Democrats are jealous. As presidential contenders begin to officially announce their campaigns, a nationwide USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll finds no pining for Mitt Romney among Republicans and no consensus behind anybody else. CONT. Susan Page, USA Today Read more »