… Republican Party leaders, whose presidential nominees have not won a majority of female voters since 1988, are setting their sights on making electoral gains among women in the 2016 presidential race and trying to close the gender gap in swing states like Florida and Colorado. But the remarks and […] Read more »
Drama and Comedy in the Race for the White House
In their first prime-time debate last night, ten candidates for next year’s Republican presidential nomination were pummeled with challenging questions. One columnist called it less a debate than an interrogation. The result was both entertainment and substance, displaying agreement on some familiar issues but revealing divisions on others. CONT. To […] Read more »
Yes, Scott Walker, Americans strongly support legal abortion for rape victims
In Thursday’s debate, Fox News’ Megyn Kelly confronted Scott Walker with a data point: “Would you really let a mother die rather than have an abortion, and with 83 percent of the American public in favor of a life exception, are you too out of the mainstream on this issue […] Read more »
GOP debate contenders give Democrats reason to worry
… Democrats have enjoyed the summer of Trump and hope it lasts long enough to inflict serious damage on the Republican brand. But they no doubt saw enough Thursday night to begin to worry about what a general election pitting a vulnerable Clinton against one of the non-Trumps could portend. […] Read more »
The Next Phase of the G.O.P. Race Starts Now
Most of the important action in the Republican presidential race has been out of sight, as candidates have courted donors and party leaders before formally jumping into the race. The first debate on Thursday starts a new phase, as the campaign begins to play out much more in front of […] Read more »
Republicans View Rubio, Walker Most Positively on Debate Eve
Just ahead of the first official Republican debate of the 2016 presidential campaign, Republicans give Marco Rubio and Scott Walker the highest net favorable ratings among any of the major 16 candidates running for their party’s nomination, followed by Ben Carson, Mike Huckabee and Rick Perry. At the other end […] Read more »