For Senator Ted Cruz to call his party’s leader, Senator Mitch McConnell, a liar as he did Friday and again Sunday in the Senate was an extraordinary personal attack, but given how much the conservative base of the Republican Party has come to loathe its leaders, it was also good […] Read more »
NBC/Marist Polls Show Donald Trump Running Strong in Iowa, NH
Donald Trump is running strong in the early nominating states of Iowa and New Hampshire, according to two new NBC News-Marist polls. … Meanwhile, in the Democratic presidential race, the polls show that Hillary Clinton is ahead, but that Bernie Sanders has gained ground on her since earlier this year. […] Read more »
CNN/ORC poll: Trump elbows his way to the top
In the first national telephone poll since Donald Trump earned rebukes from Republican leaders over his comments about Senator John McCain’s military service, the real estate mogul has increased his support among GOP voters and now stands atop the race for the party’s nomination. … On the Democratic side, Clinton […] Read more »
Among Republicans, GOP Candidates Better Known Than Liked
The GOP presidential field, already 16 candidates strong and brimming with controversy, features a large number of contenders who are familiar to Republicans nationwide. Donald Trump leads the pack as the best-known candidate, at 92%. However, the best-known candidates, Trump and Jeb Bush, are not the best-liked. That distinction goes […] Read more »
A New Poll Shows the Contours of the GOP Field
… There are as many ways to look at the unfolding Republican presidential race as there are people thinking about it, but one common thread is that the fight will come down to one candidate from the more conventional, mainstream side of the GOP and another from the more conservative, […] Read more »
Don’t Assess 2016 with Assumptions
A lot of conventional wisdom floating out there about 2016 is grounded more in opinion and assumption than in facts or data. And, as your teacher or mom may have taught you, “assumption makes an A.S.S. out of you and me.” Here are some of the most prevalent and pervasive […] Read more »