The primary and caucus season is taking its toll on the images of three of the major presidential candidates. Republicans Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, in particular, have suffered significant drops in their images over the past two months. CONT. Frank Newport, Gallup Read more »
Trump and Clinton Supporters Lead in Enthusiasm
As the 2016 primaries continue, with neither party’s nominee yet decided, Gallup finds sharp differences in the enthusiasm expressed by supporters of the various candidates. Among Republicans and Republican leaners, voters who support Donald Trump are the most enthusiastic by far, with a combined 65% describing themselves as extremely or […] Read more »
As California primary nears, state Democrats are uniting behind Clinton and against a common enemy: Trump
Most of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ supporters in California say they expect that come November, Hillary Clinton will be elected president — and, by and large, they’re OK with that. … Those findings show the reality underlying the still-heated rhetoric of the Democratic primaries: By contrast with the civil war that […] Read more »
California: The Key Facts Behind Clinton, Trump State Leads
That Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are leading their respective presidential contests in California, according to the latest PPIC poll, is not surprising: what is noteworthy is how significantly the Democratic race appears to be affected by independents who are permitted to vote in that contest. CONT. Calbuzz Read more »
What A Two-Front War To Deny Trump The Nomination Could Look Like
… Cruz and Kasich would be odd bedfellows within today’s GOP. But the truth is, if they want to thwart Trump, their only hope may be to coordinate a last-ditch, two-front assault on the front-runner. If they don’t start divvying up turf, Trump is much more likely to prevail on […] Read more »
The slow-motion implosion of the Republican Party
Trapped on all sides. That’s where the Republican Party finds itself today, both in its nominating battle and in its implacable “not even a hearing” stance on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Merrick Garland. Privately, and to some degree publicly, Republicans seem resigned to death in November by fire […] Read more »