A special Gallup analysis of how Republicans and Republican-leaning independents feel about the leading Republican presidential candidates shows each has a unique fan base within the party. As one example, Republican women view most GOP candidates more favorably than do Republican men, but the opposite is true for Donald Trump, […] Read more »
Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio Are Rising, Focus Groups Say
In this Bloomberg Politics/Purple Strategies focus group video, likely Republican caucus-goers in Iowa and likely Republican New Hampshire primary voters discuss the appeal of two candidates from the Senate, Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz. Bloomberg Politics Read more »
Experience? Fuhgeddaboudit!
Given the prevailing anger at Washington and career politicians, it shouldn’t be a surprise that voters increasingly see experience as overrated. CONT. Charlie Cook Read more »
Can Republicans Regain Control of Their Party?
The state of the Republican Party is summed up by a quote from the late cartoonist Walt Kelly: “We have met the enemy and he is us.” At both the presidential-campaign and congressional levels, the problems are self-induced. The party fostered unrealistic expectations, and the failure to meet them emboldened […] Read more »
Donald Trump Has Little ‘Room to Grow,’ Poll Shows
If there’s a dark cloud hovering over Donald Trump‘s presidential bid, it’s this: He has less room to expand his support than any other Republican in the race. The celebrity real-estate developer led the most recent Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, as the preferred pick of 21% of GOP primary […] Read more »
Contrasting Partisan Perspectives on Campaign 2016
With four months to go before the first presidential nomination contests, Republican and Democratic voters have sharply different perspectives on their parties’ campaigns – from the qualities they value in candidates to the assessments of their presidential fields and the issues they prioritize. CONT. Pew Read more »