Republican Race Descends Into Childish Taunts, Name Calling
Ever since last week’s debate, the race for the Republican nomination has come to resemble a schoolyard fight among a bunch of nine year-olds.
Ever since last week’s debate, the race for the Republican nomination has come to resemble a schoolyard fight among a bunch of nine year-olds.
Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions became the latest prominent Republican to endorse Donald Trump, but there are a lot more Republicans who are starting to panic over what Trump could do to their party.
Donald Trump is positioned to do very well on Super Tuesday, while Ted Cruz should win his home state. Marco Rubio, meanwhile, seems to be struggling to maintain his relevance.
I’m torn between my preferred candidate and an acceptable candidate who’s more likely to win.
With one surprise endorsement, Donald Trump stole the post-debate news cycle from Marco Rubio.
Bizarrely, the Marco Rubio campaign seems to be telling donors that their candidate may have to hope for a brokered convention to win the GOP nomination.
Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz landed some punches on Donald Trump last night, but it’s doubtful that they changed the nature of the race.
On Tuesday, Ted Cruz’s campaign faces what amounts to a do-or-die battle in Texas.
If Marco Rubio can’t win in his home state, where can he win?
A new poll shows Donald Trump with historically low support for a Republican from Latino voters. That’s a recipe for electoral disaster.
Donald Trump won his third contest in a row in Nevada, putting him one step closer to inevitability.
Tonight’s Nevada Caucuses could be as chaotic as the floor of a Vegas casino, but Donald Trump seems to be in position to score another win.
Conservatives are sending a message to Senate Republicans about the vacancy on the Supreme Court, and it may require them to initiate a suicidal game plan.
Donald Trump hasn’t hit the point of inevitability yet, but time is running short if Republicans are going to stop him.
Donald Trump is trolling the depths of the Internet’s conspiracy dungeons once again. This time to raise the largely absurd argument that Marco Rubio may not be eligible to serve as President.
For now at least, the Bush Dynasty has seen the end of its involvement in national politics.
Donald Trump racks up another big win, while Marco Rubio surges into second and likely saves his campaign for now.
Tonight’s results in South Carolina could have a significant impact on the race going forward. (Plus, a projection)
More likely than not, South Carolina marks the end of the road for Jeb Bush’s bid for the Presidency.
The futility of US policy towards Cuba is obvious to anyone who gives it even a passingly objective assessment.
Donald Trump is on the verge of another big victory.
Donald Trump appears headed for another victory in South Carolina’s primary.
Republicans are putting much on the line in their refusal to consider any Supreme Court nomination from President Obama.
One week before the South Carolina Primary, the remaining Republican candidates for President clashed in a headed debate.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is officially dropping out of the race for President.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is “expected” to drop his bid for the Republican nomination after a disappointing finish in New Hampshire.
Donald Trump is back on top, but the field below him remains as confused as ever.
The GOP field is now down to five.
Unless the polls are very wrong, it looks to be a good night for Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump. Beyond that, there’s a lot that’s still up in the air.
The real question about the GOP primary in New Hampshire will likely be about who comes in second and third place. But what if there are no clear winners for these positions?
Marco Rubio was the man in the cross hairs in last night’s Republican debate.
Donald Trump continues to lead, while Marco Rubio surges, in the first polls out of New Hampshire since the Iowa Caucuses.
Clinton is a virtual lock for the Democratic nomination. Rubio is the most plausible Republican winner in a messy field.
Six months ago, there were seventeen candidates for the 2016 Republican nomination. Now, the race is effectively down to three candidates.
Ted Cruz won, Marco Rubio surged into a stronger than expected third place, and Donald Trump was humbled just a little bit, but he was hardly a “loser.” The race for the GOP nomination has begun for real.
The final polls of the Iowa Caucus show that the outcome of tonight’s caucuses depend almost entirely on turnout at this point. Plus, a projection of who will win and the order of finish.
With just over a week to go, the New Hampshire primary is being dominated by a bombastic New York celebrity and a septuagenarian Vermont socialist.
Fundraising in the final three months of 2015 largely reflected the state of the race itself, but some candidates are better positioned going forward than others.
The final Des Moines Register poll before Caucus Night shows Donald Trump leading the GOP field, and Hillary Clinton with a narrow lead over Bernie Sanders, but much of the final outcome will depend on who shows up for the respective party caucuses.
Without Trump, the seventh Republican debate largely focused on Ted Cruz, who doesn’t seem to have done himself any favors. Donald Trump, meanwhile, will likely not pay any price at all for skipping the last pre-Iowa debate.
Last night’s Republican debate had a different feel with the absence of a certain bloviating narcissist.
Many analysts are making the argument that Marco Rubio is the GOP’s best hope to win the General Election in 2016. That may be true, but before he can get there he needs to find a way to win the GOP nomination.
The first debate after the Iowa Caucuses will have fewer participants than past debates, and there will be no undercard debate.