Syrian refugees have quickly become political footballs in the United States in the wake of the Paris attacks, and it’s become an exceedingly shameful display of pandering and fearmongering by a group of largely Republican politicians.
The initial responses of the Republican candidates for President to the attacks in Paris are about what you’d expect, but it’s far too early to tell what impact the events of the weekend will have on the race for President here in the United States.
Donald Trump’s latest tirade has led to another round of speculation as to whether or not he’s ‘gone too far’ and reached the beginning of the end of his campaign. Don’t count on it.
Ben Carson displays incoherence and ignorance on foreign policy issues that disqualify him from being considered a serious candidate for President of the United States.
A new poll provides further evidence that Hillary Clinton’s path to the Democratic nomination looks to be clear.
Increasingly concerned by the rise of Donald Trump and Ben Carson and the failure of any establishment candidates to click with voters, some top Republicans are reportedly turning their lonely eyes to Mitt.
A new poll shows that a near majority of Republicans agree with even some of Donald Trump’s most controversial statements on immigration.
Ratings slipped for last night’s debate, but the numbers were still very respectable.
Candidates who have been excluded from tomorrow’s Fox Business Network are complaining, but their complaints ignore the fact that polling is the best objective criteria we have to determine debate eligibility.
Thanks apparently in part to body camera footage, two police officers in Louisiana are facing murder charges in the shooting death of a child during a police chase.
Republicans have apparently gone insane.
Representatives from most of the Republican Presidential campaigns met to discuss reforms to the debate process, but none of their ideas will actually improve the quality of debates.
Marco Rubio’s performance in this week’s debate is once again leading to speculation about whether is about to have a breakout moment.
Rand Paul is promising to filibuster the budget deal when it gets to the Senate, but it’s extremely unlikely he’ll be able to do anything but delay the inevitable.
Marco Rubio is taking heat for missing a lot of Senate votes since he started running for President, but he’s not really any worse than other legislators who have run for President.
One unqualified outsider with a history of saying outrageous things replaces another unqualified outsider with a history of saying outrageous things, at least according to yet another new poll.
Another batch of polls confirms that Donald Trump has fallen from the top in the Hawkeye State.
A new poll shows that the Tea Party movement is more unpopular than it has ever been before, even among Republicans and conservatives.
Once the Republican frontrunner, Jeb Bush is now floundering and dealing with donors worried that they may be backing the wrong horse.
So close, and yet so very, very, far.
Two new Iowa polls show Ben Carson passing Donald Trump in the Hawkeye State, but that’s not necessarily good news for Republicans.
With the voting now seemingly a mere formality, the question becomes what kind of Speaker of the House Paul Ryan will become.
After an eleven hour day on Capitol Hill, it was Hillary Clinton 1 House Benghazi Committee 0.
Paul Ryan has never really wanted to be Speaker Of The House, but he’s take the job if House Republicans meet the conditions he’s set out.
A pair of new polls confirms that Republican hopes that Donald Trump would fade are failing to come true.
A new poll shows an up-tick in public support for some gun control measures, but gun control advocates can’t ignore the political reality that says those restrictions are unlikely to ever become law.
Ben Carson will spend most of October on a book tour rather than campaigning for President. Further proof that he is not a serious candidate despite his standing in the polls.
Paul Ryan is getting pressure from all sides to get into the race for Speaker Of The House.
Quietly, Florida Senator Marco Rubio has been moving close to the front f the race for the Republican Presidential nomination.
In the wake of yesterday’s shootings in Oregon, President Obama took the airwaves to offer the same empty rhetoric he has on this issue in the past, and to make the false claim that there are simple solutions to what is a very complex problem.
Up to 13 people are dead and as many 20 injured after another mass shooting on a college campus.
RNC Chairman Reince Priebus suggested that Iowa and New Hampshire shouldn’t get used to their place at the top of the primary calendar. He’s right, but fixing the crazy system that put them there isn’t going to be easy.
The next Republican debate is likely to be a lot smaller than the previous two, and that could prove fatal for several candidates.
The first significant national polls taken in the wake of last week’s debate show that Donald Trump has slipped somewhat, but still remains the clear leader of the Republican race for President.
With the exception of Rand Paul, the foreign policy discussion at last night’s debate was about as bad as you’d expect.
The Republican candidates for President took to the stage last night for a debate that seemed to last forever and accomplished nothing.
Even taking the fact that he is the Republican frontrunner into account, Donald Trump is getting a disproportionate amount of attention from the political media.
Ben Carson has no government experience, he has a history of saying things that don’t seem grounded in reality, and he lacks the resources for a credible campaign. And yet, he’s closing in on Donald Trump in the polls.
Donald Trump and Ben Carson remain at the top of the Republican Presidential field heading into the second debate on Wednesday.
A new poll shows that the vast majority of Americans oppose Kim Davis’s refusal to follow the law, even while some Republican candidates rally behind her.
A trial court Judge in Oregon is the latest public official to refuse to do his job.
The 2016 election will be fought on a very small battlefield, and right now the makeup of that battlefield heavily favors the Democrats.
Most of the Republican candidates for President would rather support a lawbreaker than the Rule of Law. The American people should judge them accordingly.
In a speech in Florida, Joe Biden spoke about his possible run for the White House, and gave a very big hint that he’s leaning toward staying out of the race.
Prosecutors in South Carolina announced that they will seek the death penalty for Charleston shooter Dylann Roof.
A new poll shows Bernie Sanders gaining traction outside of New Hampshire for the first time.
Some of Hillary Clinton’s Democratic opponents are complaining about the DNC’s parsimonious debate schedule.
