Aug 13, 2015 – With how Trump has acted thus far, we should expect more un-presidential behavior. … caucuses.They contemplate a national primary, but states vote one at a time or in small groups.They contemplate a race with 17 candidates … , but several candidates will drop out before Iowa and several more will drop out before the other states vote.They contemplate1 a…

Aug 13, 2015 – Oftentimes our presidential campaigns give way to absurdities. … Any one of the Republican candidates could do a terrific job running against the field of Democratic gerontocrats. … He showed great restraint that other candidates could profit from. The other rising star was Fiorina.…

Aug 12, 2015 – Via ABC News/AP: The Democratic National Committee unveiled plans on Thursday to hold six presidential debates starting this … Martin O'Malley is keeping pressure on the Democratic National Committee (DNC) to increase the number of Democratic presidential debates … “We are thrilled the candidates are so eager to participate in our debates.…

Aug 12, 2015 – This means that voter preferences, favorability impressions, and opinions of the GOP candidates have likely shifted in the intervening … Interestingly, however, of the eight Republican and Democratic candidates tested in the poll, only Sen. … presidential nominee should be criminally investigated for, knowingly or not, leaking "classified material."…

Aug 12, 2015 – On the front of the August 8 Post came the headline "For GOP candidates, a rush to the right." … In Sunday's paper, here was another headline: "A platform for conservative views: RedState Gathering gives nine GOP presidential candidates … The headline on the Web was "Only a handful of GOP candidates are living in the real world."…

Aug 12, 2015 – The crowded 2016 race for the White House has turned into one of the most bizarre presidential contests in U.S. history. … Consider this: Former secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the clear front-runner for the Democratic nomination, is caught up … Still, nearly 63 percent were supporting one of the other GOP candidates.…

Aug 12, 2015 – With the boldness of The Donald (minus the Democratic undercurrent of support liberal candidates and policies), plus the sure record … Unlike other candidates, Jindal bypassed the PC and announced "Islam has a problem". … Kansas Governor Sam Brownback curried resistance from 100 Republicans as well as Democratic during his reelection bid in 2014.…

Aug 12, 2015 – Billions and billions of dollars will be spent, by dozens of candidates in both parties. … A week later a similar meeting would take place with the Democratic nominee. … There is nobody on the Democratic side who wouldn't be an underdog to the Republican.…

Aug 12, 2015 – One, we want to hear tough and straight talk from candidates. … don't like 'fat pigs, dogs, and disgusting animals' ... how will you answer the charge from Hillary Clinton ... likely to be the Democratic … The last time a Republican presidential candidate won the women's vote was 25 years ago when George H.W.…

Aug 11, 2015 – This allows for viewers to see contrasts, for candidates to fact-check each other, and for moderators to do the same. … First, Trump is hardly going to answer "no" to the question of whether his temperament is presidential. … So far, Trump is "hacking" presidential politics.…

Aug 11, 2015 – A parade of Republican presidential candidates marched through -- Chris Christie, Rick Perry, Bobby Jindal, Marco Rubio, Carly Fiorina … The news was, in other words, relentlessly good: a field of remarkably talented candidates rounding into campaign shape. … A group of candidates younger, more energetic, more passionate, and more focused on the future than the geriatric Democratic field.…

Aug 11, 2015 – But what was supposed to be a debate among the top-10 Republican candidates turned into a bear-baiting of Donald Trump. … It was the Fox News "moderators" of what was supposed to be a candidates' debate. … Who decided to turn the first Republican presidential debate into a two-hour version of "The Kelly File"?…

Aug 11, 2015 – Twenty-four million people tuned in to watch the first primetime debate among 10 Republican presidential candidates. … Limbaugh said the "war on women" is a Democratic construct and is the kind of question one might expect from the "drive-by media," … questions of those candidates, especially Hillary Clinton.…

Aug 10, 2015 – Now that the first of the GOP presidential debates is history, I offer some thoughts. … Anyone with any doubts about this need only ask themselves: Who even remembers the first of the GOP presidential debates of 2012? … Everyone knows that Trump alone among the candidates has refused to rule out a run as a third party run.…

Aug 10, 2015 – For a real full-contact sport, watch a lively Republican presidential debate. … Looking over the deep and impressive bench of candidates, I found a number of big takeaways. The weakest candidate? Dr. … presidential debate.…

Aug 28, 2015 – Mexican-Americans make up most of its viewers so the network’s editorial tone essentially echoes that of the Democratic-controlled … Democratic Party." … All candidates except Ron Paul were in lockstep with Gov. Perry on the Univision boycott.…

Aug 28, 2015 – Hampshire, the 2010 electorate that ushered her into office has changed, making her re-election chances dubious, especially if Democratic … We’ll see how Democratic Gov. … As Roll Call mentioned, “he [Toomey] will likely have to convince many Democratic voters to split their ticket to vote for him.”…

Aug 28, 2015 – To many in Washington, there's little question that the 2016 presidential election should feature a dynasty rematch between the Clinton … When considering the many candidates not named Clinton or Bush, most voters figure none of them could make things any worse than the … On the Democratic side, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton seemed inevitable for a while.…

Aug 28, 2015 – WASHINGTON -- Forget all the polls in the presidential sweepstakes and wipe the slate clean for a whole new set of numbers. … Biden dealt with that question Wednesday in a CNN recording of what was to be an off-the-record conference call with the Democratic … The Quinnipiac poll "shows Joe Biden performing a little better than Hillary Clinton against the leading GOP candidates in a general…

Aug 27, 2015 – Paul picked up that impulse, and defeated the Kentucky GOP Establishment and the weakening Democratic Party to become US Senator. … Despite Paul’s accomplishments, this presidential candidate is not raising money or getting enough media spotlight. Why? … Paul is doing the exact opposite of other candidates. When they go to gathers of candidates, Paul avoids them.…

Aug 27, 2015 – WASHINGTON -- I shall pose the question once again that I posed months ago: Why is the Democratic presidential field the field of … Turn now to the Democratic field. … Clearly the Democratic Party has plenty of angry women candidates, and it is doing well with the black vote, but what about the millennials…

Aug 27, 2015 – Meanwhile, Republican presidential candidates seem more interested in attacking each other than in naming and shaming the consequential … Commentator Jeff Greenfield, writing in Politico magazine, critiques the decline of the Democratic Party, which parallels its wrong-headed…

Aug 27, 2015 – Trump is ruining the race for the serious Republican candidates and thereby helping Hillary immensely. … Over time, Trump has donated more money to Democratic candidates than Republican candidates. … These are the Boehners and the McConnells who huff and puff about President Barack Obama and his "out of control" Democratic Party,…

Aug 25, 2015 – “Black Lives Matter” has made its presence known in the 2016 presidential campaign, much to the chagrin of candidates from both political … The group has bullied three-fifths of the Democratic field: They ambushed Hillary Clinton, shut down a Bernie Sanders campaign event…

Aug 25, 2015 – parties' presidential nominations next year. … Ironically, the Republicans have a much stronger set of presidential candidates than usual to choose from this year. … This is not just the candidates' problem.…