May 21, 2015 – Candidates … · On the Democratic side, 54 percent say they have a positive impression of their field. … · When the respondents were asked about individual candidates (and presumed candidates) the results were interesting.…

May 21, 2015 – Bolstering unions means more workers paying more dues so more unions can give more money to the Democratic Party. … Republican presidential candidates must have a message that will bring Americans to their senses and remind them of economic, foreign…

May 21, 2015 – It suddenly has become a stock question to ask candidates for the Republican Presidential nomination a seemingly simple question: would … We did bring them a chance to remake Iraq into a modern democratic state.…

Jun 9, 2015 – And speaking of the Democratic Party, consider the array of clowns, losers, and misfits running for (or ruining) the Democratic Party … From the creepy uncles to the dysfunctional cousins, to the Democratic Madam who does not seem to give a damn, calling the Democratic … slate of Presidential contenders “a clown car of candidates” is too kind.…

Jun 9, 2015 – It's not hard to imagine how Republican candidates can frame messages on these issues. … "Cares about people like me" has long been a characteristic on which Democratic candidates have an advantage over Republicans. … Total Democratic turnout declined by about 3.5 million people between both the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections and the 2010 and…

Jun 7, 2015 – Less questioned and less covered is the weakness of the Democratic field. … Those candidates beg the question: Where are the leaders of the Democratic Party? Who are they? Where are the ideas? … Even on the state level, who are the Democratic governors introducing innovative policy ideas?…

Jun 5, 2015 – Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in challenging Clinton (via WaPo): A once-sleepy Democratic presidential primary contest is fast coming … Today, few Democratic voters are thinking about Iraq. … And with candidates with similar strength in the polls, there’s no good argument for the networks to deny them a spot.…

Jun 5, 2015 – I mean, the presidential candidate has been ticketed four times since 1997, gang.   … Look, presidential candidates -- especially serious ones -- should be thoroughly vetted by the Fourth Estate.   … American Bridge is a pro-Hillary Clinton Democratic attack group run by hatchet-man David Brock.…

Jun 4, 2015 – neutrality in presidential primaries to fundraise for Hillary. … But so far, Democratic voters only have former Rhode Island Gov. … Until then, let's stop pretending Hillary is "battling three other declared Democratic candidates," as Politico put it.…

Jun 4, 2015 – Democratic strategists have maintained that they own the world of social media, and they do. … constituency who tend to vote Democratic is huge, particularly in presidential election years when these voters become more focused … GOP candidates and campaigns won't touch them with a 10-foot pole.…

Jun 4, 2015 – The left wing of the Democratic Party is having a magic moment. Vermont Sen. … In 2004, Vermont Democratic Gov. … Sanders and his fondest admirers imagine that he represents, as Dean used to claim of himself, "the Democratic wing of the Democratic…

Jun 4, 2015 – Between now and the end of the summer, current candidates and future candidates will be raising money, raising money, raising money … What makes candidates more prepared for a presidential run? … candidates).…

Jun 3, 2015 – The three-term Republican governor of a famously blue state seems like a serious 2016 presidential contender on paper -- until you … He beat Democratic icon Mario Cuomo in 1994. He cut income taxes 25 percent and trimmed other taxes as well. … Trump sees the presidential race as self-marketing opportunity, a way to extend his run as a reality-TV star.…

Jun 1, 2015 – Two of those candidates are women. Rating: Tilts Democratic.Rep. … American Women, the research organizational arm of the advocacy group for female Democratic candidates, is in charge of the research … Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina, Reps.…

Jun 19, 2015 – Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, from brain cancer in May, sources close to the Vice President say he still could mount a presidential … Dick Harpootlian, former chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party, says Biden previously indicated to him he would likely make … While Hillary Clinton remains a sturdy Democratic front-runner, there are some signs of an opening against her.…

Jun 19, 2015 – Bernie Sanders -- one of Clinton's rivals for the Democratic nomination -- many of which she supports: Raising the federal minimum … According to a voter survey this week by the Gallup Poll, "Democratic candidates for the 2016 presidential nomination face a significantly … If that happens, she risks becoming the Walter Mondale or Michael Dukakis of the 2016 presidential election.…

Jun 18, 2015 – Democratic candidates for the 2016 presidential nomination face a significantly more left-leaning party base than their predecessors … Forty-seven percent of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents now identify as both socially liberal and economically moderate…

Jun 18, 2015 – Surely the Democratic Party can do better than to field a presidential nominee who trails behind her a 25-year record of scandal. … Trust me, the Democratic Party is coming alive. … My answer to them is that a multiplicity of good candidates is better than the Democrats' scarcity of candidates.…

Jun 12, 2015 – For whatever reason, Hillary Rodham Clinton has decided to accuse a slew of Republican governors and presidential candidates of "systematically … they are, have begun to fight back by reciting the facts, little as those may matter to Ms., Mrs., Sen., Secretary, First Lady, Presidential … There was always a New Nixon -- the old leopard was always claiming to have changed his spots -- whenever he revived his presidential…

Jun 26, 2015 – Although the possibility that a sufficient number of Democratic senators will oppose the deal to override a presidential veto is remote … To this end, US Jewish groups and other organizations must demand that all presidential candidates – including Hillary Clinton – commit … By doing so, Israel stands a chance of separating the issue of Democratic support for Obama from Democratic opposition to the nuclear…

Jun 24, 2015 – He’s polling abysmally (although, in fairness, it’s still early) and all the big donors, it seems, are looking at other candidates. … explicitly attacked a candidate who gives good speeches — but isn’t necessarily conservative enough to defeat the presumptive Democratic … Jindal, for his part, is the 13th Republican contender to officially launch a presidential bid.…

Jun 24, 2015 – He will be the 14th person to throw his hat into the presidential ring. … Christie's presidential prospects, which once seemed unshakable, have dampened over the course of his governorship — particularly during … More socially conservative candidates like Ted Cruz, Rick Perry and Mike Huckabee will soak up just about every inch of support from…

Jun 23, 2015 – .…” If the Democratic Party and its constituent groups have their way, the Big Apple’s non-citizen immigrants will be singing that … York City” campaign, which its organizers call “an initiative to mobilize immigrant New Yorkers in preparation for the 2016 Presidential … Elias’s clients include four major national Democratic Party committees — as well as the Clinton presidential campaign, which is not…

Jun 22, 2015 – O'Malley's choice of words -- more common among teenagers than presidential candidates -- seemed a gambit to attract attention to a … O'Malley's proposals are more specific than anything his Democratic rivals, including former secretary of state Hillary Rodham Clinton…

Jun 22, 2015 – Do the GOP's serious candidates really want to share the spotlight with a loudmouth who spent much of the last presidential election … Sure enough, he has been a major backer of Democratic candidates, pouring hundreds of thousands of dollars into Democratic campaigns … Trump isn't a conservative, he isn't a Republican, and he isn't a presidential candidate.…