Feb 29, 2016 – Twelve states take to the polls, and there are 1,004 Democratic delegates and 595 Republican delegates up for grabs. … last week when it was announced that Rubio would be skipping the event, but he'll be there on Saturday along with the other GOP presidential … candidates.…

Feb 29, 2016 – Yet Republican candidates are not in much better shape.  … If nobody cares about behavior, there is no standard to hold candidates to.   … No wonder we can’t find a true leader amongst the candidates.  …

Feb 27, 2016 – If Trump wins the GOP nomination, it will be the first time in over 100 years a major U.S. party’s presidential nominee could call … Joe Lieberman (I-CT), former Democratic Sen. … Chris Dodd from Connecticut (of the hated Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act), Democratic Sen.…

Feb 26, 2016 – Over recent weeks and months, I haven't been shy about voicing my opposition to the presidential candidacy of Donald J. Trump.   … I've also harbored immense respect for several others, whom I'd have gladly supported in a general election against the Democratic … Over the last few weeks, that roster has filtered down to two viable candidates: Cruz and Rubio.  …

Feb 26, 2016 – Iran's system, despite the facade of elections, is anything but democratic. … Council approves a five-member team to consider the eligibility of candidates. … presidential election.…

Feb 25, 2016 – The American presidential election season so far has been simply amazing. … Its unpredictability, liveliness and sometimes profoundly rancorous debates, are integral parts of our democratic system, something … The dreadful theocracy that has been imposed on Iranians by draconian ayatollahs bears no similarity to our democratic system.…

Feb 25, 2016 – The current presidential candidates are refighting the Iraq war of 2003. … More than 60 years after the U.S. saved South Korea, thousands of American peacekeepers still help protect a democratic and successful…

Feb 23, 2016 – Many serious issues remain undebated as the national dialogue around the 2016 Presidential campaign focuses on silly distractions … So where do the candidates stand? … That will probably sell in a Democratic primary and it could conceivably buy seniors’ votes in a general election.…

Feb 22, 2016 – It’s because you cannot win, even if it’s a Trump/Sanders battle for the White House: Only if the self-avowed Democratic socialist … Bernie Sanders were to cop the Democratic nomination and square off against reality-TV star Trump could these would-be Bloomberg supporters … Then again, Rothenberg does mention that a Bloomberg candidacy would serve as the Democrats’ Perot, siphoning more Democratic voters…

Feb 22, 2016 – All the world’s a stage, and that is particularly true during a presidential campaign.   … Trump’s apparent embracing of various Democratic ideals is an attempt to win over left-leaning Independents.   … The candidates are what they’ve always been, and their record demonstrates it.…

Feb 21, 2016 – It would be akin to a Democratic presidential candidate who could not win the state of Washington or a Republican who could not win … (Those 12 or 11 electoral votes wouldn’t be decisive, but those candidates would be quite unlikely to win Ohio if they weren’t winning … Yet, Cruz seems to forget the fact that the Gipper did have friends in Congress, and was able to persuade millions of Democratic voters…

Feb 20, 2016 – The Democratic presidential candidates have made student loan debt as fundamental feature of their campaigns. … On the Republican side, very few candidates talk about student loan debt.  Carson says “no free college.” Good for him. … Presidential candidates shouldn’t offer more “solutions.”…

Feb 20, 2016 – In the week leading up to the New Hampshire primary, a few GOP candidates put forth strong, positive, optimistic messages of economic … Instead, the race has become a huge catfight: Candidates snarling at each other. Charges of lying and dirty tricks. … Even Democratic economists are attacking the high-spend policies of Bernie Sanders.…

Mar 10, 2016 – With these questions hanging over the candidates’ heads, expect another entertaining GOP presidential debate tonight in Miami, FL. … Ted Cruz: After earning the endorsement of former presidential rival Carly Fiorina, Cruz gained the support of popular conservatives … Democratic Primary Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton battled it out in a Democratic debate Wednesday on CNN.…

Mar 10, 2016 – That’s the question the average American asks of our presidential candidates every election cycle. … Our front-running candidates are falling over themselves to tell us with much bravado how they will be the most forceful, effective … Even the “moderate” candidates in this primary are significantly more conservative than Republican candidates and Presidents of previous…

Mar 10, 2016 – Today the campaign for the Democratic nomination is entering an eerie stage. … Because over in the Democratic race there are only two candidates, one with a hippie past and a very timid present. … I think things will look very different in the Democratic race by the summer.        …

Mar 9, 2016 – Moreover, it could have galvanized black and female voters, which lean Democratic in presidential years–general election maneuvering … The candidates under consideration include two judges who joined the influential U.S. … Even one of the moderate candidates, administration officials think, could significantly shift the balance of the court after Scalia…

Mar 8, 2016 – Hillary race, I'd contend, given the universal familiarity both candidates "enjoy" among the electorate. … But if you're inclined to disagree with that analysis, let's turn once again to Trump's underlying standing as a presidential candidate … upside down on the 'presidential temperament' question.  …

Mar 7, 2016 – Marco Rubio by five points (via Miami Herald): A new poll by an anti-Donald Trump group has found a narrowing Republican presidential … The Democratic-leaning Public Policy Polling found Trump ahead by 20 percentage points, Quinnipiac University by 16 points and Associated … About a quarter of those polled were still looking at several candidates.…

Mar 7, 2016 – Today, we saw an unprecedented turnout of voters in Portland who are passionate, energetic and fired up to participate in our democratic … We need to have a conversation, once again, about the best way to nominate our presidential candidates, and ensure the process is easy…

Mar 4, 2016 – The question of electability is gone, and the candidates who were supposed to win have left the race. … As for Hillary and the Democrats, Conway noted that the Democratic primary skewed towards women (58 female/42 percent male), while … Yes, Rubio’s tone has been un-presidential, but the most electable in the three-man race; Ohio Gov.…

Mar 4, 2016 – Success in presidential politics is now all about outrageous performance. … He was "a new democratic midget," exposing the pretensions of his day. … Donald Trump's fans lap up his insults of other candidates, claiming that Trump is necessarily exposing pretenses.…

Mar 4, 2016 – Some will stay home on Election Day; others will go to the polls to support down-ticket candidates in important races. … I was still a registered Democrat -- but one who had only voted for the Democratic presidential nominee in a single presidential election … The GOP can survive another presidential loss, but it cannot survive a Trump presidency.…

Mar 3, 2016 – On the Democratic side, 2,383 delegates are needed to clinch the nomination. Hillary Clinton has 1,000. … Republican candidates need 1,237 delegates to secure the nomination. … When asked about their preference for whether presidential candidates have experience inside Washington or outside Washington, 73 percent…

Mar 2, 2016 – David Duke doesn't speak at Republican national conventions; Sharpton was given a prominent speaking slot at the Democratic National … David Duke is invited to give a prime-time address at the Republican National Convention, maybe the media can ask Republican candidates … Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis was endorsed by Willie Horton, a vicious murderer, who, after being released by Dukakis…