Results for: Republican Party presidential candidates, 2016

Beyond Election Night
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaeltanner/2014/11/09/beyond-election-night-n1916169
– Even as they were pulling the lever for GOP candidates, voters held an unfavorable opinion of the Republican party, by 53 to 36 percent … Chris Christie appeared in 37 states, but mostly on behalf of gubernatorial candidates in his role as chairman of the Republican … All the more so since, as noted above, virtually the entire Republican party is at least considering running.…
Do You Hear What I Hear?
https://townhall.com/columnists/richgalen/2014/11/07/do-you-hear-what-i-hear-n1915679
– Barack Obama may be the worst thing to happen to the Democratic Party in America since, well, ever. … If people weren't voting for Republican candidates then they must have been voting against Democratic candidates. … The only rallying cry Democrats could muster was: "Wait'll 2016!"…
Obama’s Midterm Shellacking, Part II
https://townhall.com/columnists/brianandgarrettfahy/2014/11/07/obamas-midterm-shellacking-part-ii-n1915425
– The Republican establishment in D.C. drafted and funded better Senate candidates (and defeated riskier Tea Party candidates) who stuck … First, as head of the Republican Governors Association, New Jersey governor and presumptive 2016 White House aspirant Chris Christie … set the stage for a Republican presidential victory in November of 2016.…
GOP Victory Was Easy, Now the Hard Part
https://townhall.com/columnists/lindachavez/2014/11/07/gop-victory-was-easy-now-the-hard-part-n1915334
– Come 2016, however, Republicans will have to run on what they've accomplished legislatively and what a different agenda a RepublicanRepublican candidates received a whopping 64 percent of white male votes in 2014. … The key may well be that, for the most part, Republican candidates didn't shoot themselves in the foot with nasty rhetoric as Republican
Confirmed: Jeb Bush Casually Stopping by South Carolina in December
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/danieldoherty/2014/11/25/confirmed-jeb-bush-on-his-way-to-south-carolina-n1923746
– know what that means: It’s time for another round of endless speculation about whether or not Jeb Bush will run for president in 2016 … Jeb Bush (R-Fla.), a potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate, will visit the critical early primary state of South Carolina … caucus states to meet with supporters and party leaders, laying the groundwork for a potential run.…
Government Shutdown Theater: GOP Should Not Surrender to Obama’s Blackmail
https://townhall.com/columnists/danieljmitchell/2014/11/18/g…heater-gop-should-not-surrender-to-obamas-blackmail-n1920152
– …Republican senators, congressmen, governors, ex-office holders, potential presidential candidates, lobbyists and pundits…were spreading … The party would be toast. …they all got it wrong. Not just wrong, but Big Time Wrong. … A week ago the Republican Party — barely a year away from the government shut down these folks were bewailing in various terms as bad…
The November 4 Elections: American Voters Punish Political Fanatics
https://townhall.com/columnists/ralphbenko/2014/11/18/the-no…elections-american-voters-punish-political-fanatics-n1920140
– The Republican Party, in the nuanced language of Sen. … This sale of a birthright for a mess of pottage, coming from the Party that vilifies its opposition as the Party of Big Money, drips … This bodes well for the 2016 presidential race, and for America and the world, although not for a Democratic Party which grows more…
Comeback Kids: Ousted 2014 (and 2010) Democrats That Could Return In 2016
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2014/11/17/comeback…d-2014-and-2010-democrats-that-could-return-in-2016-n1919969
– Mark Begich of Alaska lost by 8,000 votes to Republican Dan Sullivan. … If he wins–and he probably will–that leaves an open seat for 2016. … While Republican Gov.…
GOP Has (Almost) Caught Up With Democrats In Voter Outreach, Targeting, and Mobilization
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2014/11/17/gop-has-a…ocrats-in-voter-outreach-targeting-and-mobilization-n1919900
– Rob Lockwood, a veteran of the North Carolina Republican Party, spearheads the digital revamp of the RNC’s operations; folks call him … Party officials want to use the new methods to draw out voters to support congressional and gubernatorial candidates this year and … then prepare to help the party’s presidential nominee during the 2016 election…
No, America Isn't 'Ruled By a Minority'
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2016/12/09/no-america-wont-soon-be-ruled-by-a-minority-n2256968
– to the apportionment of Senate seats, and undemocratic disconnects between the popular vote and electoral college winners in presidential … His preferred party lost said majority not due to an insurrection of tiny states over abstruse issues, but because of bad, unpopular … Just ask any Republican alumni of the 2006 and 2008 cycles, or their Democratic counterparts from 2010 and 2014.  …
Michael Moore: I'm Going To Lead The Charge To Abolish The Electoral College (And Democrats Actually Won the Election)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2016/12/08/michael-m…to-lead-the-charge-to-abolish-the-electoral-college-n2256963
– He also said that if you add the third party candidates' vote totals, 54 percent of the voters didn’t vote for Trump. … The Electoral College ensures that all voices are heard, and that presidential candidates visit all parts of the country. … 25 states have a unified Republican state government.…
California Democrat Supermajority 2016
https://townhall.com/columnists/patrickbobko/2016/12/22/california-democrat-supermajority-2016-n2262730
– So California’s Republican Assembly and Senate candidates avoided any reference to Mr. Trump. … Add to that a slate of state and local candidates who wanted nothing to do with the Republican presidential candidate - or actively … The state Republican Party is responsible for getting out the vote, no matter who the party’s candidates are.…
Romney: Trump Is Open To Alternative Views
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jasonhopkins/2016/12/18/romney-trump-is-open-to-alternative-views-n2261063
– Even though ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson was chosen for the position in the end, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee says that … who were not just skeptical of his presidential bid – but downright hateful during the election. … Many in her party were upset that she even took the time to meet with Trump.…
No, Voter ID Laws Didn't Cost Clinton The Election Either
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2016/12/30/no-voter-id-didnt-cost-clinton-the-election-either-n2265428
– is calling for the Democratic Party to dedicate full-time staff to combating voter suppression as part of his pitch to lead the party … out of the ashes of 2016. … It all comes down to candidates.…
How Did Trump Win
https://townhall.com/columnists/rogerstone/2017/01/30/how-did-trump-win-n2278384
– Hillary Clinton was unique among all candidates in 2016 for her ability to create Hunter S. … The truth is the elite, far-left socialists who currently control the Democratic Party have little in common with the Democratic Party … If the far-left elitists controlling the Democratic Party have their way, the Democratic Party will likely become a European-style…
I Like Donald Trump, But I Don’t Think He Can Win A General Election
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2016/01/09/i-lik…rump-but-i-dont-think-he-can-win-a-general-election-n2101924
– Moreover, Trump’s willingness to take on issues ignored by the Republican Party, his lack of political correctness and the real genius … Even the Left’s favorite Republican, John McCain, was savaged by the press when he ran for President. … Party, it seems likely he’ll bleed even more GOP support than he would bring in from the Democrats.…
Crazy Candidates, Crazy Election
https://townhall.com/columnists/donaldlambro/2016/01/20/crazy-candidates-crazy-election-n2106990
– If you are among those voters who think that America's 2016 presidential election has become the laughingstock of the world, you are … Labour Party member Jack Dromey argued that "Donald Trump is free to be a fool. … Other allies are worried about other over-the-top GOP candidates, like freshman Texas Sen.…
The Media Shaped Primary
https://townhall.com/columnists/erickerickson/2016/01/15/the-media-shaped-primary-n2104786
– On the Republican side, the press continues to push Donald Trump to the nomination. … Should Trump get the nomination, conservatives and the Republican Party will find themselves under a constant barrage of savage attacks … Before it is over, the Republican Party will be begging for a concurrent colonoscopy and root canal as less painful than the mass media…
Sorry NYT, Cruz’s Goldman Sachs Loan Was Disclosed
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2016/01/14/sorry-nyt-cruzs-goldman-sachs-loan-was-disclosed-n2104684
– Those reports show that in the critical weeks before the May 2012 Republican primary, Mr. … NO. — Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) January 14, 2016 Lesson from Cruz margin loan issue: FEC reporting is hard. … Pay the obscene hourly rate for a real pro. — Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) January 14, 2016
GOP Race Hasn't Stuck to the Script
https://townhall.com/columnists/jonahgoldberg/2016/01/13/draft-n2103384
– Right now, Hillary Clinton is running like a Republican, insisting that it's her turn. … On the Republican side, however, the conventional wisdom is dead. … Each more or less had the establishment or moderate wing of the party locked down early.…
No More Trophies in POTUS Debates
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnpwarren/2016/01/30/no-more-trophies-in-potus-debates-n2112428
– The Republican Party debates have become much like today’s Little League contests: everybody who shows up gets a trophy. … years for at least the last fifty: Just who’s a Republican?” … All of that describes a 2016 party with many disparate, clamoring voices.…
Poll: Only Half of Non-Trump Republican Voters Would Support Him in General Election
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2016/01/29/poll-only…blican-voters-would-support-him-in-general-election-n2110994
– No other candidate registered in double digits...Only 50 percent of Republican primary voters who backed other candidates said they … would vote for Trump if he became the Republican presidential nominee. … Nearly a quarter of the non-Trump group called him "an embarrassment to the Republican party."…
Caucus Away
https://townhall.com/columnists/jackiegingrichcushman/2016/01/28/caucus-away-n2110926
– This Monday, Iowa will kick off the 2016 presidential primary process. … for the Republican and Democratic parties. … Since both parties allow for on-site party registration, the potential exists for independents or other party members to participate…
Middle Class Is Ready for Third Party
https://townhall.com/columnists/katiekieffer/2016/01/25/middle-class-is-ready-for-third-party-n2108801
– Former congressman Ron Paul tried to instill reform from within the Republican Party. … Bottom line, she was right to note that grassroots candidates like Cruz and Paul have effectively been a third party for years. … He has also toyed with parties, jumping from the Reform Party in 1999; to the Democratic Party in the early 2000s; to the Republican
'Disservice': Pundits, Politicians Frustrated Fiorina Left Off NH Debate Stage
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2016/02/04/pundits-frustrated-fiorina-left-off-nh-debate-stage-n2114678
Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina feels ill-treated after being left off the debate stage this weekend in New Hampshire … "Our debate process is broken," Fiorina said Wednesday in a letter to the Republican National Committee (RNC), which is partnering … decide which candidates make for the best TV in their opinion.”…
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