Results for: Democratic Presidential Candidates

The Free-Trade Paradox
https://townhall.com/columnists/stephenmoore/2016/03/29/the-freetrade-paradox-n2140078
– example: Polling suggests that voters recognize the benefits of free trade more now than at anytime in many years, even as the presidentialcandidates advocate more protectionism. … Yet on the presidential campaign trail, Trump keeps scoring victories in Republican primaries with his protectionist threat of a 45…
If Trump Wins The Nomination, The House Is In Play, Believe Me
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2016/03/28/if-trump-wins-the-nomination-the-house-is-in-play-believe-me-n2138363
– for possibly a generation could be undone by the billionaire magnate, who faces defeat in November against an appalling weak Democratic … Loud foot­steps up­stairs in the presidential race could easily shake the Senate races below. … Incumbents are protected by natural population patterns—Democratic voters concentrated in urban areas, close-in suburbs, and college…
Would The Donald Govern Like Arnold?
https://townhall.com/columnists/debrajsaunders/2016/03/27/would-the-donald-govern-like-arnold-n2139267
– The GOP presidential front-runner is The Donald. … We Californians who lived through Arnold's two terms in the governor's office have watched The Donald's presidential campaign unfold … He has lavished money on Democratic candidates.…
No, I Will Not Vote For Donald J. Trump in a General Election
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2016/03/26/no-i…l-not-vote-for-donald-j-trump-in-a-general-election-n2139340
– Do you think he wins even though, Mitt Romney, our last presidential nominee has publicly written that, "Through the calculated statements … Just to give you a little taste of how hopeless it would be if Trump is our nominee, the last time Utah went for a Democratic president … state that should be one of the easiest gimmies in the general election, it suggests a level of potential weakness approached by candidates
CNN/ORC Poll: 'Little Appetite' Among Republicans For A Convention Fight To Stop Trump
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2016/03/24/cnnorc-po…e-appetite-among-republicans-for-a-convention-fight-n2137543
– With the field whittled to just three candidates, 47% of Republicans say they'd most like to see Trump win their party's nomination … should be one of the three remaining candidates, even if none of them capture those 1,237 delegates. … Just 7 percent would support the Democratic nominee, and 13 percent would back a third-party candidate.…
McCain Could Be Fighting For His Political Life This Year
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2016/03/24/mccain-is-fighting-for-his-political-life-n2137031
– McCain had access to nearly $20 million from his failed 2008 presidential campaign. … Trump has scheduled three events in Arizona Saturday with an eye on the winner-take-all presidential primary Tuesday. … While it’s too early to tell just how serious a threat his Democratic opponent will pose, McCain’s taking it seriously.…
Clinton Talks Strategy; GOP Candidates Talk Tough
https://townhall.com/columnists/debrajsaunders/2016/03/24/clinton-talks-strategy-gop-candidates-talk-tough-n2138359
– And Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. … I found myself in unfamiliar territory -- agreeing with the likely Democratic nominee, not top Republicans. … The Republican candidates seem to think that all they need is to talk tough and hitch up their belts.…
Obama's Foreign Policy "Che"nges For the Worse
https://townhall.com/columnists/arthurschaper/2016/03/23/obamas-foreign-policy-chenges-for-the-worse-n2138312
– In 2016, two Republican Presidential candidates of Cuban descent have repeatedly opposed Obama’s hasty pursuit of diplomatic normalcy … supposed to represent the land of the free and the home of the brave, standing underneath an ethereal homage to the spoiled brat democratic
Triumphant Clinton Promises to Go Hard After ISIS (And Solar Panels), While Sanders Tries To Keep Revolution Alive
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2016/03/23/triumphan…panels-while-sanders-tries-to-keep-revolution-alive-n2138230
– CNN’s Dana Bash commented that this could be the first time we see the Trump effect on Democratic voters, especially Latinos, who came … In past primary contests, Democratic turnout was considerably lower. … She added that she was “very proud” to have clinched Arizona, but noted that this contest "isn't just a contest between candidates—it's…
Front-Runners Lag Behind in Ratings
https://townhall.com/columnists/donaldlambro/2016/03/23/troubling-dichotomy-frontrunners-lag-behind-in-ratings-n2138046
– Several presidential polls this week showed that, by large margins, the voters are unhappy with the front-runner choices they have … Clinton among Democratic voters has fallen eight percentage points to 40 percent, while it has grown for Mr. … Even so, more than seven in 10 Democratic voters say they expect Clinton to clinch their party's nomination.…
2016 RACE ROUNDUP: Frustrated Cruz Knows Kasich Could Jeopardize His Delegate Tally
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2016/03/22/2016…strated-cruz-thinks-kasich-could-be-spoiler-tonight-n2137949
– questions from Anderson Cooper and Wolf Blitzer Monday night on CNN before Tuesday’s Utah and Arizona primaries and the Idaho Democratic … Justin highlighted the most significant moments from the event, including the candidates’ take on the conflict between Israelis and … Before the votes are tallied tonight, the presidential candidates each took a moment Tuesday morning to react to the terror attack…
U.S. Presidential Candidates React To Brussels Attack
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/christinerousselle/2016/03/22/us-presidential-candidates-react-to-brussels-attack-n2137817
– Here's how the presidential candidates reacted: Hillary Clinton: My thoughts and prayers are with the families of those killed … -H — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) March 22, 2016 These terrorists seek to undermine the democratic values that are the foundation…
Butch Cassidy and the Sundown Political Party
https://townhall.com/columnists/billmurchison/2016/03/22/butch-cassidy-and-the-sundown-political-party-n2137489
– influential Republican segment wants to fight it out and spurn Donald Trump, the presumed GOP nominee, and Clinton, the certain Democratic … Trump may be the worst presidential prospect we have seen in decades -- except for Hillary Clinton. … The philosophies (so to speak) of the two candidates may differ in some degree.…
Gold, The Federal Reserve and the Candidates
https://townhall.com/columnists/bgascmetals/2016/03/22/gold-the-federal-reserve-and-the-candidates-n2137423
– Here is where the leading 2016 Republican and Democratic candidates stand on the gold standard and the Federal Reserve: The Republicans … During a Republican Primary Presidential debate in October of 2015 Mr. … Clinton by far over other presidential candidates with their donations. Through January 2016, Ms.…
2016 RACE ROUNDUP: ‘Western Tuesday’ Not Looking Great For Trump
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2016/03/21/2016…roundup-western-tuesday-not-looking-great-for-trump-n2137346
– It’s “Western Tuesday” Eve and Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and John Kasich are battling for a win in … All five presidential candidates will take place in “The Final Five” event on CNN Monday night, where they will be individually interviewed … Delegate Count Primary/Debate schedule: Monday, March 21 – All five remaining presidential candidates will participate…
Strange Bedfellows Defending Obamacare
https://townhall.com/columnists/devonherrick/2016/03/21/strange-bedfellows-defending-obamacare-n2137314
– The primary component of GOP presidential candidates’ health policy proposals is to repeal Obamacare. … Presumably, these fiscal effects would also apply to the other Republican candidates who also support repealing Obamacare. … For the past few years it has been housed with the neo-Democratic think tank, New America.…
The Sharing Economy Is Not Ready For Hillary
https://townhall.com/columnists/denniscakert/2016/03/21/the-sharing-economy-is-not-ready-for-hillary-n2137246
– The 2016 presidential election will determine the fate of the sharing economy. … Donald Trump has yet to voice his opinion, but other candidates have made their positions clear. … Hillary received an endorsement from the IAM, while the AFL-CIO and IBEW are waiting to endorse the Democratic candidate.…
America’s Choice: A Third Obama Term or Ted Cruz
https://townhall.com/columnists/paigelewis/2016/03/21/americas-choice-a-third-obama-term-or-ted-cruz-n2137005
– On one hand, we have had plenty of Republican presidential debates, and they have yielded little insight into what kinds of policies … In contrast, the remaining candidates, Ted Cruz and John Kasich, have provided principled and detailed policies.   … Voters are emotionally invested in these candidates and have attached their identities to the candidates.…
Putting the Democratic Party on the Couch
https://townhall.com/columnists/johncgoodman/2016/04/09/putting-the-democratic-party-on-the-couch-n2145656
– There are three things you need to understand about Democratic politics: 1.     … When Democratic candidates campaign, they tend to be the party of division, despite what they may say about “unity.” … These days, Democratic candidates have added more victim groups -- pitting blacks against whites, Hispanics against non-Hispanics,…
The Moving Fronts of Presidential Politics
https://townhall.com/columnists/jackiegingrichcushman/2016/04/07/the-moving-fronts-of-presidential-politics-n2144490
– Both the Republican front-runner, Donald Trump, and Democratic front-runner, Hillary Clinton, lost this week's Wisconsin primary … Obama focused his presidential address on the economy and, in particular, on corporate inversions. What are they? … While both parties are in the process of picking their nominees, it will not be long until the general election, and candidates and…
Across the Board, Presidential Candidates Are Lightweights
https://townhall.com/columnists/donaldlambro/2016/04/06/acro…the-board-presidential-candidates-are-lightweights-n2144068
– WASHINGTON -- It's hard to recall a presidential race in the modern era where the front-runners were as unpopular or frightening as … Donald Trump, who's drawing a 65 percent unfavorable rating from voters, the highest among all the candidates, says he'd cut NATO's … Hillary Clinton, the front-runner for her party's presidential nomination, has seen her unfavorable image climb to 53 percent.…
Can't We Do Better?
https://townhall.com/columnists/calthomas/2016/04/05/cant-we-do-better-n2143344
– Looking at today's remaining field of presidential candidates reminds me of a quote from John F. … On one side in this presidential contest we have a tired old warhorse, Hillary Clinton, whose chief qualifications for office appear … The other Democratic candidate is an even older dinosaur who metaphorically wants to change America's initials from USA to ATM, with…
Principle, Federalism, and Passion: GOP Needs All Three to Win and Govern
https://townhall.com/columnists/kenblackwell/2016/04/03/prin…m-and-passion-gop-needs-all-three-to-win-and-govern-n2142629
– The eventual Republican nominee needs to take something from all three candidates to win. … The presidential candidate who best embodies this characteristic is John Kasich. … But we need a presidential candidate to speak with passion to ordinary people.…
Desegregating the Electorate: Aren't we All Americans
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeremiahcuevas/2016/04/02/desegregating-the-electorate-arent-we-all-americans-n2142160
– The black vote, the white vote, the Hispanic vote, across the Presidential field candidates describe how they will manipulate, and … Is that why Presidential candidates make huge promises to each demographic? Is it simply a power grab? It would seem so.  … When Democratic candidates consider Hispanics both Bernie Sanders, and Hillary Clinton bring up special considerations for, "undocumented…
From Plato to NATO in a Dangerous World
https://townhall.com/columnists/suzannefields/2016/04/01/from-plato-to-nato-in-a-dangerous-world-n2141793
– Tempers always run high in the run-up to choosing the candidates for president. … Donald Trump, who's leading the Republicans, has been accused of being a fascist out to destroy hundreds of years of accumulated democratic … The implications of this debate even reached into this year's presidential election.…
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