Trail To The Chief: The CPAC Effect Edition
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Those who closely followed the 2014 midterm elections were treated to any number of compelling stories about candidates poaching one another’s ideas and passing them off as their own. Well,…
www.nationaljournal.com: Ask around: Washington is pretty certain Hillary Clinton is the favorite to win the White House. Democrats have a natural turnout advantage in presidential years, seasoned political operatives reason….
– Candidate Photos: Getty, Associated Press
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The New York Times reported Tuesday night that the all-but-certain candidate will kick off his campaign April 7, a date that falls at the beginning of the second quarter and…
Dr. Ben Carson, a potential 2016 GOP presidential candidate, said Monday that the U.S. military needs minimal oversight in order to be successful in its campaign against the Islamic State….
Last month, the Republican National Committee took pity on a nation still healing from a presidential election cycle that featured over 20 separate primary debates and said, “Lo, let us…
These are things “I’ll want to work on in my second term,” the president told his top staffers, as one of them referenced the Warren Beatty movie Bulworth, in which…
The DNC defines a presidential candidate as someone who “has accrued delegates in the nominating process and plans to seek the nomination, has established substantial support for his or her…
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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is the favored potential GOP presidential contender among likely Republican voters in New Hampshire, according to a new Bloomberg Politics/Saint Anselm poll. – The New…
An African-American candidate in Chicago’s mayoral race is backtracking after he apparently said that he isn’t prejudiced against “whiteys” during a Thursday speech. Tina Sfondeles of the Chicago Sun-Times first…
WASHINGTON — The 2016 presidential campaign is already in its beta launch stage, as candidates are beginning to roll themselves out so audiences of party insiders and wealthy donors can…
John Kerry has many titles — secretary of state, former senator, one-time Democratic candidate for president. – Kerry spokesman Glen Johnson told the Boston Globe Kerry will promptly pay the…
On Wednesday, Megyn Kelly welcomed potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate and former Fox News colleague Mike Huckabee on her show in an effort to clear the air after his assertions…
He said he believes Americans are looking for “fresh leadership with big, bold ideas … leaders from outside of Washington who are willing to take on Washington and put the…
setting up what could be an explosive hearing for the likely 2016 presidential candidate. Read the whole story at Politico
Why not, indeed. Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor and 2008 GOP vice presidential candidate was asked by ABC News if she’s interested in running for the White House. “Of…
After years of campaigning in Iowa for others, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is venturing into new territory as a potential White House candidate appealing to social conservatives who hold…
It’s tough being a Republican presidential hopeful these days. The GOP’s hard-core conservative base vociferously opposes same-sex marriage, but American voters overall support it. More than one-third think they’d be…
WASHINGTON — Five years ago this Wednesday, the Supreme Court overturned two decades of precedent in a bitterly divided 5-4 decision to open the door to unlimited spending by corporations…
Tuesday, Jon Stewart did what he does best. He used intellect mixed with humor to cut a politician down to size. In this case, the victim was former Arkansas Governor…
The surprisingly fast-moving Republican presidential contest, kicked off by Jeb Bush shortly after the New Year and accelerated by the unexpected re-emergence of Mitt Romney, is putting pressure on Christie,…
I speak, of course, of politicians — and, in particular, of Mike Huckabee. The former Arkansas governor and GOP presidential candidate is rumored to be interested — along with about…
Charles Davis was the vice chairman of Marsh and McLennan Companies during much of the time that Florida officials accused the company of taking kickbacks and rigging bids. Now the…
“Our folks on the ground are going to reach out to the really strong activist community that exists in New Hampshire,” said Neil Sroka, Democracy for America’s spokesman. “We want…
Mitt Romney spoiled those plans on Friday. All of a sudden, the Republican primary field features a growing group of businesslike state executives in Romney, Bush and New Jersey Gov….