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Phil AmmannFebruary 15, 2016

The next person who will sit behind the desk in the Oval Office needs to have a heart for people, says Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush. Speaking to a South Carolina audience at the Faith and Family Presidential Forum in Greenville last week, Bush said eight years as Florida’s governor gave him the perspective and […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 14, 2016

Valentine’s Day is a day of romance, and Americans United for Change is sending a love letter to their friends in the GOP. Tongue-in-cheek that is. In a new email, the progressive advocacy group, fronted by Democratic operative Brad Woodhouse, issued its Republican Party Valentine’s Day cards. “Having trouble expressing yourself to that special someone in […]

Associated PressFebruary 11, 2016

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Grudge match. Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders get back in the debate ring Thursday night with an increasingly bitter family score to settle. The debate comes just 48 hours after Sanders’ victory over Clinton in the New Hampshire primary by 22 percentage points, a jagged pill made more so because she lost […]

Associated PressFebruary 10, 2016

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie dropped out of the Republican nomination for president on Wednesday, a day after his disappointing sixth-place finish in New Hampshire’s primary. Campaign spokeswoman Samantha Smith said Christie told staff at his campaign headquarters in Morristown, New Jersey, late Wednesday afternoon, and was calling donors and other supporters. Christie on Tuesday […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 8, 2016

In the days before the crucial New Hampshire presidential primary, Republican governors battle it out on the airwaves over their respective conservative bona fides. A new ad from Jeb Bush takes aim at fellow Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich for lacking a conservative record like Bush built during two terms as Florida’s executive-in-chief. The attack […]

Associated PressFebruary 6, 2016

With wet snow already ankle deep and falling fast, Dave Chiokadze and James Radcliffe trekked down one long driveway after another in search of potential votes for Donald Trump. “It’s like the Revolutionary War,” joked Chiokadze as they made their way house to house along a Londonderry street, knocking on doors that were flagged by […]

Associated PressFebruary 5, 2016

Republican presidential hopeful John Kasich just might be the candidate to bring Montel Williams back to the GOP. In an USA TODAY op-ed Friday, Montel, a former talk show host, military veteran and political commentator, calls the Ohio Governor the right “adult” in the Republican race to occupy the White House. “If there’s one thing […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 5, 2016

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie doubts the future of New Hampshire’s primary if Ted Cruz, Donald Trump and Marco Rubio take the three top spots Tuesday. The Republican presidential candidate, in an aggressive campaign throughout New Hampshire, warns voters about the three leading candidates because they have spent relatively little time in the state. As […]

Associated PressFebruary 3, 2016

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is taking issue with the results of Monday’s Iowa caucuses, accusing contest winner Ted Cruz of fraud. In attacks posted on his official Twitter account Wednesday, Trump says “either a new election should take place or Cruz results nullified.” A previous tweet posted by the billionaire businessman accused the Cruz […]

Associated PressFebruary 3, 2016

Donald Trump made a late play for evangelical voters in Iowa’s Republican presidential caucus, but he ultimately couldn’t wrest the group away from winner Ted Cruz, according to entrance polls taken at the start of Monday’s caucuses. The polls, conducted for national media including The Associated Press, also suggest that late-deciding Iowans trended toward Cruz […]

Tag: 2016 presidential race

Postcards from South Carolina: Next president needs to have “heart for people,” Jeb Bush says

Progressive group sends “love” with GOP Valentine’s Day cards

Viewers’ Guide: Post-NH, a tense Hillary Clinton-Bernie Sanders rematch

Chris Christie ends 2016 White House bid

In new ad, Jeb Bush blasts John Kasich over not-so-conservative record

After Iowa, Donald Trump showing off effort to win in New Hampshire

Montel Williams says John Kasich is right “adult” in GOP race

Chris Christie warns NH primary could lose place if rivals finish at top

Donald Trump says Ted Cruz’s Iowa victory based on fraud

Deep-dive of Iowa results, late deciders and evangelicals sided against Donald Trump