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Mitch PerryJuly 13, 2015

The second national poll of the GOP presidential race in three days once again shows Jeb Bush on top, with Donald Trump nipping at his heels. But a deeper look shows Bush is much better shape moving forward. The Monmouth University Poll released Monday afternoon shows Bush at 15 percent, Trump at 13 percent, and […]

Mitch PerryMay 28, 2015

I couldn’t be happier this morning, after staying up until midnight last night to see my lifelong basketball team, the Golden State Warriors, defeat the Houston Rockets, and advance to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1975. Of course, there’s a guy by the name of LeBron James who stands in their way […]

Mitch PerryMay 7, 2015

There are two key pieces of news coming out of the latest WMUR Granite State Poll on the 2016 candidates for president released Wednesday. One is that most New Hampshire primary voters aren’t close to deciding on who they’ll vote for in the first primary next year. Only 5 percent of likely Republican voters tell pollsters […]

Mitch PerryApril 17, 2015

There are a number of Republicans who are “testing the waters” regarding a potential run for the presidency in 2016, and some of them are in New Hampshire this weekend. That would include South Carolina U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton, and George Pataki, the former three-term governor of […]

Mitch PerryApril 15, 2015

A new poll published by Public Policy Polling shows Florida Republicans Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio need to do a lot of work to become competitive in New Hampshire, the site of the first Republican Presidential Primary election, next January. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is looking very strong, leading with 24 percent support. That’s 10 percent […]

Mitch PerryApril 7, 2015

The big news in presidential politics Tuesday is Rand Paul‘s official entry into the campaign, making him only the second Republican to formally enter the contest, joining Ted Cruz. Marco Rubio is scheduled to join them next week by announcing his candidacy in Miami. At the same time a new poll published by Monmouth University in New Jersey […]

Tag: George Pataki

Jeb Bush at 15%, Donald Trump at 13% in new Monmouth University national poll

Mitch Perry Report for 5.28.15 — Are you ready for a George Pataki candidacy?

WBUR poll shows Marco Rubio with top favorability ratings in New Hampshire

George Pataki still is not running for president

New PPP survey shows Jeb Bush in trouble in New Hampshire

Monmouth University poll shows wide open 2016 GOP field, with Jeb Bush on top