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Associated PressApril 1, 2016

It was a question sure to come up at some point in the Republican primary campaign. “What should the law be on abortion?” asked MSNBC’s Chris Matthews to Donald Trump at a town hall event in Wisconsin. “Should the woman be punished for having an abortion?” Matthews pressed. “This is not something you can dodge.” […]

Mitch PerryMarch 31, 2016

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A poll published earlier this week shows that 62 percent of Floridians support a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, while 18 percent say they should be deported. The poll also shows that 16 percent of Floridians support allowing illegal immigrants to become permanent legal residents, but not full citizens. The numbers come from an exhaustive […]

Mitch PerryMarch 31, 2016

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University of Virginia political science professor Larry Sabato latest Crystal Ball prediction of the 2016 presidential election spells gloom for the Republican Party this November. The longtime political analyst is predicting that if it’s a Hillary Clinton-Donald Trump matchup, it will be an electoral college blowout, 347-191. Sabato’s Crystal Ball is a weekly online political newsletter and […]

Bill RuftyMarch 30, 2016

As big time Republican leaders prop up their egos and influence by supporting this presidential candidate or that presidential candidate and threatening not to support another, a significant grassroots GOP organization, which does the heavy campaign lifting right down to the grassroots, says it will support whoever the nominee is. The board of the National […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 30, 2016

Hillary Clinton is going after Republican front-runner Donald Trump in a new advertisement, without ever mentioning his name. The Clinton campaign is launching the ad in New York ahead of its April 19 primary, according to POLITICO Playbook. The 30-second spot, called New York, features Clinton speaking over images of New York. “New York, 20 […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 29, 2016

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Donald Trump continues to hold a commanding lead in the polls, and nearly 60 percent of Republican primary voters said they would be comfortable if he was their party’s nominee. Trump leads the Republican field with 42 percent support, according to a Public Policy Polling survey released Tuesday. Ted Cruz is in second with 32 […]

Martin DyckmanMarch 27, 2016

The economist John Kenneth Galbraith memorably said that politics “consists of choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable.” But what if the only choice is between the disastrous and the disastrous? That’s the predicament of establishment Republican politicians who think John Kasich, the only decent human being who remains in their presidential primaries, is either […]

Mitch PerryMarch 24, 2016

On why Americans hate politics, example No. 462. Jeb Bush came out and endorsed Ted Cruz on Wednesday. As he put it, “For the sake of our party and country, we must overcome the divisiveness and vulgarity Donald Trump has brought into the political arena, or we will certainly lose our chance to defeat the Democratic […]

Guest AuthorMarch 23, 2016

I forced myself the other night to watch in totality Donald Trump speak at two rallies in Ohio before that state’s primary — and initially I had great reservations about voting for him. At these rallies Trump rarely spoke more than five or six words in a sentence. When he was not repeating his canned slogans […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 23, 2016

Donald Trump may be the leading in the polls, but more than 50 percent of voters said they wouldn’t vote for him in November. According to a Quinnipiac University Poll, 54 percent of registered voters surveyed said they wouldn’t vote for the New York Republican in the general election. Forty-three percent of respondents stated that […]

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Donald Trump’s abortion flub shows risks of “winging it” on policy

Florida poll shows 62% support pathway to citizenship for undocumented

Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball portends a potential Democratic blowout presidential election

Federation of Republican Women: We support the nominee

Hillary Clinton targets Donald Trump in new advertisement

58% of Republican voters say they would be comfortable if Donald Trump is nominee

Martin Dyckman: Cruzing to a police state?

Mitch Perry Report for 3.24.16 – Jeb Bush’s Ted Cruz endorsement means … what?

Steven Kurlander: Donald Trump will grow up to be a great president

54 percent of voters say they won’t vote for Donald Trump