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Associated PressApril 5, 2016

Republican Ted Cruz stormed to a commanding victory in Wisconsin Tuesday, denting front-runner Donald Trump‘s chances of capturing the GOP nomination before the party’s convention. Democrat Bernie Sanders triumphed over Hillary Clinton but still faces a mathematically difficult path to the White House. Trump’s defeat capped one of the worst periods of his campaign, a […]

Associated PressApril 5, 2016

Republican Ted Cruz and Democrat Bernie Sanders are angling for victories in Tuesday’s Wisconsin presidential primaries that could give their campaigns a needed boost, but still leave them with mathematically challenging paths to their parties’ nominations. While Sanders remains a force in the Democratic primary, a win over Hillary Clinton in Wisconsin would do little to significantly cut into her lead […]

Associated PressApril 3, 2016

Donald Trump worked to right his campaign on Sunday after a shaky week, brushing off verbal missteps about abortion, nuclear weapons and GOP rival Ted Cruz as he cast forward to Tuesday’s Republican presidential primary in Wisconsin. Trump, acknowledging the possibility of a loss to Cruz in Wisconsin, said it would be better to win […]

Associated PressApril 3, 2016

Congress increasingly is being defined by what it’s not doing this election year. The Senate returns this week with a strong majority of Republicans saying no to any consideration of President Barack Obama‘s nominee to the Supreme Court. No hearings, no vote and, for some lawmakers, not even a meeting with federal appeals court Judge […]

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

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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 […]

Steve PeoplesMarch 29, 2016

Marco Rubio is working to play a role at the Republican National Convention even as his rivals scramble for delegates the Florida senator claimed before he suspended his campaign. Rubio has sent letters to Republican officials in states where he has won delegates, charging he wants to keep his delegates, even though he’s no longer an […]

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 […]

Staff ReportsMarch 29, 2016

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The Latest on campaign 2016 as the candidates converge on Wisconsin ahead of its April 5 primary: 10:10 a.m. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is endorsing Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in the Republican presidential race. Walker announced his decision Tuesday on Milwaukee conservative talk radio, saying “it’s time we elect a strong new leader. I’ve chosen […]

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 […]

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