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Mitch PerryOctober 4, 2015

Florida’s two presidential candidates – Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio- remain in the middle of the pack in two new polls taken in Iowa and New Hampshire and released on Sunday. Donald Trump continues to lead the Republican field in both states, according to the NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist surveys. In New Hampshire, Trump now holds a […]

Mitch PerryOctober 2, 2015

A new Economist/YouGov poll finds Donald Trump continuing to lead the GOP presidential race, but the numbers are troubling for his candidacy going forward. The New York City based businessman/celebrity leads with 25 percent support, followed by Marco Rubio at 16%, Ben Carson at 15%, Ted Cruz at 9%, Carly Fiorina at 8%, Jeb Bush at 7% and Rand Paul at 4%. The poll shows that just two weeks ago, nearly […]

Diane RobertsOctober 1, 2015

John Keats called autumn the “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness.” Which is true. But autumn is also the season when conservatives seem to ramp up the crazy. Maybe college football gets them so riled up they can’t handle reality. Or maybe it’s the semi-annual almost-not-quite-government-shutdown. That certainly impels U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz into a […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 30, 2015

Has the Donald Trump phenomenon peaked? Not exactly, according to a USA Today/Suffolk University poll released on Wednesday, that shows the NYC real estate magnate maintaining a double-digit lead in the GOP presidential sweepstakes. Trump is at 23 percent. Ben Carson and Carly Fiorina are tied for second with 13 percent each. Marco Rubio comes […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 30, 2015

Marco Rubio talks policy and his own personality in a quick Q&A with the Skimm, the daily email newsletter designed for millennial women. The Florida Senator, who has had a topsy-turvy relationship with primary voters in the GOP presidential polls since declaring his candidacy back in April, has now become the favorite of the media […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 27, 2015

Marco Rubio is continuing to rise in Republican presidential polls. An NBC News/Wall Street Journal national survey released Sunday shows the Florida Senator now tied for third place with Carly Fiorina at 10 percent. Topping the poll once again is Donald Trump, but barely in this case. Trump is at 21 percent, followed by Ben Carson right […]

Associated PressSeptember 26, 2015

The Republican Party’s conservative wing, pumped up by House Speaker John Boehner‘s stepping down, is warning the 2016 presidential candidates that defying its wishes will come at their peril. Religious activists forcefully conveyed this message Saturday: embrace our uncompromising stance against abortion rights and gay marriage, among other priorities, even if doing so risks a […]

Bob SparksSeptember 24, 2015

Polling for the 2016 presidential campaign is a political scientist’s dream. It is not too bad for pundits, either. There is something in it for everyone. The Quinnipiac University poll released on Thursday is the latest example. The poll reaffirms that Donald Trump still polls the highest in some areas and the lowest in others. […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 24, 2015

It’s no longer summer, but the Republican Party electorate shows no signs of losing their enthusiasm for the Donald Trump candidacy, as the New York City real estate magnate continues to lead in two big national polls released on Thursday. A Quinnipiac survey shows Trump leading the Republican primary pack with 25 percent, followed by 17 […]

Associated PressSeptember 22, 2015

Scott Walker and Rick Perry entered the 2016 presidential race with a combined 18 years of experience as governors. They exited the Republican primary – the first candidates to do so – with negligible support and dwindling bank accounts. Although Walker and Perry were both flawed candidates, their swift demise is a warning to others […]

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Golf ball and golf club in bag on green grass

Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio still in middle of the pack in new Iowa, NH polls

Marco Rubio in second place in Economist/YouGov GOP survey

Diane Roberts: The season when conservatives ramp up the crazy

Marco Rubio rises to 4th place, Jeb Bush back in 5th in USA Today/Suffolk University poll

Marco Rubio says he’d order up Tex-Mex in his first meal in the White House

Marco Rubio tied for 3rd in latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll

Conservatives to 2016 GOP field: Defy us at your own peril

Bob Sparks: Poll shows presidential race slowly starting to take shape

Donald Trump continues to lead GOP field in new Quinnipiac and Bloomberg polls

Ranks thinning, traditional GOP candidates try to adapt