2016 Campaign Watch

A pair of articles this morning help to illuminate some of the strategic choices former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton faces as the presumed Democratic nominee. First up, National Journal explains one set of options - veer towards the center or tack left:

How Clinton Could Score With GOP Moderates

On pa­per, Clin­ton is in an en­vi­able po­s­i­tion, run­ning against an op­pon­ent with the highest un­fa­vor­able rat­ings of any pres­id­en­tial can­did­ate in the his­tory of polling. That ad­vant­age provides her with a ...

Roll Call has a brief but fascinating article on the subject of an independent bid for the White House. With businessman Donald Trump now the likely GOP nominee, there has been some suggestion that the “NeverTrump” movement might try to field a candidate, with Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse on oft-mentioned possibility. The article notes:

A CQ Roll Call analysis of state filing deadlines shows that an independent candidate would sacrifice 111 electoral votes if he or she waited until the start ...

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton continues to be the presumed Democratic nominee for 2016, despite a string of recent caucus and primary losses to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. What, if anything, do her recent losses mean? Politico offers its assessment this morning:

Hillary Clinton’s primary quagmire

This wasn’t the way the Democratic primary was supposed to end. Clinton may have turned her focus to presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump, but at the same time her campaign is forced to continue fighting ...