2016 Campaign Watch

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has been enjoying a good couple of weeks, winning Wisconsin and sweeping the delegate races in Colorado. Over at National Journal, Josh Kraushaar suggests the next big test for Cruz may be in Indiana, which holds its primary on May 3:

Indiana: An Unlikely Bellwether in the GOP Race

As im­press­ive as Ted Cruz’s double-di­git Wis­con­sin vic­tory was, there’s no sign that the Re­pub­lic­an race will de­vi­ate from its long-stand­ing tem­plate. Don­ald Trump should hold onto about one-third ...

The campaign of businessman Donald Trump has largely focused on dominating the media and holding large rallies, neglecting some of the organization-building that past successful candidates have typically engaged in. As it looks more like the Republican nomination may be decided by uncommitted delegates and need multiple ballots, the Trump campaign yesterday announced that it putting more responsibility and authority in the hands of the veteran operative brought in to steer their delegate operation:

Trump expands role for delegate-focused adviser

Looking to ...

Donald Trump‘s campaign has had a rough week, beginning with his controversial comments on abortion and culminating in a big loss in Wisconsin last night. The most interesting news, however, may be from two Politico stories out this morning and yesterday afternoon. The headline of the earlier piece says it all:

Trump campaign in disarray

Donald Trump’s campaign is increasingly falling into disarray as the Manhattan billionaire braces for a loss in Wisconsin that could set him on course for an uncertain ...