2016 Campaign Watch

Eleven states will hold nominating contests tomorrow, and while the stakes are large for every candidate, two in particular face challenges that could determine whether they have a viable path to their party’s nomination: Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.

For Sanders, a good showing and a couple of victories seem like necessities following a nearly 50-point drubbing in Saturday’s South Carolina primary. Coming on the heels of his loss in the Nevada caucuses a week before, the ...
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Last night’s debate between the five remaining Republican presidential candidates featured plenty of sharp exchanges, mostly targeting frontrunner Donald Trump, but the general consensus seems to be that a good performance by Florida Sen. Marco Rubio probably won’t do much to alter the outcome in next Tuesday’s “SEC Primary.” The Hill concluded that both Rubio and Trump “won” last night, for example:

Winners, losers in final GOP debate before Super Tuesday

Trump’s performance on Thursday night would not have won him first place in ...

After winning the Iowa caucuses it appeared that Texas Sen. Ted Cruz was well positioned to become the leading alternative to GOP frontrunner Donald Trump. A better-than-expected third place finish in New Hampshire, coupled with the apparent faltering of Florida Sen. Marco Rubio – his chief rival for the not-Trump vote – had some observers thinking that the race was playing out exactly as needed for Cruz to win.

Two and a half weeks later, few would make the same assessment. ...
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