2016 Campaign Watch

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush dropped out of the 2016 Republican nomination contest this evening following a fourth-place showing in the South Carolina primary. Politico offers the following report:

Jeb Bush drops out of White House race

Jeb Bush, unable to muster enthusiasm for his presidential bid beyond the family network that helped him raise a record $160 million, is suspending his campaign following a disappointing finish in South Carolina.

The decision follows a string of underwhelming primary finishes for the former Florida ...

Tomorrow will feature two contests in two states, with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton facing off against Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in the Nevada Democratic caucuses while the Republican field faces the voters in the South Carolina GOP primary. Polls show a potentially tight race in Nevada, and in South Carolina there appears to be significant movement that could produce a surprise or two – good or bad, depending on where one stands.

Politico this morning features its survey of ...
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One question that has been hanging over businessman Donald Trump and his bid for the GOP nomination has been whether there is a ceiling to his support – meaning a point at which he simply cannot get above a certain percentage of the vote because the remaining voters are so staunchly against him. In a “chat” over at FiveThirtyEight.com, the data-driven site of statistics guru Nate Silver, they looked at the evidence that there might be a ceiling for Trump ...
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