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Poll: Carson tops Trump in head-to-head GOP matchup
Donald Trump dominates the new Monmouth national poll of the Republican presidential race — in every category except one.
Trump leads the horse race, with 30 percent, to Ben Carson’s 18 percent, with Jeb Bush and Ted Cruz tied for third at 8 percent.
Read More >>How Ted Cruz wooed and won Donald Trump
In the world of politics, this summer’s odd-couple buddy movie stars Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.).
The script goes something like this: Two men are rivals for the Republican presidential nomination — but one pursues the other until the pair strike up an unlikely friendship.
Read More >>Three strategies for Trump’s GOP rivals
Donald Trump has built a bigger, more enduring lead in the polls than nearly anyone expected. He’s also upended the race for the Republican presidential nomination in another way: almost all the other candidates can be defined by their reactions to Trump.
Read More >>Ted Cruz Hoping to Tap Into Donald Trump’s Star Power
As a legitimate celebrity from his 14 seasons as the host of NBC’s “The Apprentice,” Donald Trump’s candidacy for president has been a ratings boost for the Republican Party, both literally and figuratively.
Read More >>Can Trump’s Fellow Outsiders Top Him?
Businessman Donald Trump’s rise to the top of the polls is surprising to many, but there is recent precedent for an outsider to take the early lead well before the first caucus or primary. Former Godfather’s Pizza CEO Herman Cain led the Republican field for most of October 2011 and held that lead through early November before fading and ultimately dropping out. History suggests there is an interest among Republicans in supporting a nontraditional candidate without the normal experience of ... Read More >>
Carson ties Trump at the top in Iowa poll
Ben Carson and Donald Trump are tied at the top of the Republican field in a new survey of likely Iowa caucus-goers with 23 percent each, according to the results of a Monmouth University poll released Monday.
Read More >>Iowa Poll: At a glance, how each GOP candidate fares
Trump has pulled off a reversal in how caucusgoers view him. In May, his favorability was upside down: Just 27 percent viewed him favorably and 63 percent unfavorably. Now, it’s 61 percent favorable, 35 percent unfavorable.
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