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Tom Vilsack endorses Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton scooped up a key endorsement from the Obama administration’s agriculture secretary on Tuesday.

Tom Vilsack, a former Iowa governor who had a brief run in the 2008 campaign, endorsed the Democratic front-runner in an op-ed in the Cedar Rapids-based Gazette.

As stock market drops, so do Hillary’s chances

U.S. stocks continued their sharp decline on Tuesday, fueling talk of a worst-case scenario for both Wall Street and the broader U.S. economy heading into 2016. And it is one that could make it all but impossible for Hillary Clinton or any other Democrat to win the White House.

Media Influence in the 2016 Campaign

The influence of the media in how political campaigns unfold is nothing new — although the type and nature of that influence can be hotly contested.

Every candidate at some point comes to believe the media is being unfair to them in some way, and often with good reason. A couple of recent stories regarding how the media is shaping the 2016 campaign demonstrate the point.

Consider the case of businesswoman Carly Fiorina, who by nearly every account is surging in the polls ... Read More >>

Clinton has strong lead among Iowa Democrats

Hillary Clinton leads her Democratic presidential challengers in the early caucus state of Iowa, according to the latest Suffolk University Poll released on Tuesday.

The former secretary of state claimed 54 percent of the vote among likely Democratic caucus-goers, followed by independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders at 20 percent, Vice President Joe Biden at 11 percent, former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley at 4 percent and former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb at 1 percent.

NBC’s Peter Alexander reported Tuesday that a significant number of top donors to President Obama’s 2012 campaign are not committed to bundling large sums of money for Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton, adding more fuel to speculation that Vice President Joe Biden will enter the race.

Top N.H. Democrats hold back endorsements in sign of trouble for Hillary Clinton

Several of New Hampshire’s top Democratic figures are holding back their endorsements in the state’s first-in-the-nation primary, which party insiders view as another sign of mounting troubles for Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign.

Senator Marco Rubio of Florida could be the toughest Republican challenger for Hillary Rodham Clinton in three crucial swing states if the two were to face off in the general election, a new poll from Quinnipiac University has found.