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Marco Rubio Won the Debate, Donald Trump Lost It, and Nobody Got Saved by the Bell
Tuesday night’s issue-heavy debate reinforced—rather than changed—the trajectory of the GOP primary. Unlike the previous three Republican debates, there was no memorable moment, and what arguments broke out were less personal than ideological.
Read More >>Report Card: Deeper Impressions But No Game Changers at Republican Debate
Practice has not made them perfect, but they are a heckuva lot better.
The top eight Republican presidential candidates all showed some benefits of four debates’ worth of experience. No one offered a super-stellar performance—and no one tanked.
Read More >>Takeaways from the Republican debate
As the first primaries creep ever closer, candidates are feeling the pressure to rise above the pack and prove their electoral viability.
Each candidate came in with different marks to hit.
Read More >>Anticipating Tonight’s GOP Debate
Most of the Republican presidential candidates will appear in their fourth debate of the nomination process tonight. The main stage will feature a slimmed-down group, as two participants in previous debates, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, failed to qualify and will instead be relegated to the early event for lower-polling candidates.
The earlier debate will remain at four participants, however, as South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham and former New York Gov. George Pataki didn’t make ... Read More >>
USA TODAY GOP Power Rankings: SNL bumps Trump back up
Call it the Saturday Night Live effect: Donald Trump uses his appearance on the wheezing comedy show to vault back into first place in our weekly power rankings.
Our panel of political experts was pretty unanimous: show bad, Trump good.
Read More >>Poll: Carson and Trump in close fight for S.C. voters
Ben Carson and Donald Trump are locked in a fierce fight for South Carolina Republicans, finishing in a virtual tie among likely voters, according to the results of the latest Monmouth University poll released Monday.
Read More >>What Explains Fiorina’s Slide?
Businesswoman Carly Fiorina surprised many with her emergence as a serious contender for the Republican nomination. Following strong debate performances that propelled her to third place in many national polls (see the RealClearPolitics.com averages here), however, Fiorina has fallen back, although she remains above the 1 or 2 percent she was registering before the first debate. What explains the slide? Bloomberg Politics has an article that offers several credible explanations:
Why Carly Fiorina Has Stalled
On the night of the first Republican ... Read More >>