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Clinton Building Vast Network of Campaign Staff, Volunteers
Scott Hogan wanted to know why his batch of potential volunteers was “ready for Hillary.” The campaign staffer didn’t get the answer he wanted, but it was enough to get the conversation started.
Read More >>Three Myths of the 2016 Race
Larry Sabato is one of the more insightful political observers around, and yesterday he and two associates at the University of Virginia Center for Politics took to the pages of Politico to try to refute three items they consider to be myths regarding the 2016 presidential nomination contest. A few excerpts:
Myth #1: The giant Republican field is unpredictable, almost anybody’s game.
With 10 Republican presidential hats in the ring, and perhaps another 10 to come, we all know the GOP is ... Read More >>
Poll: Pataki, Rubio Lead GOP Field in N.Y.
George Pataki shares the lead with Marco Rubio in the New York Republican presidential primary, while Hillary Clinton dominates her Democratic rivals with a healthy 40-point lead, according to a new poll.
Read More >>Why Hillary Clinton Is Underwater
Hillary Clinton announced her presidential candidacy roughly eight weeks ago and since then, a few things have become apparent.
Read More >>Hillary Clinton moves left as Bernie Sanders picks up momentum
Sen. Bernard Sanders‘ strong second-place showing in Wisconsin Democrats’ presidential straw poll has party leaders warning Hillary Rodham Clinton that she could have a real primary race on her hands.
Read More >>Seeing a Different Type of Clinton Campaign
In 2008, when Hillary Rodham Clinton was waging a campaign for Democratic “superdelegates” — party officials who could choose to back whichever candidate they wanted, regardless of whether that person had won their state — Bill Clinton worked the phones aggressively on her behalf.
Read More >>Sanders Closing in on Clinton?
It was probably inevitable that one candidate would rise up to become the primary rival to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. At the moment, it looks like Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is the one making the strongest case to Democratic voters, at least judging by his performance in a Wisconsin straw poll:
Wisconsin straw poll surprise: A narrow Clinton win
Bernie Sanders scored 41 percent in a straw poll vote at the Wisconsin Democratic Party convention this weekend — finishing a ... Read More >>