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Why Tennessee will matter in 2016
The rallies are big, the field operations extensive and the expectations for candidate visits are high.
It’s not quite Iowa, but Tennessee — a state long ignored until much later in the cycle, and then often just turned to for donations — is now one of the biggest hubs for GOP political activity in the country.
Read More >>Money rolls in, yet future dim for Ben Carson campaign
As it has for months, Ben Carson’s presidential campaign is raising a lot of money. Sources say Carson has taken in $22 million in the quarter that ends Thursday, and could hit $23 million or perhaps a little more when it’s all counted.
Read More >>Ben Carson on the brink: ‘A process like this is pretty brutal’
Two days before Christmas, with his presidential campaign fading fast, Ben Carson sought to take control at his manse in the countryside west of Baltimore.
A video crew was in the front living room preparing to film a campaign ad. A photo shoot was being prepped in the basement. The Associated Press had come calling, and more members of the media would show up after The Washington Post had its turn.
Read More >>Marco Rubio: Overrated, Underrated Or Properly Rated?
For this week’s 2016 Slack Chat, we check back in on Marco Rubio’s campaign. As always, the transcript below has been lightly edited.
Read More >>The Collapse of the Carson Campaign
When Ben Carson appeared on CNN Wednesday night to defend his campaign’s management, he praised his staffers’ ability to shape him into a candidate. But his campaign still requires a boost after being rattled by dysfunction within.
Read More >>Civil war makes Ben Carson’s campaign chaotic
THE BIG IDEA: A long-simmering battle between Ben Carson’s business manager and his campaign manager is coming to a head.
Many who supported Ben Carson in the fall are backing Ted Cruz in the winter. The retired neurosurgeon has plummeted in the polls since coming under the white hot spotlight of media scrutiny.
Read More >>Poll: Cruz closing the gap with Trump
Donald Trump’s perch atop the 2016 presidential polls is looking a little shakier this morning.
In the latest Quinnipiac University national survey released Tuesday, Trump leads Texas Sen. Ted Cruz by just four percentage points.
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