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GOP Candidates Get Final Chance to Change 2015 Narratives
Las Vegas will host the final Republican debate of the year, giving many candidates their final shot in 2015 in at making an impression, changing or bolstering the current narrative, or demonstrating why they are legitimate contenders for the GOP nomination. As usual there is no shortage of pieces this morning advising the candidates on what they need to do and what voters ought to be looking for.
The Hill offers a succinct overview of tonight’s event:
Showdown in Vegas: Trump, Cruz ... Read More >>
2016 Power Rankings: Why Marco Rubio Has the Inside Track
Marco Rubio, for the first time, has vaulted to first place in Hotline‘s Republican presidential power rankings—but it’s a spot he holds only by a hair.
Read More >>Showdown in Vegas: Trump, Cruz seek upper hand in crucial debate
The fifth and final Republican debate of 2015 — and the penultimate one before the Iowa caucuses on Feb. 1 — will be held on Tuesday night in Las Vegas.
Nine contenders will take the stage for the main clash on CNN, but the most intense focus will fall on two candidates: businessman Donald Trump, who has led the national polls for several months, and Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas), who is rising fast and has snatched the lead from Trump in Iowa.
Read More >>Trump hits a new high in national poll
Donald Trump just got a little more vault in his ceiling. Nationwide, the polling-obsessed Manhattan multi-billionaire and leading Republican presidential candidate broke into the 40s on Monday.
Read More >>Trump rises, Carson collapses in Post/ABC poll
Donald Trump has hit his highest level of support yet in a new Washington Post/ABC News poll of registered Republicans out Tuesday: 38 percent.
Despite the widespread blowback over Trump’s proposal to ban Muslims from entering the U.S., GOP voters seem to like it: Trump’s support is up from 32 percent in November.
Read More >>5 things to watch in tonight’s debate
With the Republican establishment’s anguish rising along with the ascent of Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, Tuesday night’s debate could be the most dramatic yet, coming just 48 days before voters have their say in Iowa.
Read More >>Cruz on Track for GOP Nomination?
The recently released Iowa Poll from by Bloomberg Politics and The Des Moines Register showing Texas Sen. Ted Cruz moving into a commanding lead in the Hawkeye State has prompted a slew of stories suggesting he is well positioned to win the Republican nomination. Here are some key points from Chris Cillizza’s report this morning in The Washington Post:
It’s Cruz, not Trump, who looks more like favorite to win GOP nomination
Cruz (R-Tex.), as of today, has the most direct route ... Read More >>