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Poll: Donald Trump tops John Kasich in Ohio
Despite his immense popularity in Ohio, Gov. John Kasich trails Donald Trump there, a new poll finds.
The Quinnipiac University survey released Tuesday shows GOP presidential front-runner Trump beating Kasich 31% to 26% in Ohio, which will holds its primary on March 15 in a winner-take-all contest.
Read More >>What to watch on big night in politics
It’s a week away from Super Tuesday — but tonight is a big evening for politics, too.
The menu for politics lovers starts with a Democratic town hall featuring Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders on CNN at 8 p.m. ET.
Read More >>Nevada Provides New Test of Trump’s Unorthodox Campaign
In the days leading up to Tuesday’s Nevada caucuses, Marco Rubio’s campaign office in Las Vegas buzzed with activity.
Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison was there, personally calling likely Rubio supporters and reminding them to participate. The campaign has been phoning voters, knocking on doors and organizing caucus training sessions for months in a state where the freshman senator from Florida spent several years of his childhood.
Read More >>Sen. Hatch endorses Rubio for president
Sen. Orrin Hatch is endorsing Sen. Marco Rubio for president, the senior Utah Republican told reporters on Capitol Hill on Monday afternoon.
The former Bush supporter, and most senior Republican in the Senate, said he told Rubio by telephone on Monday morning that he would be jumping on-board with the Florida senator, who is racing to consolidate establishment support on Capitol Hill ahead of the Nevada caucuses.
Read More >>Cruz asks for resignation of national spokesman Rick Tyler
Ted Cruz said on Monday that he had asked for the resignation of national spokesman Rick Tyler on Monday, citing a “grave error of judgment.”
Cruz cited a social media posting from Tyler on Sunday publicizing a blog post misstating Marco Rubio’s remarks to a Cruz staffer in South Carolina.
Read More >>January’s Campaign Cash Reports: A Test of Competitiveness
The results of the Nevada Democratic caucuses and the South Carolina Republican primary dominated coverage of the 2016 nomination contest over the weekend, for obvious reasons. Businessman Donald Trump won in South Carolina, with Florida Sen. Marco Rubio a distant second followed by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, and a poor showing persuaded former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush to abandon his bid.
On the Democratic side, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton beat Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders by a closer margin than ... Read More >>
Trump and Rubio Put Brakes on Cruz Control
Here’s what the results of Saturday’s South Carolina Republican primary mean for the candidates in what is now a three-way race:
Donald Trump: I’ve been among many observers who thought Trump would fade once primary voters in early states examined his record and concluded he had more in common with George Carlin than Ronald Reagan. I was right about Iowa but wrong about New Hampshire and South Carolina.
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