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The magnificent Donald Trump has soared, bald-eagle-like, to the top of Republican presidential primary polls. He’s now in second place, behind only Jeb Bush, with what The Donald might call “the highest 13 percent ever recorded in human history” in polls conducted since he announced his bid for the presidency last month. So how seriously should we take the Trump “surge”?

Is Trump Starving Cruz of Attention, Support?

The Politico Caucus is out this morning, a weekly look at the campaign by political insiders in the early states of Iowa and New Hampshire. The leadoff today suggests real estate magnate Donald Trump’s candidacy is primarily impacting Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker also having their candidacies diminished:

Insiders: Ted Cruz hurt most by Trump candidacy

Donald Trump’s turn in the national spotlight is mainly taking a toll on Ted Cruz, the ... Read More >>

Campaigns shatter spending records

The crowded field of 2016 presidential candidates spent $48 million through the first half of the year — nearly twice as much as their counterparts had at this point in the 2012 cycle — reflecting the new realities of fast, expensive campaign launches.

Let them debate!

It will be easy this year to identify the biggest losers in the GOP debates. They will be the candidates who aren’t on the stage.

Biggest losers in 2016 money count

In pure numbers, Rick Santorum came in near the bottom of the heap in a crowded field of GOP contenders filing fundraising results this week. He reported $607,000 in contributions, compared to frontrunner Jeb Bush’s early haul of $11.4 million.

The mystery of the Trump coalition

Last weekend, Donald Trump added to his long list of bold claims by declaring himself the champion of a new “silent majority” of Americans.

While 17 percent of Republican voters isn’t a majority, and the 4,000 raucous supporters cheering him in Arizona were anything but silent, Trump has hurtled to the top of several recent GOP primary polls. Apparently, he speaks for some Americans. So who are they and where did they come from?

Donald Trump has shot to the top of polls of Republican voters, but a new survey suggests the presidential candidate lacks broader appeal.