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2nd place in SC GOP primary could have most impact

As the South Carolina Republican Party likes to point out, the winner of the state’s first-in-the-South presidential primary has gone on to secure the GOP nomination in every case except one since the primary began in 1980.

This year, however, the primary’s significance could lie more in who comes in second than in who takes first.

Setting Expectations for Saturday’s Contests

Tomorrow will feature two contests in two states, with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton facing off against Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in the Nevada Democratic caucuses while the Republican field faces the voters in the South Carolina GOP primary. Polls show a potentially tight race in Nevada, and in South Carolina there appears to be significant movement that could produce a surprise or two – good or bad, depending on where one stands.

Politico this morning features its survey of ... Read More >>

Insiders predict Trump win in South Carolina, Clinton in Nevada

Donald Trump is poised for his second win of the Republican presidential primary season on Saturday in South Carolina. And Hillary Clinton looks as if she’ll eke out a victory in Nevada.

That’s according to the activists, strategists and operatives who make up The POLITICO Caucus in both states.

Cruz rises against Trump in South Carolina poll

Ted Cruz has made a deep cut into Donald Trump’s advantage in South Carolina, according to a new poll released on Friday.

The survey of likely Republican primary voters, conducted by Marist for NBC News and the Wall Street Journal, suggests a sudden tightening GOP race only a day before Saturday’s potentially pivotal contest — and after weeks when it seemed Trump would romp in the first-in-the-South primary.

Poll: Trump leads with Michigan Republicans

Donald Trump holds a 10-point lead over his closest rival in Michigan, according to the results of a new Detroit News/WDIV-TV poll that shows a muddled scramble for second and a largely undecided electorate with still weeks to go before Republican voters head to the polls.

Two key presidential contests on opposite ends of the nation come down to their final full day Friday, ahead of weekend elections that will shape the tone and duration of the Republican and Democratic races.