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GOP candidates woo SC evangelicals
With the national political spotlight shifting to the Bible Belt, Republican presidential candidates camped out in South Carolina have begun stepping up their campaigns to win over evangelicals – a group that’s expected to make up nearly 60 percent of the vote in the state’s GOP primary on Feb. 20.
Read More >>Marco Rubio’s South Carolina comeback plan
Marco Rubio hit South Carolina this week intent on reviving presidential aspirations that were jilted by a troubling fifth place finish in New Hampshire.
The Florida senator has expanded his scope of attack to include rival Donald Trump, while continuing to contrast himself with Ted Cruz and also directing some fire at Jeb Bush.
Read More >>Insiders: Hard road ahead for Trump
He finished a close second in Iowa, romped to a blowout victory in New Hampshire and leads the polls in South Carolina.
But the Republican members of The POLITICO Caucus – a panel of activists, strategists and operatives in the four early states – still don’t think Donald Trump has a clear route to the GOP presidential nomination.
Read More >>Rubio donors look for strong South Carolina showing after New Hampshire implosion
Sen. Marco Rubio’s network of deep-pocketed donors was disappointed with his fifth-place showing in New Hampshire on Tuesday, but it remained intact and resolved to keep backing him as the race moves to South Carolina for the next 10 days.
Read More >>Republican Elites Land in South Carolina With No Plan to Stop Trump
Republican elites are 0-for-2 in presidential nominating contests this year, a rare and panic-inducing outcome for the party’s leadership. Yet their preferred candidates continue to fight each other, and have begun the march to the next battlefield in South Carolina without a plan to stop Donald Trump.
Read More >>Kasich Wins N.H. Expectations Game – Now What?
The top-line winners in last night’s New Hampshire primary were Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on the Democratic side and businessman Donald Trump on the Republican side. Arguably, however, the biggest “winner” of the evening was Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who surged to a clear second-place finish last night while finishing ahead of his fellow governors, Florida’s Jeb Bush and New Jersey’s Chris Christie.
As numerous media outlets this morning are reporting, Kasich’s runner-up status ought to breathe new life into a ... Read More >>