Recent News
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 >>Tuesday’s GOP debate: No prime time for Huckabee, Santorum, Pataki, Graham
CNN is inviting Gov. Chris Christie back to prime-time in the upcoming Republican presidential debate.
The New Jersey governor, who had been dropped from the main stage during the last debate, is one of nine Republican presidential candidates to qualify for the network’s prime-time event on Tuesday. Also among them: Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, who was “on the bubble” of qualifying late last week, the network said.
Read More >>JEB BUSH: Here’s the plan to jump-start my campaign, defeat Donald Trump, and win the GOP nomination
These days, the signature exclamation mark next to Jeb Bush’s name could be more like a hazard symbol.
In front of a standing-room-only crowd here for a town-hall event on Thursday, the former Florida governor’s opening pitch was simple: Who’s going to keep you safe?
Read More >>Only Pataki fails to submit signatures for Virginia primary
All of the top Republican and Democratic presidential candidates appear to have fulfilled the requirements to appear on the Virginia primary ballot, avoiding a replay of the 2012 election when several failed to qualify.
Read More >>TN lawmakers join Jeb Bush steering committee
Several Tennessee lawmakers are among the more than 40 Republicans joining in to help former Florida governor Jeb Bush’s presidential efforts in the state.
The lawmakers included in Bush’s Tennessee steering committee include Sen. Rusty Crowe, R-Johnson City; Sen. Richard Briggs, R-Knoxville and Rep. Steve McDaniel, R-Parkers Crossroads.
Read More >>Paul May Not Qualify for Main Debate Stage
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul is in danger of missing the cutoff for the main stage of the next Republican debate, according to Politico:
Rand Paul could be booted from main debate stage
Rand Paul, once considered the main contender for the anti-establishment GOP vote, will likely be pushed off the debate stage next week when CNN announces the lineup for the fifth Republican forum…. (To qualify for the main debate, a candidate must average at least 3.5 percent nationally or 4 percent ... Read More >>