The 2016 Republican primary has turned into a puzzle about how to deal with Donald Trump.
The new dynamic has come into focus this week as Trump’s opponents debut strategies for engaging the white-hot front-runner whom they believe, and in some cases fear, could be a dominant force for some time to come.
Read More >>Donald Trump keeps helicoptering upward in the Republican primary.
The golf-course entrepreneur and presidential candidate is out in front once more in a new CNN/ORC poll of Republicans released Tuesday.
Read More >>It’s a commonplace to say that the Republican presidential contest, with its vast field, consists of races within a race. Pre-Trump, we could discern three sub-races — conservative, moderate-conservative, and evangelical.
Read More >>It was the most significant week yet in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.
Tech executive Carly Fiorina’s hopes rose—along with her poll numbers, fundraising, and crowd counts—after a masterful performance at the GOP’s first debate, albeit a breakout showing for the also-ran candidates who trailed in public polling.
Read More >>Seventeen major Republican candidates are running hard for the White House. But not all will make it to Iowa.
Of the crowded 2016 GOP primary field, who will be the first to head for the exits?
Read More >>Forty percent of early-state Republicans and nearly half of early-state Democrats believe Rick Perry will be the first candidate to drop out of the presidential race.
Read More >>Rick Perry’s campaign is in deep financial trouble. And fellow Texan Ted Cruz is part of the reason why.
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