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Senators Running for President Face a Delicate Balancing Act
After Senator Marco Rubio announced his campaign for president in Miami last month, he did not catch the next plane to Iowa or New Hampshire. Instead, he raced back to Washington to attend a Senate Foreign Relations Committee meeting on a bill giving Congress the power to weigh in on any nuclear deal President Obama reaches with Iran.
Read More >>Home News Politics Mike Huckabee, Marco Rubio, Rand Paul closest Republicans to Hillary Clinton in Iowa
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton leads a host of Republicans in head-to-head match-ups in the early presidential state of Iowa by between 2 and 7 points, with former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky coming closest to the 2016 Democratic frontrunner.
Read More >>POLITICO Caucus: Baltimore riots hurt O’Malley’s already slim chances
Martin O’Malley’s political career, which started on the streets of Baltimore, may also end there: Half of Democratic insiders in the early states believe this week’s riots have hurt the former mayor’s already long-shot presidential hopes.
The POLITICO Caucus, our weekly bipartisan survey of the most important activists, operatives and elected officials in Iowa and New Hampshire, found that Democrats are evenly split over whether racial unrest will be a minor or significant issue in the presidential campaign.
Read More >>Crowded primary field creates dilemma for GOP leaders
The rapid growth of the GOP presidential field is causing major headaches for party bosses ahead of a primary debate season that begins this summer.
The dilemma for Reince Priebus, Republican National Committee (RNC) chairman, is stark: If the declared field grows to 18 or 20 candidates, as now looks plausible, how can those numbers be winnowed in a way that seems fair and reasonable rather than arbitrary and undemocratic?
Read More >>Changing of guard in Nevada with 2016 implications
Political allies of the Paul family who stormed into power in Nevada four years ago have been swept aside — a relief to senior GOP leaders in a state hosting a key presidential primary.
Read More >>Bush sits atop GOP field in N.H. as Walker, Paul edge Clinton: poll
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush leads a crowded Republican presidential field in the early state of New Hampshire, while Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky lead in head-to-head match-ups against former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, according to a new poll.
Mr. Bush is the choice of 18 percent of GOP primary voters, followed by Mr. Walker at 16 percent and Mr. Paul at 15 percent, according to the automated
survey from the firm Gravis Marketing.