Recent News

How the GOP gets to the final four

With the Governors Club members Scott Walker and Rick Perry gone, the bloated Republican presidential field is showing the inevitable signs of radical shrinkage by year’s end, with donors’ reluctance to bet on long shots.

It’s been a good two months for Ben Carson.

While Donald Trump managed to suck most of the air out of the first Republican presidential debate, Carson’s limited sound bites, delivered with his usual mellowness, managed to make an impression.

Sanders Nears Clinton in Fundraising Totals; Carson Hauls in $20M

Fundraising totals will begin to trickle out over the next two weeks from the 20 major candidates in both parties, providing a major gauge of how each is doing. One candidate who is definitely doing well is Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who looks to be right on the heels of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in fundraising, as Politico reports:

Clinton raises $28 million but Sanders’ haul is too close for comfort

Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton’s campaign barely outpaced Bernie Sanders’ ... Read More >>

Carson raises $20M for ’16 bid in past 3 months

Political newcomer Ben Carson raised more than $20 million in the past three months to fuel his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, his campaign said Wednesday, a haul of campaign cash that shatters records and sets a new bar for his GOP rivals.

The cruelest month of the 2016 race

October is when the 2016 campaign gets real.

Two debates are coming — one that will likely winnow the GOP field and one that could rearrange the Democratic race. A Benghazi hearing will either be a showcase or a feeding frenzy. And campaign fundraising reports are going to be making a lot of decisions for people, whether they like it or not.

Ben Carson uses empowerment message in bid to sway black voters

Ben Carson is hoping to awaken black voters to his campaign with a message of economic empowerment, saying the black community has been done a disservice by heeding political power overtures from Democrats.

Joe Biden hasn’t yet announced his plans for a 2016 White House bid, but a new poll shows that he would enter the race as the most popular presidential candidate if he chose to toss his hat into the ring.