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How Donald Trump rewired the 2016 campaign

This is not the race Jeb Bush expected to run. The plan was to craft a policy-focused campaign, with scores of policy aides hired to help him articulate meaty ideas on the trail and distinguish himself as a policy-oriented candidate. He expected to run “joyfully” and with a message of optimism.

Get ready for a second GOP debate with even more fireworks

The rapidly shifting dynamic of the 2016 presidential campaign will probably turn the second Republican debate into a far more contentious event than the first.

Ben Carson has highest net favorability in 2016 GOP field; Donald Trump’s numbers jump up: Gallup

Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson has the highest net favorability of the 17 major GOP candidates running for president in 2016 among Republicans, with rival Donald Trump seeing the biggest increase over the past few weeks, according to survey results released Friday.

Donald Trump dominates the new Monmouth national poll of the Republican presidential race — in every category except one.

Trump leads the horse race, with 30 percent, to Ben Carson’s 18 percent, with Jeb Bush and Ted Cruz tied for third at 8 percent.

He jumped into the presidential race late, says what’s on his mind and tramples party articles of faith. No, not Donald Trump. John Kasich.

If you’re reading this article, there’s a decent chance you’re a political junkie. You probably have strong opinions on most of the presidential candidates. Yet, as I pointed out this morning, the Republican presidential primary contest is still in its infancy. Most voters — if they’re even paying attention — are still making up their minds.

For Kasich, New Hampshire Presence Is Paying Off

John Kasich, killing time between media interviews on the campaign trail Wednesday, threw a bad game of darts. But once he focused, he threw two bull’s-eyes in a row.