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Iowa Poll: At a glance, how each GOP candidate fares
Trump has pulled off a reversal in how caucusgoers view him. In May, his favorability was upside down: Just 27 percent viewed him favorably and 63 percent unfavorably. Now, it’s 61 percent favorable, 35 percent unfavorable.
Read More >>Can Trump Win the Republican Nomination?
The question of whether businessman Donald Trump might actually win the Republican nomination seems to be getting asked more often. The biggest reason for the increased attention to Trump’s campaign is obviously his polling numbers, and just this weekend The Des Moines Register released a new poll showing him maintaining a lead in the crucial first-in-the-nation caucus state:
Iowa Poll: Trump blazes to lead; Carson quietly rises
A new Des Moines Register/Bloomberg Politics Iowa Poll finds that Trump, the flamboyant real estate ... Read More >>
Iowa Poll: Trump blazes to lead; Carson quietly rises
Donald Trump has built up tremendous support in Iowa — he’s very wealthy, he loves the Bible and he’d be just terrific as president of the United States. And he’s very handsome.
Read More >>Trump tops GOP rankings
Donald Trump tops The Hill’s rankings of 2016 GOP candidates for the first time, as the race cranks up to a new level of intensity with debate season underway.
Read More >>Columba Bush: The Political Asset Who’d Rather Not Be
The central task of Jeb Bush’s campaign, aside from trumping Donald Trump, is proving to the American public that he’s not just a last name, a son, a scion. Thus far, his main weapon in this essential project is his wife.
Read More >>Ben Carson surges past Jeb Bush to No. 2 spot as Republicans embrace outsiders
Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson has surged to the No. 2 spot in the GOP field, overtaking former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and, combined with front-running businessman Donald Trump, gives outsiders a firm grip atop the Republican presidential race.
Read More >>Rising Kasich threatens Bush
Jeb Bush has a new nemesis, and it isn’t Donald Trump.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R-Ohio) is quietly rising in the polls in New Hampshire, capitalizing on a strong debate performance where he seemed at ease in the spotlight.
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