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Iowa, New Hampshire Voters Hold Dim View of Hillary Clinton, Poll Finds
Voters in two presidential swing states, Iowa and New Hampshire, hold a strongly negative view of Hillary Clinton and choose several potential Republican opponents over her in test match-ups.
Read More >>Trump Still Leads in Iowa, New Hampshire, but Support Slips
Donald Trump’s lead is diminishing in the states that hold the first two presidential nominating contests.
New Wall Street Journal/NBC News/Marist Poll surveys show Mr. Trump holding five-point leads over Ben Carson in Iowa and Carly Fiorina in New Hampshire.
Read More >>Poll Has Hillary Clinton Ahead, but With Voters Considering Alternatives
Hillary Rodham Clinton is maintaining a strong national lead in the Democratic nominating contest, but voters are increasingly looking at Senator Bernie Sanders and Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. as potential alternatives, according to a new poll.
Read More >>Bernie Sanders’s Campaign, Hitting Fund-Raising Milestone, Broadens Focus
Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont still flies coach to his campaign events, sometimes taking the middle seat. He has not run any commercials, instead saving his money for a news media blitz this winter in Iowa, New Hampshire and the Super Tuesday states.
Read More >>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 >>
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.
Read More >>Still Waiting on Biden
Summer has come and gone, but Vice President Joe Biden still has yet to declare his intentions for the 2016 presidential race despite his earlier pledge to decide by the end of the summer. Some have pointed to the first Democratic debate, scheduled for Oct. 13, as the true “drop dead” date for Biden to decide, while others suggest he can wait longer, perhaps even until after the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary. According to The New York Times, ... Read More >>