
Monday on the “Hugh Hewitt Radio Show,” Republican National Committee chairmanReince Priebus, said the 2016 presidential Republican Party candidates have to meet certain thresholds to be on the various debate stages because “you can’t do twenty people.” Partial transcript as follows
by Pam Key19 Jan 2015, 3:31 PM PST0

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has set the bar for U.S. politicians to speak with clarity and accuracy about the threat posed by the Islamic supremacist code its adherents call shariah. In a speech at the Henry Jackson Society in London, Gov. Jindal told the truth about this totalitarian ideology in a manner reminiscent of the Society’s namesake’s robust stance against communism during the Cold War.
by Frank Gaffney19 Jan 2015, 1:28 PM PST0

The modern State of the Union address isn’t intended to make news. By the time it happens, the White House has leaked every newsworthy proposal. And as if a prime time speech, covered by all the major networks, with the entire Congress as his backdrop wasn’t enough, there’s another theatrical aspect: The guests in the First Lady’s box.
by Rich Tucker19 Jan 2015, 1:16 PM PST0

Neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson tells Breitbart News that he’s seriously considering launching a White House bid in 2016. Carson says that if he runs, he’ll do so as an outsider, not as a politician. To the hundreds of thousands of activists nationwide who are pushing him to run for president, Carson said his message is that, “God’s will is going to be carried out.”
by Matthew Boyle19 Jan 2015, 1:14 PM PST0

Real estate mogul and reality television star Donald Trump spoke to Breitbart News aboard his private jet on Monday. He says he may run for president in 2016, and if he does, Trump says he’d focus his campaign on the big picture—aiming to turn around the decline in America that has occurred over the past several years.
by Matthew Boyle19 Jan 2015, 12:11 PM PST0

Dr. Ben Carson, Professor Emeritus at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and author of “One Vote: Make Your Voice Heard,” said that he “will have made a decision [whether or not to run for president] by May 1st” on C-SPAN
by Ian Hanchett19 Jan 2015, 10:09 AM PST0

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) tells Breitbart News that he’s “very, very seriously” considering launching a presidential candidacy for 2016. Cruz adds that he thinks a bold conservative needs to win the GOP nomination next time around, or else he fears Democrats are likely to win the White House as they did in 2008 and 2012. Cruz said the “energy and enthusiasm” in South Carolina at the Tea Party convention is “electric” a year out from the GOP primaries for 2016. South Carolina is the first primary state in the south, making it a key stop for Republicans who want to be president.
by Matthew Boyle19 Jan 2015, 10:01 AM PST0

Talk radio host Laura Ingraham said that “you get the sense that he [Mitt Romney] is driving the Bushes crazy” on Monday. “Mitt Romney, at this big RNC gathering over the weekend, he was a speaker on Friday night so
by Ian Hanchett19 Jan 2015, 9:30 AM PST0

Potential presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Jeb Bush have been picking up some early endorsements recently.
by Javier Manjarres19 Jan 2015, 9:16 AM PST0

LONDON, United Kingdom – Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has called Hillary Clinton’s plan to “empathise” with the point-of-view of America’s enemies “mindless naivety”. His comments came at a meeting with Parliamentarians and journalists at the House of Commons, as part
by Andre Walker19 Jan 2015, 7:59 AM PST0

Monday on Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” business mogul Donald Trump said, “I supported Mitt Romney and he didn’t bring out the people. He choked in the end.” “He just choked, choked like a dog, and we cannot allow
by Pam Key19 Jan 2015, 7:59 AM PST0

Sold out Tea Party events in South Carolina this weekend and Iowa next weekend demonstrate that the conservative grassroots are prepared to put the time and money needed to back a limited government candidate who can win the Republican Presidential nomination in 2016. Cruz once again called for the abolition of the Internal Revenue Service, a call that was also made by Dr. Carson. Carson, who said tax reform was critical, noted that he would support either a fair tax or a flat tax.
by Michael Patrick Leahy19 Jan 2015, 6:28 AM PST0

This weekend, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, who is considered the conservative movement’s North Star, said Americans are counting on South Carolina voters to find and help Republicans nominate a bold conservative candidate who can win the White House in
by Tony Lee19 Jan 2015, 6:22 AM PST0

Politico calls Romney’s mention of eradicating poverty “The reinvention of Mitt Romney” but wastes no time in pointing out all the criticism now headed Romney’s way, courtesy of Democrats.
by Dan Riehl18 Jan 2015, 8:36 PM PST0

Dr. Ben Carson, a potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate, earned cheers at the South Carolina Tea Party Coalition Convention on Sunday when he said that the IRS should be eliminated. Carson made the suggestion while criticizing President Obama’s tax hike, set to be unveiled in this week’s State of the Union address.
by Edwin Mora18 Jan 2015, 5:21 PM PST0

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) warns that the American dream is slipping away, and that American standing in the world is at risk. “We need to restore America’s leadership in the world,” he said. “The Obama-Clinton foreign policy of leading from behind is a disaster.”
by Edwin Mora18 Jan 2015, 5:05 PM PST0

A newly-released graph from the California political firm Political Data, which was acquired by the Washington Post, has revealed that an overwhelming proportion of the Golden State’s young population (20s to 30s) simply does not turn up to vote.
by Adelle Nazarian18 Jan 2015, 3:06 PM PST0

Sunday at the 2015 South Carolina Tea Party Coalition Convention, when asked how the Republican Party could better connect to younger voters, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said, “Lighten up a little. So many Republicans run a Soviet_style campaign. There is a Politburo,
by Pam Key18 Jan 2015, 2:14 PM PST0

Sunday on CNN’s “State of The Union,” in discussing the possibility of former Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA) re-running for president in 2016, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) said, “Well, he did call and we did speak and he said that he seriously
by Pam Key18 Jan 2015, 1:56 PM PST0

Obama appears to be doing more to shape the political landscape ahead of the 2016 presidential election than helping the American middle class.
by Dan Riehl18 Jan 2015, 1:34 PM PST0

Ohio Republican Gov. John Kasich does not believe his state lawmakers will repeal the Common Core standards, calling resistance to the controversial initiative “hysteria.”
by Dr. Susan Berry18 Jan 2015, 1:24 PM PST0

On this weekend’s broadcast of “Fox New Sunday,” Washington Post columnist George Will said the Republican Party has a deep bench of potential presidential candidates for 2016, therefore “they do not need to look backwards” and renominate former Gov. Mitt Romney
by Pam Key18 Jan 2015, 11:48 AM PST0

Republican 2012 presidential candidate Mitt Romney is debuting a new inequality theme as he considers whether to make another presidential bid.
by Wynton Hall17 Jan 2015, 1:49 PM PST0

Added to the RNC Winter Meeting Schedule just hours before the three day rally entitled “Building on Success” got started, former Presidential nominee Mitt Romney teased Republican National Committee leadership, leaving questions of his intentions for 2016 a mystery as
by Michelle Moons17 Jan 2015, 12:18 PM PST0

The South Carolina Tea Party Coalition Convention is underway, and event organizers tell Breitbart News that they’ve been overwhelmed by an unexpectedly high level of interest among activists statewide. Major speakers set to weigh in this weekend include potential 2016 Republican presidential candidates Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), real estate magnate Donald Trump, Dr. Ben Carson and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum.
by Matthew Boyle17 Jan 2015, 7:39 AM PST0