A new Reuters/Ipsos poll found that a quarter of Republicans think that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) can’t become president because he was born in Canada to an American mother.
Sen. Rand Paul continues to pan the thought of another Mitt Romney run for president, more recently calling the idea “the definition of insanity.”
Some folks over at Buzzfeed may have been hitting the Buzz-weiser a bit too much, given the buildup to this non-story.
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said that if he runs for president in 2016 he’ll be “doing it to change the country” on Wednesday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show.” “If I do it, I’ll be on all the ballots. I’m not doing it
According to a Gravis Marketing poll of some 500 Iowa Republicans, Mitt Romney leads the field a year ahead of that state’s first-in-the-nation caucuses. The 2012 GOP nominee earns 21 percent. The next candidate is also a familiar face with a familiar name. Jeb Bush, a former two-term Florida governor, picked up 14 percent. Scott Walker, governor of neighboring Wisconsin, took third among candidates. He picked up 10 percent.
This week on Newsmax TV’s “The Steve Malzberg Show,” pollster John Zogby said Ann Romney is not on board with her husband Mitt launching a presidential run in 2016 and is “sending out the word, at least privately, that he’s
Talk radio host Laura Ingraham praised Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) as a “solid, Reagan conservative” on Wednesday. Ingraham did say earlier that she wasn’t supporting any candidate, and, with the exception of Jeb Bush, wouldn’t rule anyone out she
Sen. Marco Rubio continues his media blitz while promoting his new book, featuring an appearance on the Daily Show last night with Jon Stewart. For a Republican, it’s an important test. Can you face an aggressive liberal host with an audience giving him the upper hand in an argument?
Despite early talk of a historic insurrection, powerful criticism from conservatives upset by what they describe as weak leadership against President Obama’s agenda, and phone lines reported melting with anti-Boehner calls from Republican voters, the Speaker secured the votes he needed to win.
Ahead of an expected 2016 Hillary presidential run, Clinton ally John Podesta has announced that he is leaving his White House position.
ABC News opted to take an informal survey of Capitol Hill reactions to Mitt Romney’s recent claim that he’s going to run for the GOP nomination again in 2016.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of John Gibson’s radio show, potential 2016 GOP presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) dismissed a third run by former Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA) in the upcoming presidential election cycle by suggesting he lined up on the
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) thinks GOP primary voters are ready to turn the page on Mitt Romney, who is seriously considering another presidential run and could be a potential rival. “Look, I like Governor Romney, I like him personally, I
Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) reported that former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney had reached out to her about running for president in 2016 and said that Romney “comes in as a strong candidate” and that she told him “good for you
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie called for an “American renewal” in his State of the State speech at the New Jersey House of Representatives today, as speculation mounts that he intends to run for president. Christie promoted himself a bipartisan reformer in his state, taking shots at the partisanship and gridlock in Washington.
As you may know, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney wants to be president, and he and his aides have spent the last several days phoning high-dollar donors to explain how his third presidential bid would be different than the last two, failed ones.
After leaving some wiggle room in recent interviews, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) seems to have closed the door on a 2016 presidential run in an interview with Fortune. Sheila Blair, in an interview for the magazine, asked, “So are you
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) said that he will make his decision to run for president “irrespective” of whether or not former Florida Governor Jeb Bush chooses to run and that he will not seek the presidency and re-election to his
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is strongly opposed to Lazard investment banker Antonio Weiss getting a senior spot with the US Treasury Department. To avoid a bruising confirmation that may have bolstered Warren’s profile at the expense of the Obama White House, Weiss has asked that his name be withdrawn and is settling for a less lofty spot.
Reportedly telling one senior Republican he “almost certainly will” run for the Republican nomination in 2016, Mitt Romney is said to be spending his time using the phone to re-establish past relationships to that end, as well as engaging in
Gov. Christie’s travel schedule is also in keeping with someone planning a presidential run.
Former GOP vice presidential nominee and current House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) announced on Monday he will not run for president in 2016.
Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) predicted that Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) would not enter the 2016 presidential race because “it’ll be difficult for Marco to compete against a Jeb” in an interview with The Hill on Monday. Ros-Lehtinen said she was “excited” about
US News and World Report Chairman and Editor-in-Chief and publisher of The New York Daily News, Mort Zuckerman predicted that Jeb Bush will win the 2016 GOP nomination on Friday’s “McLaughlin Group.” After fellow panelist Eleanor Clift predicted that Jeb
A tidbit buried at the end of a Romney adviser’s longish rationalization of why Mitt Romney may yet again run for the GOP’s nomination suggests Romney does not think Jeb Bush has what it takes to win the GOP nomination.
CNN Commentator and Democratic Strategist Paul Begala admitted that the Democratic Party had become an establishment party on Friday’s “Real Time” on HBO. After joking “The Republicans have always been the hierarchical party, they always nominate the oldest white guy
