
Talk radio host Rush Limbaugh praised Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) as “the kind of guy the Republicans need to host on one of those chairs they used to take Caesar through the crowds with” and someone who “has shown
by Ian Hanchett26 Jan 2015, 4:27 PM PST0

Chris Cillizza, Editor of the Washington Post‘s The Fix praised Scott Walker, Carly Fiorina, and Ted Cruz’s speeches in Iowa, while saying that Chris Christie was only “so-so” on Monday’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” on MSNBC. “I thought Scott Walker was quite
by Ian Hanchett26 Jan 2015, 11:13 AM PST0

Former Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) declared “I don’t know too many governors with national security experience” on Friday’s “Kelly File” on the Fox News Channel. “There’s not too many people out there who are contemplating running for president who have
by Ian Hanchett24 Jan 2015, 5:14 PM PST0

Bill Maher railed against the 2016 GOP field on Friday’s “Real Time,” dubbing Ted Cruz “the scariest Hispanic to come out of [Texas]” since Javier Bardem’s portrayal of assassin Anton Chigurh in “No Country for Old Men.” Maher initially introduced
by Ian Hanchett23 Jan 2015, 9:49 PM PST0

Former Texas Governor Rick Perry said that he was “a pretty different individual” from 2012 and that he felt “more polished” and “substantially more prepared” in an interview broadcast on Wednesday’s “Kelly File” on the Fox News Channel. “I think
by Ian Hanchett21 Jan 2015, 7:41 PM PST0

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) said that he “heard about a lot of free stuff” but little about how to pay for it in President Obama’s State of the Union in an interview on Tuesday’s “Kelly File” on the Fox News
by Ian Hanchett20 Jan 2015, 9:29 PM PST0

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) is caught up in another fight over a request to release financial records.
by Dan Riehl20 Jan 2015, 6:10 PM PST0

Former Arkansas Governor and Fox News Channel host Mike Huckabee said that “nobody that’s even thinking of running on the Republican side has the years of experience in actually governing that I do” on Tuesday’s “Laura Ingraham Show.” Huckabee began
by Ian Hanchett20 Jan 2015, 2:56 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

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

During this past weekend’s Tea Party Coalition Convention in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Texas Senator Ted Cruz (R) doubled down his assertion that a moderate 2016 Republican presidential nominee would lose against the Democrat presidential nominee.
by Javier Manjarres19 Jan 2015, 9:51 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

In the build up to President Obama’s State of the Union address, the White House has floated plans to raise hundreds of billions in new taxes. The plans have almost no chance of passing Congress but are designed to frame the upcoming debates and alter the landscape for the presidential election in 2016.
by Mike Flynn18 Jan 2015, 7:19 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

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

NBC’s “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd said that he thought the RNC’s 2016 presidential primary debate schedule was “very logical” on Friday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show.” “It’s, I think, very logical. I’ve been one of these people, you know, a
by Ian Hanchett16 Jan 2015, 6:20 PM PST0

SAN DIEGO, California Friday morning at the beachside RNC Winter Meeting in San Diego, California, the Republican National Committee laid out a schedule for a limited nine sanctioned Presidential debates ranging from August 2015 through March 2016. Fox news –
by Michelle Moons16 Jan 2015, 12:39 PM PST0

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, often mentioned as a potential Republican candidate for president, will address the Henry Jackson Society in London on Monday, speaking about foreign policy, terrorism, and immigration.
by John Hayward16 Jan 2015, 12:01 PM PST0

This article was originally posted in The Spectator and written by Alex Massie: The suggestion Mitt Romney might make another run for the Presidency of the United States made me think of a line from one of my father’s novels: ‘There’s
by Breitbart News16 Jan 2015, 9:06 AM PST0

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker called for a fresh, new presidential candidate in 2016 in a speech to the Republican National Committee (RNC) Winter Meeting in Coronado, California–just 24 hours before Mitt Romney was set to address the group.
by Michelle Moons16 Jan 2015, 6:26 AM PST0

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
by Ian Hanchett14 Jan 2015, 3:10 PM PST0

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.
by Rich Tucker14 Jan 2015, 12:01 PM PST0

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
by Ian Hanchett14 Jan 2015, 11:42 AM PST0

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
by Ian Hanchett13 Jan 2015, 1:37 PM PST0