
The latest poll from ABC News and the Washington Post has Donald Trump still firmly in the lead at 33 percent, Ben Carson ticking up a bit in second place at 22 percent, and Senator Marco Rubio likewise edging up a few points for third place at 10 percent.
by John Hayward21 Oct 2015, 6:27 AM PST0

In a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, the majority of Americans said they see the Democrat Party as “outside the mainstream” on guns. Ironically, almost an identical majority view the Republican Party as “within the mainstream” as it pertains to guns.
by AWR Hawkins20 Oct 2015, 4:18 PM PST0

Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson says that “logic and common sense” make clear it’s time to talk about eliminating gun free zones, not guns.
by AWR Hawkins20 Oct 2015, 1:04 PM PST0

Alastair Campbell, who used to be the spokesman, press secretary and director of communications and strategy for former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, has give his verdict on potential Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson. Mr. Campbell (pictured above), who used to be
by Sarkis Zeronian20 Oct 2015, 9:26 AM PST0

GOP frontrunner Donald Trump reached 41 percent approval in the latest national poll by Morning Consult of 2,017 registered voters, and 40 percent among 770 self-identified Republicans. When the 770 Republicans were asked to identify their second choice, Trump nudged over 50 percent with a gain of 11 points.
by Neil Munro20 Oct 2015, 6:31 AM PST0

Donald Trump and Dr. Ben Carson are the favorites among GOP voters in the sunshine state, according to a Florida poll conducted by the University of North Florida (UNF), which found Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush not faring so well in their home state.
by Alex Swoyer20 Oct 2015, 6:28 AM PST0

A CNN poll released this morning suggests that Carly Fiorina is dramatically losing support after a surge of positive reviews following the last Republican debate.
by Charlie Spiering20 Oct 2015, 5:54 AM PST0

Monday on Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” Republican presidential candidate Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said his opponents Donald Trump and Ben Carson’s recent comments about immigration policy and energy independence effects on the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks were “beyond bizarre.” Graham said,
by Pam Key19 Oct 2015, 2:17 PM PST0

Six Republican presidential candidates lined up to speak at a Faith and Freedom Coalition forum hosted by Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas, on Sunday afternoon. Donald Trump was not one of them. Surprisingly, or perhaps not, the topics of illegal immigration and border security were not discussed by those who were there.
by Bob Price19 Oct 2015, 10:03 AM PST0

The Secret Service has been called to give protection to Donald Trump and Dr. Ben Carson, the two current frontrunners for the Republican Party nomination for president, in the wake of threats on their lives.
by Warner Todd Huston19 Oct 2015, 6:27 AM PST0

Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson was asked about his opponent Donald Trump’s recent criticisms of President George W. Bush and said that he “seriously” doubts Trump meant that Bush is to blame for the Sept. 11, 2001
by Pam Key18 Oct 2015, 9:16 AM PST0

During the “Weekend Update” segment on Saturday’s broadcast of “Saturday Night Live,” hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che blasted GOP leaders Dr. Ben Carson and Donald Trump, as well as Carly Fiorina. Jost said that the argument that Trump and Carson
by Trent Baker17 Oct 2015, 10:13 PM PST0

The dominant media culture loves to define everything it doesn’t like as “right-wing,” from milquetoast center-right U.S. politicians to North Korea. Somehow people who aggressively make the case that American government is too large get sorted into the same end of the political spectrum as the biggest and most oppressive governments of all. Certain out-and-proud socialists of the past century are caricatured as “right-wing,” even though they put “socialist” right in their Party name.
by John Hayward16 Oct 2015, 8:44 AM PST0

Friday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Republican presidential candidate Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said of his rival Dr. Ben Carson that he doesn’t have “a clue about what’s going on in the Middle East.” When asked what is behind Carson’s strong poll
by Pam Key16 Oct 2015, 7:38 AM PST0

The intriguing similarity between Donald Trump and Ben Carson is that both continually defy conventional wisdom and flourish despite coordinated media/Democrat attacks. That’s partially because so many voters have come to despise the corrupt system, and they’re weary of hyper-sensitive freakout-prone popular culture.
by John Hayward16 Oct 2015, 7:07 AM PST0

On Friday’s “Morning Joe” on MSNBC, host Joe Scarborough and conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt had an exchange about the state of the Republican Party 2016 presidential nominating process. Hewitt argued things won’t be settled by the Republican National Convention
by Jeff Poor16 Oct 2015, 7:02 AM PST0

CNBC agrees it will limit its Republican presidential debate to two hours, after Donald Trump and Ben Carson threatened to boycott it if it ran longer.
by Charlie Spiering16 Oct 2015, 6:13 AM PST0

Sen. Marco Rubio’s campaign is boasting it has more cash on hand than former Florida Governor Jeb Bush — even though Bush out-raised Rubio substantially in the third quarter.
by Charlie Spiering15 Oct 2015, 1:27 PM PST0

In a joint letter to CNBC, Donald Trump and Ben Carson indicated that they would only agree to a 120 minute debate (including commercials) with time for opening and closing statements.
by Charlie Spiering15 Oct 2015, 12:50 PM PST0

Ben Carson is going to suspend his presidential campaign for two weeks to hawk his book! This is unprecedented! It shows he’s not serious about running for president! It proves he doesn’t understand anything about how politics works! It’s the end of the world as we know it, and nobody feels fine!
by John Hayward15 Oct 2015, 12:25 PM PST0

Billionaire businessman Donald Trump is leading his nearest competition in the Republican presidential primary by double-digit margins in Nevada and South Carolina, both early voting states, a new CNN/ORC poll revealed Wednesday. In Nevada, Trump boasted support from 38 percent of likely Republican caucus-goers. Ben Carson placed second with 22 percent followed by Carly Fiorina with 8 percent, and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) with 7 percent.
by Caroline May14 Oct 2015, 12:32 PM PST0

Donald Trump gets 48 percent of the GOP’s primary vote, counting first and second choices, according to the latest large-scale poll by Morning Consult.
That’s three points short of a majority, and an almost-sure presidential nomination. The score include 34 percent in first-choice votes, and 14 percent in second-choice votes.
by Neil Munro13 Oct 2015, 11:12 AM PST0

Donald Trump leads the Republican field in Connecticut with 34 percent, “his highest score in any Quinnipiac University state poll so far.” And while Hillary Clinton leads on the Democrat side with 37 percent, that’s down from 53 percent back in March.
by Dan Riehl13 Oct 2015, 9:11 AM PST0

Donald Trump continues to lead the race for the GOP nomination with 27% support, according to a new CBS poll released Sunday. His support is unchanged since early September. Ben Carson is second and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has moved into 3rd place. Jeb Bush has faded into a tie for 5th place.
by Mike Flynn12 Oct 2015, 8:43 PM PST0

Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson argued, “the left wing does have does have standard practice for black people, and you’re not supposed to wander away from that” on Monday’s “O’Reilly Factor” on the Fox News Channel. Carson said progressives
by Ian Hanchett12 Oct 2015, 6:38 PM PST0