
California Gov. Jerry Brown has a greeting for the GOP Debate on Wednesday: Welcome, “Merchants of Destruction.” Brown deployed his characteristically acid rhetoric in an interview with Bloomberg, in which he flogged his climate change hobbyhorse and attacked the Republican field for neglecting, or denying the issue.
by Joel B. Pollak16 Sep 2015, 5:40 AM PST0

The second GOP debate of the 2016 presidential election takes place at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley Wednesday evening–and, like past debates, California will share a spot onstage with the contenders.
by Joel B. Pollak16 Sep 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Later this week, Republican presidential candidates will gather in Simi Valley, at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, for the second GOP debate of the campaign season.
by Joel B. Pollak14 Sep 2015, 5:00 AM PST0

In a public letter, fourteen South Carolina demand CNN president Jeff Zucker include GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina in the September 16 debate.
by Alex Swoyer1 Sep 2015, 10:55 AM PST0

GOP presidential contender John Kasich said during an interview Sunday he thinks conservatives “focus too much on just” abortion as a social issue.
by Dr. Susan Berry19 Aug 2015, 6:25 PM PST0

There is still no word on when the campaign might be able to resume paying staff, or what fundraising threshold they want to meet first. Still, with the millions of dollars the PACs have to spend, and the campaign funds remaining sufficient to support Perry’s travel schedule, he should be able to sustain the campaign for several more months.
by Sarah Rumpf19 Aug 2015, 3:18 PM PST0

After being disinvited from a RedState event over the weekend, Donald Trump called RedState’s Erick Erickson “a major sleaze and buffoon who has saved me time and money.” The Donald may be on to something.
by Kevin Scholla11 Aug 2015, 7:59 AM PST0

As Rick Perry’s presidential campaign suspended paying staff, Breitbart News has learned that “over ninety percent” of the staff were staying on.
by Sarah Rumpf10 Aug 2015, 10:16 PM PST0

Spanish-language TV Network Univision seems bothered about the first Republican presidential debate because, according to them, comprehensive immigration reform was not addressed by the 17 candidates who participated in the debates on Fox News.
by Javier Manjarres10 Aug 2015, 9:04 PM PST0

Donald Trump is on top of a poll that asked college students who won the Republican presidential debate–leading Jeb Bush by double digits.
by Breitbart News10 Aug 2015, 4:59 PM PST0

On Sunday’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” on ABC, GOP presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee reiterated his thoughts on abortion from Thursday’s debate. When it comes to abortion, Huckabee wants Americans to “finally wake up” and realize that the constitutional rights
by Trent Baker10 Aug 2015, 4:54 AM PST0

Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” while discussing Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s comments about Megyn Kelly “bleeding,” conservative radio talk show host Hugh Hewitt, who will be asking questions of the GOP hopefuls during the next debate in September, said Donald Trump
by Pam Key9 Aug 2015, 9:08 AM PST0

There are some legitimate complaints about the Fox News debate, which, despite its astronomical ratings, only seems “good” because we are so used to truly bad ones.
by Joel B. Pollak9 Aug 2015, 5:44 AM PST0

DREAM Action Coalition co-director Erika Andiola reacted to the GOP Debate Saturday on MSNBC’s “Up with Steve Kornacki.” Andiola, a self-proclaimed “undocumented Mexican woman,” first pointed out that while watching, she was not “expecting to be offended by Donald Trump,”
by Trent Baker8 Aug 2015, 4:56 PM PST0

Vox chief political correspondent Jonathan Allen reacted to Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump’s showing during Thursday’s GOP Debate in an appearance on Saturday’s “Up with Steve Kornacki” on MSNBC. Allen said Trump “still appeals to the people he appeals to who, are angry and in
by Trent Baker8 Aug 2015, 4:52 PM PST0

Donald Trump continues to take fire from his competitors for the Republican nomination for president after controversial comments he made about Fox News Channel’s Megyn Kelly. Carly Fiorina and former Gov. George Pataki (R-NY) chimed in late Friday evening, and several other candidates added their voices on Saturday.
by Sarah Rumpf8 Aug 2015, 12:22 PM PST0

(Ferenstein Wire) — Twitter still hasn’t solved its liberal bias problem; during a Republican presidential debate Thursday night, a self-declared European-style socialist scored the most popular tweet of any candidate. Democrat Bernie Sanders snagged a whopping 29,000 retweets (and counting) for slamming Republicans for “not one word about economic inequality, climate change, Citizens United or student debt.”
by Ferenstein Wire7 Aug 2015, 6:16 PM PST0

Thursday night’s GOP debates were a ratings juggernaut for the Fox News Channel, leaving liberal darling Jon Stewart’s last Daily Show appearance in the dust.
by Sarah Rumpf7 Aug 2015, 5:23 PM PST0

Former Playboy model and “Apprentice” contestant Brande Roderick, the recipient of Donald Trump’s infamous “on your knees” comment, has come out swinging against critics of the billionaire Presidential candidate.
by Kipp Jones7 Aug 2015, 4:59 PM PST0

On Friday’s “His & Hers” on ESPN2, show co-host Jemele Hill reacted to Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump’s showing at Thursday’s GOP Debate, asking, “Why are we taking him seriously?” Hill said she is just “amazed” watching Trump and feels like his
by Trent Baker7 Aug 2015, 10:33 AM PST0

Although Thursday night’s first GOP presidential debate moderated by Fox News Channel hosts Bret Baier, Chris Wallace and Megyn Kelly has reportedly drawn a massive audience, there are some that questioning the tactics employed by those moderators. Front-runner Donald Trump
by Jeff Poor7 Aug 2015, 7:49 AM PST0

California Republicans are reacting to Thursday’s GOP debate, hosted by the Fox News Channel in Ohio.
by Jon Fleischman7 Aug 2015, 5:49 AM PST0

Republicans largely ignored California Governor Jerry Brown’s call on the presidential candidates to tackle climate change in the presidential debate on Thursday.
by Joel B. Pollak7 Aug 2015, 1:43 AM PST0

Sen. Marco Rubio said Thursday night during the GOP presidential debate in Cleveland that the problem with Common Core is that the U.S. Department of Education “will turn it into a mandate.”
by Dr. Susan Berry6 Aug 2015, 11:29 PM PST0

During the GOP debate Thursday night, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush – who has individually and through his foundations been a champion of the federally funded Common Core standards – said he doesn’t believe the federal government should be involved
by Dr. Susan Berry6 Aug 2015, 9:40 PM PST0