Iowa 2016

Trump in Iowa: ‘People Want Strength’

This article first appeared in Politico: DAVENPORT, IA. — Donald Trump has a theory: The worse things get, the better he does. Devoting much of his speech to dangers lurking in the world, the businessman suggested at a rally here

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Exclusive – Ted Cruz Praises Father’s Evangelical Outreach

While Rafael Cruz’s outreach to the evangelical community may not be a “secret weapon,” his solid reputation and enthusiastic support for his son’s presidential campaign is a significant asset that none of the other GOP presidential contenders can match, especially here in Iowa where evangelical voters are so important in the GOP caucuses.

Ted Cruz at Iowa state fair August 21, 2015.

Anti-Hillary Group Chants ‘H Is for Hypocrisy’ at Clinton’s Relaunch in New York City

NEW YORK CITY, New York – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s re-launch in New York City on Saturday attracted 5,000 supporters, according to the New York Times, where the crowd listened to the former first lady at Four Freedoms Park on Roosevelt Island. In stark contrast to the 5,000 Clinton supporters was a group of roughly 50 anti-Hillary protesters.

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Hillary Clinton: ‘Very Painful’ to See Common Core ‘Politicized’

In Iowa Tuesday, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton set out a “new vision” for education in America which includes support for the Common Core standards, a position that puts her at odds with the nation’s teachers’ unions and has her siding with big government establishment Democrats who support teacher evaluations based on student performance on Common Core-aligned tests.

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Ted Cruz Reportedly Winning Over Some Rand Paul Supporters in Iowa

According to a New York Times report, Sen. Ted Cruz is making some critical inroads in Iowa, including gaining the support of “more than a dozen party leaders for his statewide campaign.” Some of that support is coming from the state’s libertarians, or Liberty movement, generally assumed to be aligned with Rand Paul.

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