Sep 13, 2016 – The mainstream media is nothing if not predictable, especially during a presidential election. … One of the more egregious acts by Trump was in February at a debate in South Carolina where Trump not only faulted George W. … From that moment on, the press took on their seemingly mandatory role of examining everything the GOP candidate does with a microscope…

Sep 26, 2016 – Debates in presidential races don’t matter as much as people think they might. … But this is 2016 and it is unlike any presidential race we have seen before. … Both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton come into this debate as two of the least liked presidential candidates in the last 40-50 years…

Sep 25, 2016 – If Donald Trump could have choreographed a week before the first presidential debate it would have looked a lot like this. … for all intents and purposes, announced that principle didn’t really mean all that much and probably had a significant impact on GOP … note the recent polls have been tightening and the last one should scare the living crap out of the Clinton camp: Democratic presidential…

Apr 14, 2015 – Welcome back to the RedState 2016 Presidential Primary Power Rankings! … We have decided to make this a monthly feature until at the very least the debate season starts in earnest. … But bad debate performances (allegedly caused by painkillers) doomed Perry’s 2012 run and it’s unclear whether the current crop of…

Apr 24, 2015 – The problem with the GOP, particularly the Senate, is that other than being gutless poltroons they simply don’t know how to win … Enter the GOP, dead set on pulling defeat from the jaws of victory and letting the Democrats use that extracted defeat as an enema. … First, the GOP runs like scalded dogs from any poll anyone produces that shows people are unhappy.…

May 8, 2015 – This is when GOP representatives and senators play to us in the cheap seats by preaching fire and brimstone but when it comes time … But, though it seems an issue tailor-made for the tea-party star and Republican presidential candidate, [mc_name name=’Sen. … Another conservative group is taking aim at GOP presidential hopeful Rand Paul, with a radio spot set to hit Iowa’s airwaves decrying…

Aug 18, 2017 – So, rebel that I am, let me offer something up I think is actually in the win column for this rag tag GOP administration, knowing full … I know there’s some debate about that as this piece from The Diplomat makes clear: The early morning release of this presidential…

Aug 14, 2017 – Throughout his campaign, many of us here at RedState and elsewhere in conservative media warned that presidential candidate Donald … His hesitation to call their movement by name this weekend, something many GOP lawmakers criticized him over, is an utter failure on … The healthcare debate, the immigration debate, and even debates within the parties.…

Sep 9, 2017 – Around the time presidential candidate Donald Trump was touting his real estate dealings at a Republican primary debate, a proposal … primaries, Trump spoke with words of admiration for the Russian strongman, President Vladimir Putin, even while he was trashing the GOP…

Oct 6, 2016 – President Barack Obama hugs Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton after addressing the delegates during the third day session … The first Presidential debate didn’t help Trump, and so far the Vice Presidential debate didn’t catch him back up, either. … He’d better practice for the next debate, if he wants to win this thing.…

Oct 3, 2016 – Trump took the bait offered by Hillary Clinton in the first debate and has doggedly refused to let it go, drudging up issues that serve … Talk of a woman’s weight gain – never a winning issue for any man, much less a presidential candidate – her porn involvement, or any … Gingrich and the other Trump surrogates, as well as the GOP top brass need to face the very real possibility that what they’re seeing…

Oct 3, 2016 – Like it or not, Republican nominee Donald Trump “lost” the first presidential debate which took place last Monday. … presidential nominee Donald Trump didn’t need mock debates or other traditional prepping for the big debate Monday because he was … ” — Trump sought to deflect criticism of his debate performance, saying the debate moderator, Lester Holt of NBC News, asked him…

Oct 1, 2016 – Somebody earlier suggested a shock collar for GOP nominee Trump, as a possible way to train him to withhold his natural impulses to … beginning to understand how more drastic measures may be warranted, in order to get him to buckle down and prepare for the next debate … , or to at least give some measure of presidential appearance.…

Oct 1, 2016 – The campaign for the nomination started friendly enough with Sanders declaring in a debate, “Nobody cares about your damn emails!” … presidential nominee. … This led to the creation of the GOP pledge in September of 2015 for candidates to support the eventual nominee.…

Sep 29, 2016 – The first time a GOP candidate with Democrat values has spent most of the campaign mocking the appearance, disability, or family members … From the day he declared his candidacy 15 months ago through this week’s first presidential debate, Trump has demonstrated repeatedly…

Oct 16, 2016 – weeks until Election Day, according to a new national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll conducted entirely after the second presidential … debate. … was dug up by Liam Donovon and it’s related to the value of divided government: Per NBC/WSJ, RVs 13pts more likely to support a GOP…

Oct 15, 2016 – During a campaign rally Saturday in New Hampshire, the GOP presidential nominee compared himself and Clinton to athletes. … I think we should take a drug test prior to the debate,” Trump said. “Why don’t we do that? … We should take a drug test, prior, because I don’t know what’s going on with her, but at the beginning of her last debate, she was…

Oct 13, 2016 – I took the NY Times headline from this article and changed it to reflect a more accurate picture of what is happening with some GOP … On Sunday morning, we published a comprehensive list of GOP politicians and other Republican politicos who were disavowing Donald Trump … The GOP is supposed to be better than Democrats who will wrap their arms around any louse who runs for office. …

Oct 12, 2016 – who doesn’t do anything for the Party, whereas Trump is a selfless martyr who is responsible for everything good the GOP is experiencing … Party coffers (no word on how much he’s dissuaded big donors from chipping in, of course, or how much credit for monies raised by the GOP … Just some food for thought, as we all watch this debate play out……

Oct 11, 2016 – Speaker Ryan to GOP: Drop Trump endorsement if need be: https://t.co/mFc5AcVcAi @mkraju on #TheLead — Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October … All is not well in the House of the GOP. … That doesn’t go away because of a marginally improved debate performance against a terrible opponent.…

Oct 10, 2016 – Earlier Monday, Ryan convened a conference call to urge House Republicans to respond to the GOP presidential nominee in whatever way … And yes, I heard that he did better in last night’s town hall-styled debate. … And a month before that, Trump blamed Mitt Romney’s loss in the 2012 presidential election on his selection of Ryan as his running…

Oct 10, 2016 – Whether or not Trump’s debate performance last night helps him, remains to be seen. … The poll, conducted on Saturday and Sunday but before the second presidential debate, shows Clinton with 46 percent support among likely … Forty-nine percent of voters say they’d like to see Democrats in power on Capitol Hill, compared to 42 percent who chose the GOP.…

Oct 10, 2016 – It does not appear to capture reaction to the debate. But wait! There’s more! … Tonight’s second presidential debate is one of those occasions. … See, for example, Nate Silver, who said Trump needed help from this debate — and he didn’t get it.…

Oct 10, 2016 – And Ryan has reviewed with close advisers whether to abandon the GOP nominee. … occurred after the bombshell video Friday of Trump talking in predatory terms about his sexual exploits, but before the second presidential … debate Sunday night.…

Oct 10, 2016 – the GOP finally felt free to admit they find him loathsome. … So here you, all of Trump’s debate night stunts that we know about so far. … This plan was thwarted by officials with the Commission on Presidential Debates.…