Sep 2, 2015 – Megyn Kelly and co. grilled him on his liberal past during the Fox News debate early last month, and Bush and other GOP hopefuls have … accusation that the billionaire businessman is not a true conservative, amid an intensifying feud between the two Republican presidential … In an environment where large parts of the electorate feel alienated, where massive portions of the GOP base feel like we’ve been used…

Sep 2, 2015 – Her inclusion is not just a positive addition to the GOP field, but to the idea of a presidential campaign as a whole. … In July, Carly Fiorina delivered a speech at the Reagan Library which was, without a doubt, extremely presidential. … I am looking forward to Carly being included in the debate, but not because we share the same gender.…

Sep 1, 2015 – In our book on the 2012 presidential election, “The Gamble,” Vavreck and I documented this pattern over and over in 2011—for Perry, … Rand Paul (R-KY)’ chamber=’senate’ mcid=’P000603′ ] was arguably the first negative ad in the GOP primaries this cycle. … Only about $8 million in total was spent before the first debate.…

Sep 17, 2015 – Right now, roughly 55% of the GOP electorate is splitting its vote between Trump and Carson, as the most highly visible outsiders in … What last night’s debate showed is that both of them are the wrong choice, among the outsiders in the group. … And I think Carson got badly exposed in last night’s debate.…

Sep 17, 2015 – After McCain ultimately lost, Weaver took his football and went home, or at least left the GOP. … Pat Roberts (R-KS)’ chamber=’senate’ mcid=’R000307′ ]’ Kansas Senate seat against the GOP. … Kasich, in the debate last night, had few memorable lines.…

Sep 16, 2015 – Well, the second primetime GOP Presidential Primary debate is in the can. … That said, there were some clear winners and losers from tonight’s debate, and we are here to separate the two. … Scott Walker – For people who only tuned in to the first 15 minutes or so, Scott Walker had a great debate.…

Sep 16, 2015 – During the GOP primary debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, the issue over whether or not Planned Parenthood should…

Sep 16, 2015 – 5:57pm ET – CNN just finished allowing Jerry Brown an uninterrupted 10 minutes to attack all the GOP candidates. … Every presidential candidate since JFK has tried to portray themselves as outsiders. 6:18pm – The debate has started. … I don’t think Graham has any clue where the GOP electorate is right now.…

Sep 16, 2015 – To me the Jeb Bush candidacy is the GOP mirror image of the Hillary Clinton candidacy. … presidential debate, billionaire developer Donald Trump is riding Republican voters’ wave of anti-establishment preference, polling … The rest of the GOP candidates fell below the poll’s margin of error.…

Sep 16, 2015 – With the CNN debate being held in the Reagan Presidential Library tonight, expect the Reagan comparisons by the Trump campaign and … grew up and identified as a Democrat, and talked extensively about how the Democrat party left him, leading to his defection to the GOP … Reagan’s introduction to politics came during the 1964 Presidential campaign, during which he campaigned prominently for the doomed…

Sep 15, 2015 – Promoted from the diaries by Leon… Normally, I detest those debate questions that ask the candidates for either a show of hands … However, Bret Baier’s first question at the FOX debate, “Will you promise to support the eventual nominee and NOT run as an independent … The GOP candidates debate this coming Wednesday, and here’s hoping that Jake Tapper follows Baier’s example, and starts off with a…

Sep 10, 2015 – Rand Paul (R-KY)’ chamber=’senate’ mcid=’P000603′ ] has become the latest GOP Presidential contender to throw a last-minute Hail Mary … in a desperate plea to reinject themselves as a relevant force into the GOP Presidential debate. … This year, though, was supposed to be a breakout year for GOP Presidential candidates.…

Sep 9, 2015 – One of the irritating things about the way the other GOP frontrunners have dealt with Trump is that they have interpreted Trump … Carson has been gaining on Trump, the GOP frontrunner, in recent polls. … And that’s really the most refreshing position of all, when it comes to this particular debate.…

Sep 25, 2015 – Fiorina’s speech was the only Presidential speech at the RedState Gathering that my daughter wanted to hear. She’s a big fan. … In fact, Fiorina’s 2016 Presidential campaign has been very impressive and she has been sharp. … In the 2010 California Senate debate between [mc_name name=’Sen.…

Sep 23, 2015 – GOP Republican frontrunner Donald Trump has decided he’s done with Fox News. Again. I know this because it was on Twitter. . …   victor in the Republican primaries, but he wanted to be sure he would be treated fairly by the GOP first.  … Get on with your campaign if you’re serious about a presidential run. If not, quit wasting everyone’s time.  …

Sep 22, 2015 – while the role of immigration in the voting patterns of Hispanic voters tends to be overstated, there is undoubtedly a risk that a GOP … That’s especially a potential lost opportunity for Rubio, who would be the first Hispanic presidential nominee (as would [mc_name name … In a televised debate in late October, he stated: [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?…

Sep 20, 2015 – Republican presidential candidate, businesswoman Carly Fiorina, makes a point during the CNN Republican presidential debate at the … Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015, in Simi Valley, Calif. … Terrill) In the second GOP debate the subject of Planned Parenthood and its baby harvesting operation came up.…

Sep 20, 2015 – In the first poll released after the Simi Valley GOP candidate debate, Carly Fiorina has catapulted to second place behind Donald … Trump: Carly Fiorina has rocketed into second place in the Republican presidential field on the heels another strong debate and Donald … The survey, conducted the three days after 23 million people tuned in to Wednesday night’s GOP debate on CNN, shows that Trump is still…

Sep 18, 2015 – That is the number of people who have watched a Republican Presidential debate to the number of people who have watched a Democrat … Presidential debate. … Either way, at minimum 25 million Americans have seen Republicans debate issues, disagree, and have a Presidential primary process.…

Oct 6, 2015 – I don’t think that this Simon Rosenberg fellow is exactly surprised about this: 1/7 days out fr 1st Dem debate, still no emails, … DNC sent me many emails asking me to watch GOP debates. … Governors: Always the go-to for Presidential candidates, and there’s a slate there.…

Sep 30, 2015 – Candy Crowley intervened in a presidential debate between Romney and Obama to correct, falsely as it turned out, Romney. … The headline from The Hill reads: GOP: Planned Parenthood wasted millions on ‘lavish’ travel, parties Nice use of scare quotes…

Sep 28, 2015 – Fiorina has been taking heat in recent weeks for her comments about Planned Parenthood during the second GOP debate, where she addressed … At the debate, Fiorina said those videos show an aborted fetus kept alive to “harvest its brain.” … Ever since the debate, Fiorina has defended her debate statement and in doing so has allayed a lot of the queasiness many pro-life…

Oct 15, 2015 – The antics of the GOP frontrunner on that subject have thrown the legacy media into a combination of discomfiture and elation. … Even though American Politics is becoming more and more like entertainment, we can’t have reality TV stars turn presidential candidate … At our Politicon debate, Coulter also argued that illegal immigration is tolerated because the Democrats need voters and businesses…

Oct 15, 2015 – At the first sign of some sputtering from the presidential campaign of “libertarian-ish” [mc_name name=’Sen. … The fact that two high-profile candidates for the GOP nomination are investing time and resources to court the liberty vote shows that … the rise of ISIS and President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran, libertarian foreign policy ideals have fallen out of favor with the GOP…

Oct 15, 2015 – “Go home to Kentucky, Senator, and save your Senate seat before Kentucky’s voters take the incompetence of your Presidential campaign … What is the most endearing moment of Rand Paul’s Presidential campaign is also the most embarrassing. … But he has failed to get traction on any of those issues, has failed to stand out on any debate stage except to look stoned or serve…