Jan 26, 2016 – The word has gone out that the ABC News GOP debate on February 6th will not feature an ‘under-card’ debate. … Which means that we’re going to see the GOP debates go down to about five or so pretty darn quickly. … It’s never been easier to stay in a Presidential race, and hope springs eternal, and so forth.…

Jan 26, 2016 – His biggest move is the shake up of the powerful GOP Steering Committee that decides who gets the Chairman gavels, and even Huelskamp … everyone, literally, including the Freedom Caucus, by hosting weekly dinners: Ryan typically invites a cross-section of the 246-member GOP … And finally, was the CNN Democrat debate last night rigged? The rumors about the possibility are flying.…

Jan 25, 2016 – nominee – to grow the GOP coalition with younger and non-white voters. … presidential nominees or the geriatric Democratic contenders. … , two winning tickets as a presidential nominee, and his worst loss as a presidential candidate was by less than the margin of fraud…

Feb 9, 2016 – Republican presidential candidate, Sen. … Ted Cruz, R-Texas, answers a question during a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by ABC News at the St. … I think it worked to our advantage, but again the Senator performed extraordinarily in that debate.…

Feb 8, 2016 – The GOP presidential hopeful insisted in October that if elected, he would build a wall aloing the Mexican border and get Mexico to … Well look, we can debate the efficacy of the wall with Calderon all day long.…

Feb 8, 2016 – Republican presidential candidate, Sen. … According to the Boston Globe, Cruz mentioned Saturday’s debate and without naming them referred to his competitors, Sen. … During the ABC GOP debate, moderator Martha Raddatz asked Rubio and then Jeb whether young women  should be required to sign up for…

Feb 8, 2016 – For starters, Martha Raddatz has as much business moderating a GOP debate as a hungry crocodile has guarding a yard full of piglets … If holding things together in an event as important to our nation’s future as a presidential debate is too much for ABC to handle with … Be prepared with an answer for any perceived negatives, should the issue come up for debate (and it will).…

Feb 7, 2016 – Chris Christie (L-R) line up on the stage at the beginning of a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by ABC News at the St … Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush: Ignoring Carly Fiorina, just like the ABC New Hampshire GOP Debate organizers, Perullo and McLaughlin tell … Rubio, even after his off night in the New Hampshire GOP debate, may still finish second.…

Feb 7, 2016 – Republican presidential candidate, Sen. … Ted Cruz, R-Texas, answers a question during a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by ABC News at the St. … Ted Cruz won the New Hampshire GOP debate.…

Feb 5, 2016 – The first real primary of this presidential campaign is next Tuesday in a frozen Third World wasteland New Hampshire. … Trend Line To me there a few takeaways from this: First, all of these polls were taken after the January 28 GOP debate and, to the … The point being that he might have been hurt in Iowa by Iowans feeling that he’d dumped on them, personally, but the “afraid to debate…

Feb 5, 2016 – As I noted in Part I, it is mostly a myth that the GOP has repeatedly nominated moderate losers in presidential contests because voters … Since the start of presidential primaries in 1976, every winner of the Florida primary has won the GOP nomination, every GOP candidate … Pennsylvania Pennsylvania remains the Great White Whale of GOP presidential politics, with Romney getting close to his national vote…

Feb 2, 2016 – The combined strength of the top three bodes very well for the GOP winning Iowa’s 6 electoral votes in November, as it has looked like … Some of Trump’s loss was due to arrogant missteps – bailing on the last debate, underinvesting in GOTV. … Overall, of the 17 major GOP candidates, 9 have a decade or more of experience in elective office, and 6 of those have dropped out,…

Dec 25, 2015 – lights in an untenable position: Read the rest for the details, but the short version is that there has been vigorous internal debate … If she can’t motivate them, it will be extraordinarily difficult for her to be elected unless the GOP decides to do what it does best … For the GOP the problem comes easier. All you have to do is say that you approve of Obama’s action.…

Dec 23, 2015 – There is significant reason to be optimistic about the terrain in the coming presidential election, and our choices in this presidential … We know that, in the past five contested GOP presidential races, Republican primary voters picked George H.W. … Some are indeed voters the GOP needs to win a general election – but just as Obama did with the Jesse Jackson voters, the GOP can win…

Dec 21, 2015 – chamber=’senate’ mcid=’G000359′ ] has performed a great service for this country: he has decided to stop subjecting us to his Presidential … a doubt the most seasoned television personality in the Republican field, as a long-time fixture on the Sunday talk shows, his debate … Despite being wildly unpopular among the conservative base of the GOP, Graham has skated to re-election at home repeatedly, due mainly…

Dec 19, 2015 – Their candidate had been sparring with his rival on the GOP debate stage for two hours already. … Again all of this betrays the extent to which the Rubio camp has become creatures of the GOP establishment. … Attacks that don’t resonate with GOP primary voters but which are catnip to the establishment.…

Dec 19, 2015 – Marco Rubio (R-FL)’ chamber=’senate’ mcid=’R000595′ ] served as a lead GOP salesman.   … Ted Cruz (R-TX)’ chamber=’senate’ mcid=’C001098′ ]’s presidential campaign.   … There is still plenty of fertile ground for Cruz and Rubio to debate, if they wish to do so.  …

Dec 30, 2015 – In a statement her campaign said she wouldn’t be “pushed around” by Trump like his GOP rivals or “bullied and distracted” by the mogul … and why Donald Trump has earned the sky-high negative ratings that plague him with national voters, and the loudmouthed bully of GOP … During her first Senate race in 2000, when Clinton’s Republican opponent, Rick Lazio, invaded her personal space in a debate.…

Dec 27, 2015 – The endorsement by South Carolina Republican Representative Trey Gowdy of Florida Senator Marco Rubio in the GOP presidential nomination … Nonsense to be sure and a position that is well outside the mainstream of the nation and the GOP. … part by the public reaction to the Gang of Eight bill and in part by the quantum shift in the Overton Window in the immigration debate…

Sep 26, 2011 – The GOP-led House passed a continuing resolution Thursday, but Democrats, who control the Senate, oppose it because they say the $3.6 … A new wrinkle in the debate is that the Reid CR actually cuts spending for disaster relief because of a drafting error. … and liberal members of Congress are going for broke on the Blame-the-Tea-Party strategy—and that strategy is playing out in the debate…

Sep 4, 2023 – Back in June when Chris Christie officially declared his presidential candidacy, it was noted that he was receiving "endorsements" …  In the first GOP presidential debate, Christie famously made headlines for his takedown of fellow 2024 presidential contender … third-highest among Democrats following the first Republican presidential debate, with 12 percent who watched it saying he won, according…

Nov 30, 2023 – Kennedy side by side in the first televised debate. … Specific to the Presidential Debate Commission, the campaign has not yet accepted the suggested terms made recently.” … He stated, “I think the Biden campaign would love the opportunity [to debate Trump]. Biden performed well in the 2020 debate.…

Nov 27, 2023 – DeSantis, who is running a distant second in the 2024 GOP presidential primary, took the opportunity in stride and agreed. … It doesn't even matter whether DeSantis objectively does well in the debate or not. … This debate is a chance to dirty Newsom up and stall his national prospects.…

Nov 26, 2023 – Whatever the neurological explanation, I’m having rolling deja vu moments these days about the weird, marathon 2024 presidential campaign … But because in many ways, with one major twist, we appear to be re-experiencing right now the familiar 2020 presidential campaign, … Their next opportunity to impress voters on a national stage comes in the Dec. 6 GOP debate in Alabama.…

Dec 8, 2023 – Wednesday night, the GOP held the fourth of its presidential nomination debates, this one in Alabama, and hosted by NewsNation. … That He Even Triggered BlackRock, and the Ratio Was Glorious GOP Debate Post-Mortem: Is Nikki Haley's Candidacy Toast? … This is a turn in fortunes for Haley, as after the last debate, our poll found that 34 percent of debate watchers thought she performed…