campaign 2016

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Attending Scott Brown Backyard Barbecue This Week

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to reach across the aisle to appeal to voters on Wednesday. The Democratic presidential candidate is headlining…

Vivek Ramaswamy Doing Five Public New Hampshire Events Saturday

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy plans to appear at five public campaign events in New Hampshire on Saturday, September 2. The businessman…

Rhode Island Pushes Back Presidential Primaries

The Rhode Island presidential primaries will happen later than anticipated this year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Rhode Island Governor…

Weld Struggles at Iowa Caucuses

As the Democratic Party could not figure out its own Iowa Caucuses, President Donald Trump cruised to a dominant victory on Monday…

Longshot Democratic Presidential Candidate Walking Across New Hampshire

Former congressman and current presidential candidate Joe Sestak is walking across New Hampshire from west to east as he stumps for the…

Marco Rubio’s Important Speech…That Nobody Heard

Everyone was too distracted by the Elizabeth Warren situation to hear what the Florida Senator had to say about the future of…

The ghost of Pauline Kael

In February, I wrote a public cautionary note to my liberal friends, warning them to to take Donald Trump seriously and predicting…

Clinton, Trump set for last debate as ugly race nears finish

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump's ugly and acrimonious battle for the White House is barreling toward the end,…

Trump reverting to combative approach of primary campaign

WASHINGTON (AP) — Here comes Donald Trump, unfiltered. Again. The Republican presidential candidate is vowing to win the election his own way, as…

Trump blames others after combative debate with Clinton

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Donald Trump blamed the moderator, a bad microphone and anyone but himself Tuesday after he was forced onto…

2016: Populism revisited and the Cross of Gold speech

You have to go back to the 1896 presidential race between William Jennings Bryan and William McKinley to find an historical parallel…

Trump and Clinton turn to battleground states in the South

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — With Labor Day behind them, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are pushing ahead in top presidential battlegrounds in…

Pot group going on TV, plans August funder

The campaign trying to legalize marijuana possession and sale through the ballot this November has reserved airtime for TV advertisements, according to…

Clinton commits resources to Georgia, Arizona

ATLANTA (AP) — Hillary Clinton is expanding her presidential battleground map to include the traditionally Republican states of Georgia and Arizona. Party officials…

Trump’s emasculation of Republican foreign policy

If there has been any constant in the Republican worldview over decades, it's that American strength, resolve and credibility are…

A lot of holes in GOP presidential ground game in key states

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Presidential battleground states were supposed to be swarming with Republican Party workers by now. "We've moved…

Unlikely path for foes hoping to dump Trump at convention

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dumping Trump at next month's Republican national convention? Highly dubious, but not prohibitively implausible. The GOP was already…

SNL pokes at Hillary Clinton’s inability to relate to ‘real’ New Yorkers

Over the weekend, NBC's "Saturday Night Live" addressed Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's campaign slowdown – or,…

Warren doesn’t rule out joining a presidential ticket

STATE HOUSE — U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren plans to get behind a presidential candidate and in an interview televised on Sunday she…

Rock, Paper, Scissors: Leadership styles and political campaigns (Part I)

It's leadership style, stupid! Take off your partisan hats and your ideological glasses for a moment, and think about these…

Rock, Paper, Scissors and the 2016 GOP field

Bill Clinton once said that the difference between a Democratic presidential primary and a Republican one is that "Democrats want to…

What do Iowa caucus results mean for the 2016 election?

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton dominated headlines this week as the winners of the…

Roundup: Good day for Clinton despite upset; Trump scores big wins

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is spoiling for the big fight ahead, especially in Florida, now that he's fresh off victories…

Romney to speak on 2016 race

Mitt Romney is expected to speak out about the Republican presidential race. The 2012 GOP presidential nominee announced plans to deliver speech…

Bread and circuses, 2016-style

A little thought exercise here. Imagine: Dwight Eisenhower, in 1956, wants to push from view Adlai Stevenson's prospects for reclaiming…

After weeks of chaos, the smart money is backing Donald Trump

In the wake of Donald Trump's blowout victory amid the bright lights of the Las Vegas strip, the money has…

Clinton thunders to big win over Sanders in South Carolina

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Hillary Clinton overwhelmed Bernie Sanders in Saturday's South Carolina primary, drawing staggering support from the state&…

Poll: This is the more potent issue than gender in 2016

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton could be the nation's first female president. Bernie Sanders warns of the role of super PACs…

Time for Trump to dish his tax returns

Inquiring minds want to know: What's The Donald trying to hide? At least, that's the implied question in…

GOP rivals barrel toward Super Tuesday after wild debate

Trump says he won’t release tax returns yet

(CNSNews.com) – GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump told "Fox News Sunday" that he will release his tax returns "at…

Ted Cruz requests resignation of spokesman

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz has asked his campaign spokesman to resign for tweeting a story that falsely alleged…

McCarthy: GOP race is between Trump and Rubio

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy says the Republican race is a two-man contest between front-runner Donald Trump and Florida Sen.…

What weekend wins by Trump and Clinton mean for the rest of the race

Donald Trump has won the South Carolina (SC) primary with 32.5 percent of the vote, followed by Marco Rubio at 22.…

Donald Trump wins South Carolina primary; close race for second

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Donald Trump tightened his grip on the mantle of Republican presidential front-runner on Saturday as South Carolina…