Democratic debate: A choice between continuity and change
For anyone who has paid only scant attention to the Democratic nomination contest, it took only a few minutes Sunday night to grasp the state of the race. Two weeks...
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One year, two races: Inside the Republican Party’s bizarre, tumultuous 2015
June 15, 2015 It is an oppressively humid day in South Florida and Jeb Bush has come home to declare his candidacy for president. The big crowd assembled at Miami...
Debate reflects GOP race: Unruly fight over serious issues, with no clear winner
The final Republican debate of the year featured sharp exchanges over national security, personal insults and regular interruptions, but in the end there were no outright winners. In that sense,...
Along with Trump’s rhetoric, the stakes for 2016 have risen dramatically
Donald Trump continues to go where no recent candidate for president has gone before, plunging the Republican Party - and the nation - into another round in the tumultuous debate...
GOP candidates set aside personal attacks to address economics
The Republican presidential candidates turned serious Tuesday night, largely setting aside personal attacks in favor of a spirited discussion on economic and other issues. In doing so, they highlighted the...
Voters are shifting to Democrats, flashing a warning for Republicans
The Gallup organization reported its latest findings on party identification late last week, and the report contained good news for the Democrats and a flashing yellow for Republicans. The Democrats...
With Romney out, race wide open for Republican presidential nomination
Mitt Romney's decision not to jump into the 2016 president campaign gives an immediate boost to former Florida governor Jeb Bush's candidacy, but over time it could have an even...
GOP presidential candidates face delicate balancing act
The most wide-open Republican presidential nomination campaign in memory had its unofficial opening here on Saturday at a gathering that highlighted anew the thorny path ahead for candidates as they...
Romney strikes a new tone for 2016, but is this the real Mitt?
Mitt Romney stepped back into the political arena Friday night, reborn as a prospective presidential candidate with a message almost as surprising as his apparent desire to run again for...
Democrats’ past on repeat: 2015 has echoes of 1991
History never repeats, but sometimes things circle back in intriguing ways. How else to explain parallels between 1992 and 2016, with a pair of candidates named Clinton, at the start...