Ben Carson plans ‘major announcement’ on May 4
A spokesman cautions this major announcement is not necessarily that Carson is running, since he hasn’t yet decided. However, there are plans for a major speech and possible 2016 presidential...
View ArticleReminder: More 2016 announcements coming next week
In case you missed it, we’re expecting to hear from Ben Carson, Carly Fiorina, and Mike Huckabee early next week. Carson and Fiorina are set for Monday, May 4, while Huckabee will be holding an event...
View ArticleBen Carson announces 2016 candidacy, postpones first rally
While Dr. Ben Carson officially announced his 2016 candidacy on Sunday, he has decided to postpone the first campaign rally event which was scheduled to happen this week in Iowa. Carson received word...
View ArticleCarson, Bush share lead in new 2016 primary poll
Since announcing his candidacy, Ben Carson has seen a significant jump in polling which has propelled him to a tie for the top position shared with Jeb Bush. This is noteworthy given how Bush has...
View ArticleC-SPAN ‘Voters First’ GOP Forum Tonight at 7pm ET
Airing tonight, with fourteen confirmed Republican candidates, is the “Voters First Forum” sponsored by C-SPAN and various other media outlets including the New Hampshire Union Leader. The forum will...
View ArticleIowa poll: Trump, Carson tied at 23%
This poll is a couple days old but worth flagging for a number of reasons. It is the first time that Ben Carson has rocketed into the top position which he is sharing with Donald Trump. Carson had...
View ArticleTrump falls after second debate, still leads all GOP polls
Though his lead is down from an all-time high, several polls all agree that Donald Trump is still sitting anywhere from six to eight points ahead of his closest challenger for the Republican...
View ArticleTrump Holding Solid Leads in Nevada, South Carolina
Donald Trump continues to hold the monopoly of support among GOP primary voters with new state polling showing a strong lead in the early states of Nevada and South Carolina. More important than the...
View ArticleCNBC Agrees to Trump Demand for Two-Hour Debate Time
As our partner site noted yesterday, CNBC has been in ongoing contentious discussions this week with Republican campaigns concerned over changes to the debate format for the event coming up on October...
View ArticleGOP Establishment Prepares for Possible Trump War
Imagine the race on the Republican side is frozen in the polls from now until January with Donald Trump on top and Ben Carson a close second. Down the list is the establishment favorites including Jeb...
View ArticleLatest GOP Iowa Poll: Carson 28%, Trump 20%
While it’s true that Donald Trump has held the top spot nationally for one hundred days, the same isn’t true in the latest poll of likely Iowa Republican caucus voters. The newest out of Iowa, from...
View ArticleLatest Republican Primary Poll: Carson 26%, Trump 22%
For the first time in months, Donald Trump is not leading the latest national poll of Republican primary voters. CBS News released their latest polling today which finds Ben Carson leading the race...
View ArticleRepublicans Battle Over Immigration
The one topic at Tuesday’s Republican debate that got a lot of candidates talking on stage was immigration. There were some clear lines drawn in the sand and the battle has continued on the campaign...
View ArticleGOP Poll Numbers Reshuffle Following Paris Attack
Donald Trump has experienced a bump in his poll numbers following the terrorist attack in Paris while Ben Carson is witnessing a precipitous drop stemming from the same event. The trend is showing up...
View ArticleCNN Poll: Trump +20 Over Nearest GOP Rival
Leading among Republican voters on issues ranging from the economy to terrorism, Donald Trump is still dominating the GOP field in the latest national poll. He’s shot to a high of 36%, a full twenty...
View ArticleBen Carson Threatens GOP Over Brokered Convention Report
The Washington Post broke a story yesterday about a dinner between the Republican National Committee and several top GOP donors to discuss the state of the race heading into the primaries. Among the...
View ArticleVideo: MSNBC Trump Town Hall, CNN GOP Town Hall (Night 1)
At the request of several users, here are full videos of the Town Hall events which took place on Wednesday, February 17, 2016. Donald Trump appeared on MSNBC for a Town Hall while Marco Rubio, Ted...
View ArticleRepublican Town Hall Tonight on Fox News (Video Added)
Four GOP candidates will join Megyn Kelly of the Fox News Channel for a two hour “Town Hall” event from Houston, Texas. Donald Trump was also invited but has chosen to skip this event. Instead he will...
View ArticleWith Plans to Skip the Debate, is Ben Bowing Out?
Ben Carson has said he will not participate in Thursday’s Fox News Republican debate, and that he “sees no path” to victory, but he has not officially suspended his campaign. Here’s his statement from...
View ArticleTrump-Carson Press Conference Filled with Headlines
Donald Trump is known for grabbing headlines. The very next day after Marco Rubio upset him in Minnesota, Trump was endorsed by Chris Christie—Rubio’s main critic, who said Rubio was a typical...
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