Iowa supporters unfazed by Trump's outburst
AMES, Iowa (AP) Iowa supporters' response to Donald Trump's 95-minute eruption? An "ugh" and a shrug. The reaction Friday to his speech in which the real estate mogul used a four-letter word not...
View ArticleVitter lags Edwards in latest governor's race fundraising
(AP) — Democrat John Bel Edwards is outraising Republican rival David Vitter in the governor's race runoff campaign, according to...
View ArticleFabiola Santiago: For debating Republicans, it’s like Mitt Romney never happened
Remember Mitt Romney’s secretly recorded “47 percent” ramble? His presidential campaign’s unscripted this-is-how-I-really-feel moment? Forty-seven was the percentage of American voters the Republican...
View ArticlePowhatan shows up to polls
POWHATAN – A little more than half of Powhatan County registered voters came out to the polls last week to in an Election Day that yielded a few surprises and challenges but overall ran smoothly. Of...
View ArticleClinton maintains lead among Democratic voters: Poll
Washington, Nov 13 (IANS) Hillary Clinton has largely maintained her lead in the Democratic presidential race despite a month of sharpened attacks by rival Bernie Sanders, a self proclaimed democratic...
View ArticleMost Alaska superdelegates undecided on candidate pick
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) Three of the Alaska delegates free to support whomever they want as the Democrats' nominee for president say they still haven't made up their mind. The fourth has a preferred...
View ArticleThe Latest: Republican 2016 hopefuls woo Florida voters
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) The Latest from the Florida Republican Party's Sunshine Summit, where the major GOP presidential hopefuls are wooing voters and activists for their support in the state's March 15...
View ArticleWhy GOP brand is broken
(CNN)It's time for Republicans to wake up to the reality that our brand is broken and that it has lost its Lincoln luster. On Friday, The Washington Post reported that some in the GOP establishment are...
View ArticleOregon county commissioner Faye Stewart to run for US Senate
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Faye Stewart, a county commissioner in Oregon, announced Thursday that he will seek the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate. The Lane County commissioner will try to win the May...
View ArticleMayor: F1 can't look to Austin for US Grand Prix bailout
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) The mayor of Austin says Formula One officials can't look to the Texas capital for a bailout of the...
View ArticleCruz says he was standing up to Washington before Trump
KINGSTON, N.H. (AP) Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz framed himself Wednesday night as the political heir to Donald Trump should the billionaire businessman fail in his effort to win the...
View ArticleTrump, Carson, and Cruz may have turned Republican voters against the party
Asked during the so-called undercard debate who in the Democratic Party he admired, Santorum replied, "You know who I respect in the Democratic Party? "You know why I respect them? Because they fight!”...
View ArticleUNO Survey Research Center Releases Results of 2015 Louisiana Gubernatorial...
(Source: The University of New Orleans) Nov. 12, 2015 The University of New Orleans Survey Research Center has released the results of its 2015 Louisiana Gubernatorial Runoff Survey. The statewide...
View ArticleOhio Politics Now: Who got cheers, boos at the GOP debate
Want to know what’s happening in Ohio government and politics from Columbus to Washington, D.C.? We’ve got you covered. The GOP presidential nominee candidates took the stage for the fourth time last...
View ArticleNEWS ROUNDUP: Vitter Limps Along (DGA - Democratic Governors Association)
(Source: DGA - Democratic Governors Association) October 26, 2015 NEWS ROUNDUP: Vitter Limps Along Vitter 'deeply wounded' during primary, 'fighting for his political life' Sen. David Vitter, once...
View Article'Rally the Base' and the Republican Primary
Every time I tune into a Republican debate or watch one of the contenders talking about their candidacy, I wonder how come a party that once stood for free speech, globalization and ideas has come to...
View ArticleOklahoma Democrats move towards new voter registration option
Oklahoma Democrats have begun an online petition, which would allow for automatic voter registration to be considered for all eligible state residents. Click the blue word, and see the petition link....
View ArticleJeb Bush seeks post-debate lift among Iowa’s undecideds
They know all about winnowing fields in Iowa, this agricultural state in America’s heartland. Many Republicans are waiting for the party’s large field of 14 candidates to be cut down in size before...
View ArticleBoozman calls primary rival's criticism 'ridiculous'
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) U.S. Sen. John Boozman pushed back Friday against his new rival in next year's Republican primary, calling claims that he doesn't have a conservative enough voting record...
View ArticlePoll: Voters say 2016 presidential campaign is ‘crazy’
Voters have some choice words about the 2016 presidential campaign, but “crazy” tops them all, according to a new McClatchy-Marist poll. The finds that 40 percent of registered voters think the word...
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