Jeb drops to 5% in latest Iowa poll.
Written by Michael Warren
A new Quinnipiac poll of likely Iowa Republican presidential caucusgoers finds Wisconsin’s Scott Walker in front of the GOP pack with 21 percent support and a 9-point advantage over his closest primary opponents. That’s down from 25 percent and a 12-point lead in Quinnipiac’s February poll, but Walker remains ahead of his Republican rivals, with senators Rand Paul, Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, and former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, all huddled together behind the Wisconsin governor.… Continue Reading
Tags: Benjamin Carson, Bobby Jindal, Carly Fiorina, Chris Christie, Election 2016, John Kasich, Lindsey Graham, Marco Rubio, Mike Huckabee, Rand Paul, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Scott Walker, Ted Cruz
Uncategorized | David E. Smith | 
May 6, 2015 6:56 AM | 
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Written by Andrew Stiles
The 2016 presidential election will feature a matchup between a white millionaire Yale graduate from the Democratic Party (Hillary Clinton) and whichever candidate emerges from the diverse Republican field.
How diverse is this year’s crop of GOP candidates? It might be the most diverse in history, regardless of party. Let’s take a look at the current state of the 2016 race, using charts to explain everything you need to know.
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Tags: Ben Carson, Bernie Sanders, Bobby Jindal, Carly Fiorina, Election 2016, Hillary Clinton, Jeb Bush, Jim Webb, Joe Biden, Marco Rubio, Martin O’Malley, Mike Huckabee, Rand Paul, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Scott Walker, Ted Cruz
Uncategorized | David E. Smith | May 5, 2015 10:30 AM | Comments Off on The 2016 Presidential Race, Explained in 4 Charts
Written by Maggie Gallagher
Rod Dreher is right: the rage of the powerful against Indiana for daring to pass a state RFRA without the consent of the LGBT community marks a dramatic cultural and political inflection point,as I have pointed out in National Review. For the first time, a vanilla religious liberty bill similar to those passed in 19 other states was deemed “antigay” per se, and powerful corporations rushed in to punish the people of Indiana economically for their moral views on liberty.… Continue Reading
Tags: Ben Carson, Bobby Jindal, Candidate, Carly Fiorina, Chris Christie, Commentary, Jeb Bush, Lindsey Graham, Marco Rubio, Mike Huckabee, Rand Paul, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, religious liberty, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Scott Walker, Social Issues, Ted Cruz
Religious Liberty | David E. Smith | April 18, 2015 4:00 AM | Comments Off on Religious Liberty Crisis Report Card
Written by Michael F. Haverluck
Unlike other prospective Republican presidential candidates — like former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, whose faith life is an open book — Sen. Rand Paul’s spiritual walk has remained a bit cloudy, at best … that is, until now.
Not your conventional Christian candidate growing up in the same church all his life, Paul, who officially announced his candidacy for the 2016 presidential GOP ticket , has been somewhat of a denominational transient over the years.… Continue Reading
Written by Alana Goodman
U.S. Senator Rand Paul’s (R-KY) greatest vulnerabilities in the early GOP primaries are his positions on Iran and Israel, according to a private poll commissioned by a group called the Foundation for a Secure and Prosperous America.
The Republican PAC, which launched a $1 million ad campaign highlighting Paul’s foreign policy positions this week, conducted the polls of likely Iowa and South Carolina GOP primary voters in February.
While respondents were surveyed on a number of Paul’s potential weaknesses, including his association with conspiracy-minded radio host Alex Jones and opposition to mandatory minimum prison sentences, the polls indicate that Paul’s comments on Iranian nuclear weapons and aid to Israel are his biggest liability with Republicans.… Continue Reading
Tags: Barack Obama, Bret Baier, Charles Krauthammer, CPAC, Election 2016, Iran, Lindsey Graham, Nuclear Weapons, Rand Paul
Federal Issues, Political | David E. Smith | April 11, 2015 5:00 AM | Comments Off on Poll: Foreign Policy Is Rand Paul’s Biggest Vulnerability in S.C., Iowa
Written by Samuel Smith
As U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) officially became the second Republican to formally announce his candidacy for the 2016 presidential election on Tuesday, the 52-year-old obstetrician is already being attacked by conservatives as being “to the left of Obama” when it comes to his foreign policy and openness to negotiating with Iran.
Although Paul was victorious in the 2014 Conservative Political Action Conference presidential straw poll in February, some prominent conservatives and even a conservative political action group have wasted no time in jumping on the presidential candidate over his stance on foreign policy issues.… Continue Reading
Tags: Barack Obama, Bret Baier, Charles Krauthammer, CPAC, Election 2016, Iran, Lindsey Graham, Matt Lauer, Rand Paul
Federal Issues, Political | David E. Smith | April 10, 2015 5:00 AM | Comments Off on Is Rand Paul More Liberal Than Obama on Foreign Policy?
Written by J. Matt Barber
“My brothers and sisters, some from Chloe’s household have informed me that there are quarrels among you. What I mean is this: One of you says, ‘I follow Paul’; another, ‘I follow Apollos’; another, ‘I follow Cephas’; still another, ‘I follow Christ.’” ~1 Corinthians 1:11-12
As Jesus warned, “If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand” (Mark 3:25). Nothing has borne out this reality in recent decades like that exasperating spectacle called the Republican presidential primary.… Continue Reading
Tags: Albert Einstein, American Family Association, Ben Carson, Bobby Jindal, Family Research Council, Jeb Bush, John Fund, Marco Rubio, Michele Bachmann, Mike Huckabee, Rand Paul, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Sarah Palin, Scott Walker, Ted Cruz, Tim Wildmon
Federal Issues, Political | David E. Smith | March 30, 2015 6:46 AM | Comments Off on A Bold Proposal for Conservative GOP Candidates
Written by Michael Medved
Hillary Clinton’s status as a wealthy celebrity will make it difficult for her to deploy the populist narrative that helped Democratic nominees win the popular vote in five out of the last six presidential elections. How can a woman who boasts a net worth of at least $21 million and hobnobs almost exclusively with well-heeled financial titans and movie stars, plausibly denounce Republicans as the party of the rapacious rich while portraying Democrats as defenders of the downtrodden?… Continue Reading
Tags: Al Gore, Barack Obama, Ben Carson, Bill Clinton, Bob Dole, Bobby Jindal, Chris Christie, FDR, George W. Bush, Heidi Nelson Cruz, Hillary Clinton, JFK, John Kerry, John McCain, Marco Rubio, Mike Huckabee, Mike Pence, Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, Rand Paul, Rick Perry, Rose Law Firm, Scott Walker, Ted Cruz, Teresa Heinz
Uncategorized | David E. Smith | January 2, 2015 8:57 AM | Comments Off on Hillary’s Money Problem
Written by Chad Groening
A conservative icon says while it appears many in the establishment GOP are already rallying around Jeb Bush as their choice for 2016, he thinks it would be better to nominate a “good, principled conservative” to run against someone like Hillary Clinton.
During a recent luncheon in San Antonio, U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said he has “nudged” former Florida Governor Jeb Bush (above) to run for president in 2016. Bush has already indicated he is considering a run; and both his brother, George W.… Continue Reading
