Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has made it official that he is considering entering this year’s presidential race as an independent. Early polling suggests a Bloomberg candidacy would be good for Donald Trump and bad for Hillary Clinton.
With the primary process finally underway, both Republicans and Democrats are more confident that the ideological leanings of their party's eventual presidential nominee will match theirs.
Voters still don’t see President Obama or the Republican-controlled Congress as an asset to their respective party’s presidential candidate, but GOP voters are far more likely to see their party’s legislators as a burden on the party’s nominee.
With tomorrow’s New Hampshire primary a make-or-break event for several of the candidates, Donald Trump still holds a double-digit lead nationally over his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination. Senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio are in a virtual tie for second place.
And then there were two. Following a near-tie in the Iowa caucus Monday, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders went toe-to-toe last night in a debate in New Hampshire, the setting of next week’s primary. Have the dynamics of the race changed?
With just the first round of the presidential contest over, most voters still think the next occupant of the White House is likely to be a Republican.
It’s generally been considered legal for American citizens born outside the United States like Republican Ted Cruz to run for the presidency, but voters aren’t all that enthusiastic about such candidates.
Democrats blame the media for the perception that Hillary Clinton's campaign is stumbling, but voters in general aren't so sure. All agree, however, that there's no need yet for Joe Biden or some other major Democrat to jump into the race for the party's presidential nomination.
Recent polls are showing Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders surging ahead of Hillary Clinton in key states like Iowa and New Hampshire, but are Democratic voters taking this news seriously?
Voters in general don’t think much of Sarah Palin and see her endorsement of Donald Trump as more harmful than helpful to his candidacy. But for Republicans and conservative voters in particular, the intended audience as the Iowa caucus nears, a Palin endorsement is a plus.
While voters in general say a candidate endorsement from President Obama will not impact their voting decision this November, most in his own party say it would. But voters regardless of partisan affiliation agree that the upcoming election will have little to do with the president’s record.
With the Iowa caucus less than a month away, most voters say they’re ready and eager for the 2016 presidential contest. But Republicans are much more enthusiastic about the year to come than Democrats and unaffiliated voters are.
Hillary Clinton vowed earlier this month to unleash her husband, former President Bill Clinton, on the campaign trail on her behalf in January, but that’s looking less like a good idea.
Presidential frontrunners Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump remain all tied up in a hypothetical matchup heading into 2016.
Following Saturday night's debate, the race between the top two contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination is closer than ever, but Hillary Clinton is the heavy favorite among voters who are already certain of their vote in 2016.
Donald Trump still holds the lead in Rasmussen Reports’ latest look at the race for the Republican presidential nomination following Tuesday night’s debate. His voters also are by far the least likely to say they’re going to change their minds.
A lot of voters claim to be following the debates between the presidential candidates from both major parties but don’t feel they have learned much about those candidates so far.
Voters are far more likely to think the media is biased against Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump than against his chief Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.
Front-runner Hillary Clinton didn’t move an inch among Democratic voters following Saturday night’s debate even though there were two fewer candidates on stage. She also clearly has a problem with younger voters.
The outsiders are still leading the pack in Rasmussen Reports’ latest look at the Republican presidential primary race following Tuesday night’s debate.
