Showing posts with label 2016 Presidential Race. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2016 Presidential Race. Show all posts

Thursday, July 30, 2015

Trump: “He Says It Like It Is...He Speaks The Truth"

Trump: “He Says It Like It Is...He Speaks The Truth"

July 30, 2015 2016 Presidential Race , Republican Candidates 0 Comments

New Hampshire Voters Explain the Appeal of Donald Trump

By David Knowlest, July 30, 2015 Bloomberg

Donald Trump is a brand, and his New Hampshire supporters are itching to buy it.

A Bloomberg Politics focus group of 12 Republican and independent voters who are supportive of Donald Trump's presidential candidacy shed light Wednesday night on the billionaire's swift rise to the top of the GOP field, and confirmed that his brash, “You're fired!” style and lack of experience in politics is more of an asset than a liability.

“He says it like it is,” said Jessica, a data analyst, during the focus group in the first-in-the-nation primary state, conducted by Purple Strategies at St. Anselm College in Manchester. “He speaks the truth.”

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Now #JoeBiden Is More "Electable" Than #HillaryClinton?

Now #JoeBiden Is More "Electable" Than #HillaryClinton?

July 30, 2015 2016 Presidential Race , Democrats 0 Comments

Joe Biden’s Political Moment

By Josh Kraushaar , July 28, 2015 National Journal

July 28, 2015 For Democratic leaders, the political logic of having Hillary Clinton as the party's standard bearer in 2016 was, at least for a while, undeniable. President Obama could maintain middling approval ratings, but Clinton's distance from political life as secretary of State gave her ample distance from the president's most controversial policies. Voters may be looking for change, but Clinton's bid to become the first female president gave her campaign a historic sheen that few others could provide. Most significantly, Clinton's independent brand (and record of opposing certain presidential decisions) would allow her to triangulate: distance herself from the White House when necessary, while also supporting Obama on other core issues.

It's the main reason Obama personally praised Clinton when she left the Cabinet, and has never offered any similar political shout-out to his loyal vice president, Joe Biden. Even if he wanted to run, Biden would have trouble broadening his support beyond Obama's coalition, and as an older white man, would probably face challenges exciting the core of nonwhite voters who make up the base of Obama's support. Clinton, thanks to her husband, held more of a political track record on that front—and had the capability of maximizing the gender gap in the Democrats' favor.

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Monday, July 27, 2015

Florida: "AS U.S. Citizens, Puerto Ricans Are Relatively Easy To Register To Vote"

Florida: "AS U.S. Citizens, Puerto Ricans Are Relatively Easy To Register To Vote"

July 27, 2015 2016 Presidential Race , Exodus 0 Comments

Exodus From Puerto Rico Could Upend Florida Vote In 2016 Presidential Race

By Mary Jordan, July 26, 2015 Washington Post

KISSIMMEE, Florida — Puerto Rico’s economic crisis meant Jeffrey Rondon, 25, struggled to find even part-time work, so he recently joined the growing exodus from his Caribbean island to Florida. Now he holds a full-time restaurant job and something that could upend the 2016 presidential election — the right to vote in Florida, the biggest of all swing states.

“It’s important to vote and be heard — it’s a privilege,” said Rondon, who is one of thousands of Puerto Ricans who have moved to Florida in the past year.

As U.S. citizens, Puerto Ricans are relatively easy to register to vote, and they are attracting unprecedented attention because they could change the political calculus in a state that President Obama won by the thinnest of margins in 2012: 50 percent to 49.1 percent.

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