If you listened to the speeches of Republican presidential candidates Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis after the Iowa caucuses Monday night, you would think that it was a tight race between three candidates. While former President Donald Trump won the caucuses, Haley and DeSantis both struck a triumphant tone, signaling their intentions to forge ahead […]
Iowa — Former President Donald Trump easily won the white evangelical vote in the Iowa caucuses, according to polls. In fact, the totals among white evangelicals were almost identical to their statewide totals, which suggests that this poll question — do you describe yourself as an evangelical Christian? —may not be a meaningful distinguishing factor. […]
The GOP’s tendency to nominate retread losers who go on to lose their next elections can have both major and minor consequences, but even the minor cases add up to form major problems. Take Wisconsin, for example. In 2020, Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly, a Republican, lost his reelection campaign by 10.5 percentage points. […]
Former President Trump says that North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R) might have an “important” role in his next administration if he returns to the White House. “Doug Burgum from North Dakota, the governor and his beautiful wife, Catherine, and he got out of the race. What people don't know is that he actually supported...
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has been admitted to a local Washington hospital to treat an infection, his office announced on Tuesday. "Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is receiving antibiotic infusions at an area hospital to treat an infection," Grassley's office said in a statement. "He is in good spirits and will return to work as soon...
ABC News has canceled a Republican presidential primary debate planned for Thursday in New Hampshire, the network confirmed on Tuesday. The cancelation comes after former President Trump's blowout victory in the Iowa Caucuses over rivals Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley. Haley recently said she would not participate in any...
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that U.S. elections have been falsified through mail-in voting. “In the United States, previous elections were falsified through postal voting … they bought ballots for $10, filled them out, and threw them into mailboxes without any supervision from observers, and that’s it,” Putin said, according to Reuters. Putin, who...
The Wall Street Journal's (WSJ) editorial board on Tuesday argued former President Trump's sweeping win in the Iowa caucuses should push Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) to drop out of the GOP presidential race and give former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley a chance at beating the former president. "Mr. DeSantis faces no clear path...
Media outlets are defending their decisions to call the Iowa caucuses for former President Trump a little more than a half-hour after caucusing began — and while before the caucuses concluded. The Associated Press, CNN, MSNBC and Fox News all called the race at 8:31 p.m., citing projections from exit polling and early voting totals in a handful...