Seven Republican Presidential candidates – but not front-runner Donald Trump – participated in the second GOP debate last night at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. The first such contest had only a small effect on the polls, so this one seems likely to do the same. Yet every twist and turn matters in the long and winding road of a presidential election. Therefore, … [Read more...] about Candidate Round-Up: The Second 2024 GOP Presidential Debate
2024 Elections
Where the Participants All Stand Ahead of the Second GOP Presidential Debate
It’s that time again, as the second Republican primary debate of the 2024 election cycle nears. Set for September 27th at the Reagan Presidential Library, this event will feature just six candidates as Governor Doug Burgum and ex-Governor Asa Hutchinson both failed to qualify. Obviously, though, they aren’t the only candidate who won’t be on that stage, as front-runner … [Read more...] about Where the Participants All Stand Ahead of the Second GOP Presidential Debate
2024 Republican Primary Polling Update: Trump with Firm Grasp on Field Ahead of First Debate
The GOP Presidential Primary season is heating up, with the Iowa Caucuses just over four months away. In the aftermath of the inaugural debate, candidates will set their sights on steering their campaigns in a positive direction, with the goal of making gains in subsequent polling. Several compelling storylines have taken center stage in the weeks preceding the inaugural … [Read more...] about 2024 Republican Primary Polling Update: Trump with Firm Grasp on Field Ahead of First Debate
First GOP Presidential Debate Preview: Where Each Candidate Stands and What They Need to Do
Time sure does fly, doesn’t it? After all, it was eight years ago now to the month when Donald Trump first walked onto a debate stage. 24 million viewers, still a record for a Presidential primary debate, tuned into Fox News to watch Trump get into ugly sparring matches with the likes of Jeb Bush and Megyn Kelly. Although the memory of those multi-candidate skirmishes still … [Read more...] about First GOP Presidential Debate Preview: Where Each Candidate Stands and What They Need to Do
Sununu Passes on Another Term, Creating Toss-Up Gubernatorial Contest in New Hampshire
It was a brutal week for New Hampshire Republicans, as popular GOP Governor Chris Sununu announced that he wouldn’t seek a fifth term. The ‘Live Free or Die’ State doesn’t employ any term limits, and each term lasts just two years, so Sununu first won the office in 2016. Back then, his narrow victory (48.8% to 46.6%) likely owed a sizable debt to his family history. After … [Read more...] about Sununu Passes on Another Term, Creating Toss-Up Gubernatorial Contest in New Hampshire