Jonah Goldberg: Trump has left Gop with no good options
The first Catch-22 has been the subject of widespread conversation over the last few weeks.
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Republicans warn Trump: Right the ship or lose Senate
Republican leaders are watching Donald Trump's campaign with growing alarm as they fear a landslide at the top of the ticket could wipe away their hard-fought congressional majority. For months, top GOP leaders had counseled their candidates to run their own races, separate themselves from the ugly back-and-forth of the presidential contest and focus on the accomplishments Republicans have achieved on Capitol Hill for their home states.
Trump to try to steady campaign with economic speech
Donald Trump is trying to shift from a disastrous stretch of his presidential campaign to one focused on policy and party unity. But even as his allies speak of lessons the political newcomer has learned, two of his staunchest Republican critics predict he's heading for losses in a pair of battleground states.
Trump trying to shift focus to economic policy
Crowds cheer during a Donald J. Trump campaign rally at Windham High School in Windham, N.H., Aug. 6, 2016. Crowds cheer during a Donald J. Trump campaign rally at Windham High School in Windham, N.H., Aug. 6, 2016.
Donald Trump endorses GOP leaders, Hillary Clinton talks about her email server: Politics Extra
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Windham High School, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016, in Windham, N.H. Trump endorses Ryan, McCain: After declining to do so, Donald Trump endorsed House Speaker Paul Ryan and Sens. John McCain and Kelly Ayotte Friday night at a rally, reports ABC News. He broke from his usual form and read from notes as he voiced his support for the GOP leaders as they face reelection.
Democrats Are Hoping for a Wave
In 1980, Democratic pollster Peter Hart warned Gaylord Nelson, Wisconsin's champion vote-getter as governor and senator, that he was going to lose. Hart saw a Republican wave coming.
.com | Gingrich: No candidate’s economic plan adds up
Newt Gingrich says that "of course" GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump's economic plan doesn't add up, adding that historically, no candidate's numbers do. The ex-House speaker and presidential candidate was responding to a question on FOX News on Sunday about whether Trump's plan to slash corporate and other taxes was economically sound.
Republicans say Trump could lose key states
Two Republican officials who have been critical of Donald Trump raised new concerns about his ability to win in the key battleground states of Ohio and Arizona. Speaking on CBS's ''Face the Nation'' on Sunday morning, Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., cautioned that Hillary Clinton could win his state - which has gone for the Republican nominee in every election since 2000 and has gone for the Democratic nominee only once in the past 10 presidential elections.
GOP leaders discuss plans to help candidates distance themselves from Trump
After a disastrous week of feuds and plummeting poll numbers, Republican leaders have concluded that Donald Trump is a threat to the party's fortunes and have begun discussing how soon their endangered candidates should explicitly distance themselves from the presidential nominee. For Republicans in close races, top strategists say, the issue is no longer in doubt.
Donald Trump endorses Paul Ryan after initially declining to do so
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump endorsed House Speaker Paul Ryan at a rally in Ryan's home state on Friday, ending several days of drama between Trump and party leaders after he pointedly declined to endorse Ryan and others in an interview Tuesday. Trump was asked by The Washington Post whether he supported Ryan in his home district primary and Trump used language similar to what Ryan said about Trump after he effectively sealed the nomination.
Kasich: I don’t know if I’ll vote for Trump
John Kasich says he's no closer to endorsing Donald Trump for president, cementing his place as one of the most prominent holdouts in the Republican Party. Kasich, the governor of Ohio, a state that Trump almost certainly must win to take the White House, said he didn't know how he would vote in November.
Will Trump Benefit from Outrage Fatigue?
The George W. Bush years were hard on liberal activists and writers. Shortly after 9/11 there was a worry that outspoken critics of the Bush Administration would be targeted for surveillance and retribution.
GOP Sen. Toomey banking on split-ticket voting in Pa. race
Endangered Sen. Pat Toomey is banking on Pennsylvania voters backing him in November even if they oppose fellow Republican Donald Trump, a ticket-splitting strategy that may help determine whether the GOP can hang on to its Senate majority this election year. "Pennsylvania voters are really quite sophisticated and they know for sure that Donald Trump is in a category unto himself," Toomey told reporters on a conference call Friday.
Trump ends standoff, endorses Ryan, Ayotte, McCain
Donald Trump endorsed House Speaker Paul Ryan late Friday, ending a four-day standoff between the GOP's most powerful man that exposed deepening concerns about the New York billionaire's presidential candidacy. Having refused to endorse the speaker earlier in the week, Trump said, "We have to unite" as he vowed to support Ryan in next week's primary contest.
Trump looks to stay on message after gaffe-filled week
After a week that featured a spat with Gold Star parents, squabbles with other Republicans and a nosedive in the polls, Donald Trump is looking to flip the script and stay on message, trying to keep the focus on his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. The Republican nominee tried to do so Friday, focusing largely on Clinton during a rally in Des Moines.
Campaign 2016: Toomey banking on split-ticketa
Campaign 2016: Toomey banking on split-ticket voting The Pennsylvania Republican hopes voters turned off by Donald Trump will still support his Senate reelection bid. Check out this story on publicopiniononline.com: http://on-ydr.co/2aMxkW3 In this May 9, 2016, file photo, Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa.
Mike Pence Declines to Endorse John McCain and Kelly Ayotte
Siding with his running mate, Mike Pence on Thursday declined to endorse John McCain and Kelly Ayotte in their upcoming reelection bids. "I look forward to supporting Republican candidates in the days and weeks ahead all over the country, and so does Donald Trump," McCain told traveling press aboard his plane when asked point blank if he would endorse McCain and Ayotte.
Clinton leads Trump in N.H., new poll finds
Barely a week after the national conventions, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton appears to be well ahead of Donald Trump in New Hampshire, according to a new poll from WBUR and MassINC Polling . If the election were held today, the poll found 47 percent of voters would support Clinton, while 32 percent would back Trump.
Paul Manafort, campaign manager for Donald Trump, is
Donald Trump's campaign manager said "there's conflict within the Trump campaign" over the Republican nominee not endorsing the House Speaker. Manafort on Trump: 'He's going to support Paul Ryan' Donald Trump's campaign manager said "there's conflict within the Trump campaign" over the Republican nominee not endorsing the House Speaker.
Donald Trump’s Electoral Map Isn’t Growing, It’s Shrinking
New polling from three states that are likely to be key to the outcome of the General Election in November, and which the Trump campaign itself has identified as part of a somewhat unconventional path to victory that relies upon winning states in the industrial Midwest that have traditionally gone for the Democratic candidate, seems to show the Trump campaign slipping behind Clinton and in real danger of being in Electoral College trouble before Labor Day. First up, there's a new WBUR poll out of New Hampshire that shows Hillary Clinton leading Trump by double digits: According to a new WBUR poll of New Hampshire voters, Hillary Clinton is enjoying a dramatic post-convention bump and now leads Donald Trump by 15 points.