PORTLAND — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says he can win in Maine “if there’s a large turnout.” Sanders rallied a capacity crowd at Portland’s State Theater on Wednesday, telling supporters that pundits once thought of him as a “fringe” candidate and Hillary Clinton as the “inevitable nominee.” He told supporters, “Guess what? She’s not […]
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Analysis: Who is really financing Donald Trump’s campaign
Donald Trump Campaign Contributions Over Time | InsideGov Donald Trump has broken the mold in many ways with his presidential campaign, with plenty of room for argument about whether that is a good or bad development. (In fact, the style of argument is one of the political molds he has broken… arguably.) However, it appears […]
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Carly Fiorina drops out of Republican race for president
Data curated by InsideGov Data curated by InsideGov COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Here’s the latest on the 2016 presidential race as Republican and Democratic candidates head from New Hampshire to South Carolina and beyond. All times local: UPDATED 3:12 p.m.: Carly Fiorina is dropping out of the 2016 Republican presidential race. The former technology executive announced […]
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What you need to know about today’s N.H. primary
MANCHESTER, N.H. — New Hampshire voters are putting their big imprint on the 2016 presidential race, a ritual that began 100 years ago with the state’s first primary, and for some of them it was a confounding choice capped by a decision in the final minutes. The primary pitted Bernie Sanders against Hillary Clinton on […]
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Iowa? That’s so yesterday. On to New Hampshire
Data curated by InsideGov Data curated by InsideGov WASHINGTON — The political suspense isn’t over now that the Iowa caucuses are history. There will be plenty of intrigue to track on the day after, too. What to watch Tuesday: UMM, WHO WON?: The Democratic caucus results were so tight that Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders […]
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Four things to watch in today’s Iowa Caucuses
Iowa Caucus Voter Turnout in Past Elections | Graphiq WASHINGTON — At last, it’s caucus day in Iowa. A few things to watch for on Monday as the nation gets its first glimpse of where the 2016 candidates really stand in the race for the Republican and Democratic presidential nominations: WHO SHOWS UP TO CAUCUS […]
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Do Trump and Carson inspire enough GOP panic to draft Mitt Romney?
Less than three months before the kickoff Iowa caucuses, there is growing anxiety bordering on panic among Republican elites about the dominance and durability of Donald Trump and Ben Carson and widespread bewilderment over how to defeat them. Party leaders and donors fear that nominating either man would have negative ramifications for the GOP ticket […]
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GOP debate fact check
WASHINGTON — You’d think from the latest Republican presidential debate that Donald Trump and Carly Fiorina have special insights into what makes Russian Vladimir Putin tick because the candidates have been up close and personal with the Kremlin’s man himself. Not so much. Trump declared himself a “stablemate” with Putin because both were on the […]
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Analysis: Why Ben Carson’s West Point claim never made sense
Ben Carson’s campaign admitted that a central point in his inspirational personal story was fabricated: his application and acceptance into the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Posted by POLITICO on Friday, November 6, 2015 Ben Carson’s story about receiving a scholarship to the prestigious U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, is now under […]
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Video: Joe Biden will not run for president
Here is a transcript of Vice President Joseph Biden’s remarks: BIDEN: Please, please, sit down. Mr. President, thank you for lending me the Rose Garden for a minute. OBAMA: It’s a pretty nice place. BIDEN: As the family and I have worked through the — the grieving process, I’ve said all along what I’ve said […]