by Jim Heath | Apr 28, 2016 | Headlines, Republicans
Last October, 37 percent of Americans viewed the Republican Party favorably, while 58 percent viewed it unfavorably. At the time everyone agreed those numbers were alarming, but there was a still a year before the election to turn them around. Today, PEW Research...
by Jim Heath | Apr 28, 2016 | Headlines, Republicans
While some in the Republican establishment suggest Sen. Ted Cruz would be a more acceptable presidential nominee than Donald Trump, former House Speaker John Boehner strongly disagrees. “Lucifer in the flesh,” is how Boehner describes Cruz. “I have Democrat friends...
by Jim Heath | Apr 27, 2016 | Conventions, Delegates, Headlines, Republicans
It’s a move. Not quite a bold move, but a move nonetheless. Here’s reality: Ted Cruz currently has 568 pledged delegates. Donald Trump has 991. You need 1,237 to clinch the GOP nomination. Trump is much closer. So in an effort to catch up with Trump...
by Jim Heath | Apr 27, 2016 | Democrats, Headlines, Republicans
For all the talk about how Republicans, and specifically Donald Trump, will put Pennsylvania in play this November, the results from the presidential primaries show a different story. For days the Trump supporters had trumpeted on social media how many Democrats had...
by Jim Heath | Apr 26, 2016 | Conventions, Delegates, Democrats, Electoral Map, Headlines, Republicans
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton dominated the April 26th primaries. Five states voted in both the Democratic and Republican presidential primaries: Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. Trump won all five states. Clinton carried four but...
by Jim Heath | Apr 19, 2016 | Headlines, Republicans
Donald Trump has won the New York Republican presidential primary.