by Jim Heath | Mar 13, 2016 | Headlines, Republicans
Illinois, the home to our first Republican President Abraham Lincoln, is on the verge of handing Donald Trump a big win Tuesday night. In a new NBC News poll, Trump has 34% of likely GOP primary voters. Ted Cruz has 25%, John Kasich 21% and Marco Rubio 16%. Trump is...
by Jim Heath | Mar 13, 2016 | Headlines, Republicans
It appears that Marco Rubio’s last stand in Florida will be just that: His last stand. A new NBC News poll finds Donald Trump dominating in the Sunshine State with 43%, followed by Rubio at 22%, Ted Cruz right behind at 21% and John Kasich at 9%. A new CBS News...
by Jim Heath | Mar 13, 2016 | Headlines, Republicans
Billionaire businessman Donald Trump is giving Ohio Gov John Kasich a run for his money in the Buckeye State. With a day to go until the winner-take-all Ohio primary, a new NBC News poll in Ohio finds Kasich with 39%, followed by Trump at 33%, Ted Cruz at 19% and...
by Jim Heath | Mar 11, 2016 | Debates, Republicans
GOP DEBATE MY TAKES 1) This was a fine debate. Substantive issues including trade, jobs, Cuba, social security and climate change. This is what all the debates would have looked like minus Donald Trump. It makes you wonder, if he had not entered the race, who would...
by Jim Heath | Mar 4, 2016 | Debates, Republicans
The Republicans Debate in Detroit My Takes from the GOP Debate 1) John Kasich saved the night for the Republican Party. He sounded responsible and refused to get down in the gutter, instead offering substantive answers to questions. Kasich will not win the GOP...
by Jim Heath | Mar 3, 2016 | Conventions, Republicans
COULD IT HAPPEN? John Kasich and Jim Heath “We’re going to get to the point these conventions are brokered. It’s going to happen one day, and there will be big fights on the floor and that will get everyone tuning in then.” -Gov John Kasich to Jim...