Carson “Irritated” by Comparisons Between Civil Rights and Gay Rights
Ben Carson has returned to the issue of gay rights, despite telling Sean Hannity in March that: I simply have decided I’m not going to really talk about that issue anymore…
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Joshua Pinho
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Joshua Pinho is a Digital Communications Associate for the American Principles Project.
Is Trump In or Out?
We’ve never had a billionaire president. In fact, the closest we’ve gotten was Ross Perot in 1992. Although, every couple of election cycles, Donald Trump seems to flirt with the…
Guess Who Is Criticizing the Fed?
On Tuesday, in a rather startling political development, two of the designated “moderates” in the race entered where even Rand Paul is treading lightly: criticizing the Fed. We fear they…
Who is the Front Runner? Two New Polls
Two recent polls conducted during the same time frame yielded slightly different results with the same underlying theme: there is no clear front runner. The first poll was a CNN/ORC…
New Poll: Walker Still Leading in Iowa
A poll of 402 likely Iowa Republican voters was recently conducted by The Des Moines Register and showed Scott Walker’s lead slipping slightly from the Quinnipiac poll that Nick covered last…
New National Poll Shows a Five Way Tie
Quinnipiac released a poll today of 679 likely Republican or Republican leaning voters. The results of the poll showed Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Mike Huckabee, Marco Rubio, and Scott Walker…
Carly’s Fearlessness vs. Hillary in Hiding
Carly Fiorina’s willingness to field questions is yet another stark difference between herself and Secretary Clinton. At noon today, Fiorina held a press conference at the Marriott Hotel in Columbia, S.C.…
Jindal Releases Pro-Religious Freedom Ad
Yesterday, the American Future Project released a TV ad featuring Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal. The ad dealt with the issue of religious freedom in America and featured clips from two…
New Poll: Huckabee Most Favorable Among Conservatives
Pew Research recently released a poll of 2,002 adults aged 18 or older. Mike Huckabee was the most favorable candidate among people who considered themselves to be Conservative Republicans or…
Planned Parenthood Deems Carly Fiorina a “Threat to Women”
Planned Parenthood is running a poll asking respondents “which candidate do you think poses the worst threat for women in 2016?” It frankly boggles the mind how a female candidate…
In Georgia, Rubio Promises to Appoint Good Judges
On Friday, Marco Rubio appeared at the Georgia GOP convention, where he continued his “yesterday’s over” narrative. While a majority of his speech was focused mainly on foreign policy and…
Ted Cruz Impresses in Georgia
By all accounts, Ted Cruz impressed last week at a Georgia GOP dinner. Cruz discussed his three prong approach to restoring our nation, as Jim Jess of the Cobb County…
Clinton Losing in NH
A recently released WMUR/University of New Hampshire poll of 706 New Hampshire voters showed Clinton losing ground in matchups against several candidates from the GOP field. Bush, Paul, and Rubio…
Fiorina Emphasizes Stark Differences From Bush
During an appearance on CNBC yesterday, Carly Fiorina emphasized the clear policy differences between Jeb Bush and herself, specifically on Common Core and immigration reform. Fiorina had this to say:…
Rubio Lays Out Plan for Addressing Undocumented Workers
Last Friday, Marco Rubio appeared at the NRI Ideas Summit in Washington DC and was asked to discuss his views on, and plan for, immigration. He was first asked about…
De Blasio Set to Unveil “Progressive Version” of the “Contract with America”
According to a Politico Playbook report, New York City Mayor, and rumored presidential hopeful, Bill de Blasio is set to unveil a progressive version of the “Contract with America.” Politico…
Bush Barely Registers in New Iowa Poll
A recent Quinnipiac poll of 667 likely Republican voters asked respondents which candidate they would support if the “caucus were being held today.” Jeb Bush received only five percent of…
Graham: Time to “Move Forward” if SCOTUS Rules Against State Marriage Amendments
On May 4th, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) appeared on Boston Herald Radio and was asked to discuss his views on marriage related to the upcoming Supreme Court decision. Graham had…
George Gilder on the Power of Money
An article published last week by the New York Business Journal covered George Gilder’s recent appearance at the OnFinance conference. During his remarks to the conference’s attendees, Gilder endorsed the…
In May, Campaign Announcements Blossom
May is upon us and brings with it several expected presidential campaign announcements. According to a Washington Post report, Ben Carson and Carly Fiorina announced their campaigns today, as expected. Carson hosted an event in…
