Here’s How Iowa Will Play Out…
Wow. It’s already here. The Iowa Caucus is tomorrow. Here’s a candidate-by-candidate review of what could happen, what should happen, and what will happen after the votes are tallied: Donald…
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Chris Christie Is Not Telling the Truth about Religious Liberty
If Chris Christie now supports religious exemptions for marriage clerks – that is good. But he is misleading Iowans, in the exact way Americans hate career politicians, if he says…
Watch: Did Christie Really Call Pro-Lifers “Divisive”?
I wrote a few days ago about Chris Christie’s New Hampshire town hall in which The New York Times reported he called some pro-lifers “divisive.” A video has now emerged of…
Left-Leaning Group Hammers Christie on Abortion, Guns
Not even a day after Governor Chris Christie (R-NJ) referred to pro-life activists as “divisive” in an apparent shift left, a Democrat-leaning group has begun running social media ads hitting…
Christie Calls Pro-Lifers “Divisive,” Promises to Work With Pelosi
In New Hampshire — just around the time thousands of pro-life young people braved a blizzard to march for life in Washington — Chris Christie chose to criticize the unnamed…
WaPo Credits Common Core With Bringing Down Another Major Presidential Candidate
In a story on the rise of John Kasich in New Hampshire, The Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin casually acknowledges that Common Core has emerged as a potent issue, even in…
A Kasich Surge in N.H.?
Has a new candidate just emerged from the scrum in the New Hampshire GOP primary field for second place? If the latest poll is any indication, John Kasich has shot…
Earth to Chris Christie: New Jersey Didn’t Get Rid of Common Core
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) called out New Jersey Governor Chris Christie during the Fox Business Network Republican presidential debate for his support of Common Core. Christie replied and said,…
Grading the GOP Debate: Who Passed? Who Failed?
Will tonight’s GOP debate have a major impact on the race? Probably not. The debate aired on Fox Business Channel, which isn’t included in very many basic cable packages. But…
Rubio Hammers Cruz on National Security, Christie on Common Core
Sen. Marco Rubio is stepping up his attacks on Ted Cruz and Chris Christie, signaling he sees them as his main competition in emerging as the the alternative to Trump.…
New N.H. Poll: Trump Triumphs, Rubio Second, Four-Way Tie for Third
I’ve been waiting for some post-Christmas polls. But there’s nothing too shocking in this PPP poll of New Hampshire Republican voters: Donald Trump is firmly in the lead with 29…
Rubio Highlights Anti-Common Core Stance Down the Stretch
With the Iowa Caucus quickly approaching, Marco Rubio is going on the offensive, and he appears to be making his opposition to Common Core a central focus of his pitch…
The Worst Argument for Common Core Ever!
From Fortune magazine come two stories about the saga of Common Core and the presidential candidates’ approach to the national standards. One piece identifies four candidates — Chris Christie, Jeb Bush,…
Rand Paul Lets Loose, Airs His Grievances on “Festivus”
Today is Festivus, a made-up holiday introduced to the world in 1997 on an episode of “Seinfeld.” Read more about it here. Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) took to Twitter this morning…
Trump Leads New Polls in N.H. and Nationally
The latest Boston Herald poll of New Hampshire voters (taken partially before and partially after the debate) shows Donald Trump holding steady at 26 percent, up 14 points over the field. What…
Chris Christie’s Lack of Courage on Religious Liberty
Chris Christie appeared to get a boomlet from the Nevada debate this week. Why? For a hawkish foreign policy posture about Russians violating his proposed no-fly zone in Syria. Here’s some…
How Common Core Killed Conventional GOP Candidates
I wanted to piggy back on what Paul wrote last week about an article written by Fred Barnes in The Weekly Standard. Barnes said that governors making the best presidential…
Six Candidates Pledge to Sign First Amendment Defense Act Within First 100 Days
American Principles Project has joined together with Heritage Action for America, the action arm of the Heritage Foundation, and FRC Action, the legislative affiliate of the Family Research Council, to invite…
On the Tenth Day Before Christmas, the CNN Debate Gave to Me…
The most keenly interesting element of the CNN GOP presidential debate was the clear split in sentiment among the candidates on how to handle the most pressing national security problem…
Common Core Killed These GOP Candidates
I recently gave The Hill some insight into the politics of Common Core: Republican governors struggling in the GOP presidential contest are weighed down by their failure to fully rebuke…
