FLASHBACK Common Core Report Card: Where Do the GOP Candidates Stand?
Now that the Iowa Caucus and the New Hampshire Primary are over and several candidates have dropped out, it’s time to recap – how is Common Core doing? Last August,…
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Is South Carolina a Must-Win for Ted Cruz?
Must Ted Cruz win the February 20th South Carolina primary in order to have a clear path to the Republican nomination? In a word, no. While a distant second to…
After New Hampshire: Donald Trump vs. Ted Cruz
I want to take a look at each of the candidates in the Republican presidential field following Donald Trump’s rout in the First in the Nation primary state of New…
Three Things to Watch For in N.H.
We correctly predicted the story out of Iowa would be Marco Rubio, as this Vox article details about his virtual tie with Donald Trump: What happened next? There was a…
New Hampshire Decides — Four Things to Watch For
So now it comes down to the voters of New Hampshire. Despite the “Live Free or Die” motto, New Hampshire Republicans are not especially libertarian. They are just among the…
Trump Attacks Bush on Common Core
The Donald was clearly peeved that Jeb Bush came after him in the debate on eminent domain, so he went out on the attack Monday morning, doing a lot of…
Cruz: Drafting Our Daughters Is “Nuts”
I was extremely disheartened — indeed disgusted — by the responses of Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush, and Chris Christie to the idea of drafting women equally with men into the…
ABC News GOP Presidential Debate Rundown
I wanted to share some quick thoughts about each of the candidates who participated in the last Republican debate before the New Hampshire Primary. First I wasn’t a fan of…
Rubio Won Saturday Night’s Debate . . . Electorally, Anyway
Okay, I have to admit it. Saturday night was rough for Marco Rubio. Even though he did an outstanding job appealing to social conservative voters — Rubio managed to specifically defend life and…
How N.H. Common Core Moms Made Candidates Take Notice
New Hampshire is about to embark on a tradition like no other. We are about to go to the polls to elect a candidate in the primary election who will…
Christie Joins Graham in Attacking Rubio for Being Too Pro-Life
As Mary noted yesterday, a new line of attack by Senator Lindsey Graham, who has endorsed Jeb Bush, is that Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz are too pro-life because they oppose, in principle, abortion in the case…
The Forgotten Story: How Common Core Changed the Race in Iowa
Now that Iowa caucus-goers have spoken, lost in the discussion of Donald Trump’s underperformance, Ted Cruz’s ground game and Marco Rubio’s surge is an acknowledgement of one issue that separated…
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…
The Four Most Likely Scenarios for Iowa, N.H., and S.C.
There have been a lot of theories and ideas thrown out lately about what will happen in the early primary and caucus states. I’ve read a lot of them and…
Tampa Bay Times: Common Core Sunk Bush
Even the mainstream media in Florida is acknowledging that Common Core is a poison pill of a political issue that helped bring down Jeb Bush’s chances to be president. The…
March for Life Draws Varied Reactions from Candidates
Hundreds of thousands attended the March for Life in Washington this past Friday on 43rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade. The only GOP candidate that spoke at the event, Carly Fiorina, said in…
Tampa Bay Times Examines Rubio’s Involvement in Common Core
Alex Leary of the Tampa Bay Times discussed Common Core’s role in the campaign of the two Florida presidential candidates, Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush. The article, titled “Rubio may…
Six Reasons Jeb’s Plan Fails to End Federal Tyranny in Education
Former Florida Governor and presidential candidate Jeb Bush released his education plan on January 18th. In it, he tries hard to sound like he cares about and supports local control and…
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…
Guess Who Lindsey Graham Just Endorsed?
Senator Lindsey Graham is trying to impact the GOP presidential race in a big way. He’s making an endorsement. Via The Hill: “He’s steady and ready,” Graham is expected to…
