National Review has a useful summary of the GOP candidates’ move away from the Common Core. It begins by noting that as recently as January 2012, Scott Walker chaired a Wisconsin reading task force that endorsed the Common Core: Two years later, on July
Speaking at CPAC, Donald Trump said Mitt Romney lost a race he should have won and implied Jeb Bush would be a similar candidate. He also came out against the Common Core. “Common Core is bad. Bad! Second amendment is good, very
Maggie, local bloggers report Sen. Ted Cruz also went after Jeb Bush on Common Core while speaking at the Jacksonville, Fla. GOP’s Lincoln Day Dinner. The Shark Tank also interviewed Sen. Cruz on Common Core while he was in Jacksonville last Friday: Paul Dupont
Frank, Jay Cost over at The Weekly Standard is pointing out what you said on Feb. 18—Bush is no front-runner: The Washington Post recently christened Jeb Bush the frontrunner, and for good reason. He is pulling in the top Republican talent — the donors, consultants, and various policy
Rand Paul just did something extraordinary. He set the benchmark for opposition to Common Core among GOP candidates: defund Common Core and dismantle the Department of Education. In an exclusive interview with Breitbart News from Florida, Rand Paul jabbed Jeb Bush on
Over at The Wall Street Journal‘s Washington Wire, Janet Hook writes a naive column suggesting the NBC/Marist poll of Republican primary voters in Iowa, New Hampshire and New Jersey is not so bad for Jeb Bush. Of course, he may survive it,
Maggie, remember that Huckabee was top-tier in 2012 as well. A February 2011 Gallup poll showed Huckabee leading the field with 18 percent, followed by Romney and Palin tied at 16 percent. Then a few months later, he dropped out. Being one of the
Frank, there may be no front-runner, but take a look at this CBS News Poll which asked Republicans who they would support and who they would definitely not support. Bush and Huckabee lead the field with 49 percent and 46 percent, respectively. Rubio
