Ben Carson Making Case to Be Taken Seriously in 2016
When Ben Carson keynoted the Polk County Republican Party dinner in Des Moines this past August, the first thing noticed by longtime Iowa observers of presidential politics was the size of the...
Perry's N.H. Trip Kicks Off 2016 Campaign Season
Just when you thought we were finally out of campaign mode, Rick Perry is coming to New Hampshire. The outgoing Texas...
4 Reasons Elizabeth Warren Should Run for President
For most Democrats, Tuesday's elections were an across-the-board disaster -- a collective nightmare they'd rather not dwell on for another...
Republican Nomination
- Huckabee Rebuilds Political Team With Eye on Another Run
- Paul Plays Party Healer After Midterms, With Eyes on 2016
- Rubio's New Book Set for January Release
- Walker Sounds a Lot Like a Guy Who Wants to Run for President
- Perry in New Hampshire: Preparing WH Bid, Will Decide in 2015
- Paul's Grand Plan
- Bush: Jeb May Run for President, George W. Bush Says
- National: GOP Hopefuls Jockey for Position in a Crowded Field
Democratic Nomination
- Sanders: This Is How Vermont Senator Will Run for President
- Clinton: The Tricky Obama-Clinton Handoff Begins
- Clinton: Midterms, for Hillary Team, Aren't All Gloom
- O'Malley, a Clinton Loyalist, Is Now a Potential Alternative
- Clinton Allies Say She Should Look for Distance From Obama
- Biden: Does VP Have a Future?
- Clinton: With Praise, Hillary Keeps an Adversary Close
- Warren: Then: "I Am Not Running." Now: "I Don't Think So"
Congress & Governors
- National: Losing Democrats Already Being Touted for 2016 Comebacks
- NV: Dean Heller Presses Brian Sandoval Into Harry Reid Race
- GA: Isakson to Run for Re-election
- KY: Rand Paul May Have to Choose: Senate or Presidency
- National: Can Republicans Hold On to Senate Majority in 2016?
- AZ: John McCain Leaning Toward 2016 Re-election Bid
- NC: Rumors Aside, Sen. Burr Says He'll Run Again
- IN: Evan Bayh Won't Seek Third Term for Governor
Real Clear Politics Election 2016
Ready for Jeb?
It wasn’t quite an “out-of-the-mouths-of-babes” moment -- George P. Bush is 38 years old -- but it was newsy nonetheless. Yesterday Jeb Bush’s eldest son told Jon Karl of ABC...
Mike Pence to Decide Next Spring on White House Run
NASHUA, N.H. -- Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, a potential dark horse for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, told RealClearPolitics on Friday that he will decide his political future after his...
In Iowa, Mike Huckabee Is Making Moves
SIOUX CITY, Iowa -- It was just another routine photo-op at a Republican field office Tuesday morning until Mike Huckabee decided to improvise. In a cheeky attempt to bring himself level with...
Santorum Gearing Up "as If I'm Running" in 2016
In Republican presidential politics, achieving runner-up status is often a sign of bigger things to come. Five of the last six men who became the Republican nominee had finished in second...
Poll: Clinton, Republicans in Competitive Races in Iowa
After months of dominating Republicans in hypothetical swing-state matchups, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's poll numbers have begun returning to earth. In fact, 2012 GOP presidential...
Bachmann Again Hints at Run for President
Michele Bachmann, the retiring Minnesota congresswoman and former presidential candidate, is again hinting that she may be interested in another run for the Oval Office. “I don’t...
Christie's Job Approval Drops in New Jersey
Nearly a year after his landslide re-election victory, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has earned one of his lowest job approval ratings ever, according to a Quinnipiac University...
As Christie Gears Up, Rival Strategists Lick Their Chops
A year after newspaper reports first spotlighted the circumstances that led to a massive traffic jam on the George Washington Bridge, some of the nation’s top political operatives have again...
At Confab, Clinton Touted as Warren Revs Up Crowd
NEW YORK -- Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren was clearly the star of the show at the Mandarin Hotel in midtown Manhattan on Monday as she addressed a packed house that came out for an...
