Aug 20 Trump and new team have little time to execute new strategy By Steve Peoples, Associated Press Trump has about 80 days to reset and rally a presidential campaign that's done little but stagger since the close of the Republican convention. Continue reading
Aug 15 Watch 8:58 Does Trump's presidential effort amount to 'campaign malpractice'? By PBS News Hour On Sunday, a Wall Street Journal editorial urged Donald Trump to change or drop out. The GOP nominee is polling well behind Hillary Clinton in key states and struggling with the millennial vote. Trump delivered a foreign policy speech on… Continue watching
Aug 13 Frustration abundant, GOP could be near breaking point with Trump By Steve Peoples, Jill Colvin and Josh Lederman, Associated Press Republicans who have devoted their professional lives to electing GOP candidates say they believe the White House already may be lost. Continue reading
Aug 03 Watch 8:24 What would it take for Donald Trump to reset his campaign? By PBS News Hour In the midst of recent blunders and increased Republican disillusionment, supporters and detractors alike are urging Donald Trump to adjust his campaign’s approach. Gwen Ifill speaks with WTMJ radio host Charlie Sykes and Matthew Dowd of ABC News about recent… Continue watching
Aug 03 Tea party takes a hit after Republican primary battle in Kansas By Associated Press The contest was unusual because GOP primary challengers usually accuse incumbents of being insufficiently conservative. Marshall, an obstetrician from Great Bend, is the heavy favorite to win in November — he'll only face an independent challenger, as the Democrats aren't… Continue reading
Jul 24 For these young Republicans, student debt and jobs are top priority By Daniel Moritz-Rabson In interviews with self-described Republicans ages 18 to 25, seven of whom attend college or vote in Ohio, voters said they gravitated toward the Republican party because of economic concerns. Continue reading
Jul 17 Dissident delegates seek showdown vote at GOP convention By Alan Fram, Associated Press Dissident delegates making a last-gasp attempt to prevent Donald Trump's nomination at the Republican National Convention say they will try forcing a state-by-state vote on the rules governing the gathering when it opens on Monday. Continue reading
Jul 15 Trump, Pence don't agree on key social, economic policies By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Pence is in many ways what Trump is not: a strong social conservative with deep ties to the party's establishment. Continue reading
Jul 15 Republican panel leaves anti-Trump move gasping for breath By Alan Fram, Associated Press The struggle by conservatives for an 11th-hour derailment of Donald Trump's drive for the Republican presidential nomination is gasping for breath after a committee at the GOP national convention crushed their push to let delegates back the candidate of their… Continue reading
Jun 25 Many experienced GOP strategists unwilling to work for Trump By Steve Peoples, Associated Press Well-respected members of the Republican Party's professional class say they can't look past their deep personal and professional reservations about the presumptive presidential nominee. Continue reading