AMES, IA. — Gov. Chris Christie said that he is against universal background checks for Americans seeking to buy firearms. Speaking at a town hall meeting at Brick City Grill on Saturday morning, a mother of two said that the level of gun violence in the nation “terrifies me” and asked Christie if he “stands with… Read the rest of this entry »
In the first surveys of 2016, Christie received 5 percent in New Hampshire and 2 percent nationally, all behind his percentages in polls released at the end of last year. Christie was at 4 percent in Iowa. Businessman Donald Trump, the Republican front-runner, increased his support in New Hampshire and nationally. The one good news from… Read the rest of this entry »
TRENTON — Donald Trump on Monday night unleashed a new set of blistering attacks on Gov. Chris Christie, his rival for the Republican presidential nomination, at one point saying the New Jersey governor “can’t win because of his past.” Trump, the former Atlantic City casino mogul who has been leading the GOP race for months, made… Read the rest of this entry »
The Marine One pilot who flew President Barack Obama and Governor Chris Christie after Hurricane Sandy met Christie at a campaign stop in New Hampshire yesterday, according to coverage at NJ.com
Lt Col Peter Reitmeyer said, after meeting Christie and getting his autograph on a photo he took of the governor and Obama in 2012, that he would vote for any Republican over Hillary Clinton and that right now, Christie is his guy.
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Posted: December 21st, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics, Chris Christie | Tags: 2016 Presidential elections, Chris Christie, Hillary Clinton, Lt Col Peter Reitmeyer, President Barack Obama | 1 Comment »
Donald Trump will probably have nice things to say about the Monmouth University Poll again. Trump derided Patrick Murray’s poll last week that showed his support in Iowa slipping to Senator Ted Cruz. Previously, Trump has praised Monmouth polls that show him during well.
In a poll released today, Murray is 95% certain that Trump’s national support for the 2016 GOP Presidential nomination among Republican voters is between 36% and 46%.
Trump’s next closest competitor is Texas Senator Ted Cruz, with 9-19% support. (95% certainty). Trump’s current support is up from 28% in the October Monmouth Poll that he said nice things about.
Murray surveyed 1006 randomly selected American adults. 358 of them self-identified as Republican or Republican leaning voters.
Posted: December 14th, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics, Monmouth University Poll, Patrick Murray | Tags: 2016 Presidential elections, 2016 Presidential politics, Donald Trump, Monmouth Poll, Patrick Murray | 2 Comments »Christie doubles his support from 1% to 2%
A Monmouth University Poll released this morning puts Texas Senator Ted Cruz in the lead of the 2016 Republican Iowa Caucus with the support of 24% of Iowa voters likely to attend the February 1st caucus.
Cruz’s support appears to have come at the expense of Dr. Ben Carson, who dropped from 32% in an October Monmouth poll to 13% today. Cruz was at only 10% in November.
Donald Trump and Florida Senator Marco Rubio are within 2 points of each other for second in today’s poll. Trump has 19% and Rubio 17%.
Posted: December 7th, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics, Monmouth University Poll, Patrick Murray | Tags: 2016 Presidential elections, 2016 Presidential politics, Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Marco Rubio, Monmouth Poll, Monmouth University Polling Institute, Patrick Murray, Ted Cruz | 2 Comments »Evangelical voters, who make up about half of the Iowa GOP caucus electorate, back Cruz (30%) over Trump (18%), Rubio (16%), and Carson (15%). In October, Carson held the advantage with this group – garnering 36% support to 18% for Trump, 12% for Cruz, and 9% for Rubio.
Cruz also has an edge among voters who call themselves tea party supporters. He commands 36% support among this group, compared to 20% for Trump, 17% for Carson, and 11% for Rubio. In October, this group gave their vote to Carson (30%) over Trump (22%), Cruz (17%), and Rubio (8%).
There is a notable gender difference among caucusgoers’ preferences. Men prefer Cruz (29%) and Trump (24%) over Rubio (12%) and Carson (12%). Women support Rubio (23%) and Cruz (19%) over Carson (15%) and Trump (14%).
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — After Republican front-runner Donald Trump painted a target on his back on Monday, Gov. Chris Christie spent much of the day refusing to hit back at the billionaire businessman he considers a friend. But as tensions between the two rose, Christie ended the day taking his own shots, saying that with Trump, “outrageous… Read the rest of this entry »
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