Two More Bite the Dust in Presidential Race

Two more presidential candidates have suspended their campaigns in the aftermath of the Iowa caucus. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) and former Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) both announced the end of presidential campaigns. Senator Paul will now focus on his Senate re-election bid. Paul had previously been running for re-election while […]


CNN and Newseum Partner for Exhibit

CNN Politics has partnered with the Newseum for an interactive exhibit on the 2016 presidential election. The exhibit, CNN Politics Campaign 2016: Like, Share, Elect, will begin on April 15, 2016, and continue until January 22, 2017. The exhibit will combine social media elements with coverage of the presidential election. […]


Iowa Caucus Round-Up

The Iowa Caucus was held Monday night and, per usual, a good deal of news occurred as a result. On the Republican side, Senator Ted Cruz won with 27.7% of the vote. Donald Trump and Senator Marco Rubio followed with 24.3% and 23.1%, respectively. Rubio did better than expected, especially […]


Why Martin O’Malley and His Supporters Could be Kingmakers in Iowa

The rules for the Democratic Iowa caucus have an additional quirk not found in the Republican Party: the viability threshold. Candidates must hit 15% in the precinct, otherwise they are unable to receive any delegates from that precinct. Former Governor Martin O’Malley and his supporters could be critical with this […]


Iowa Caucus is Critical for Senators Ted Cruz, Bernie Sanders

On the first episode of his Late Show, host Stephen Colbert joked, “As long as I have nine months to make one hour of TV, I can do this forever.” The same attitude can be applied to Iowa and New Hampshire, the first nominating states in the presidential election. Candidates […]