If Trump Doesn’t Win, It’s Because He Didn’t Spend the Money
Donald Trump’s complete dominance of earned media may have convinced him he can afford to not to spend money on get-out-the-vote efforts and internal polling in Iowa. Jill Colvin of the Associated...
View ArticleSummer Internship
National Review is accepting applications for its summer internship. The intern will work in our New York office, receive a modest stipend, participate in every part of the editorial process, and have...
View ArticleHuge Gender Gaps in Latest Iowa Caucus Poll — and a Big Turnout Is Coming
The respected Quinnipiac Poll is just out and shows Donald Trump holding a 31 percent to 24 percent lead over Ted Cruz in tonight’s caucus (Marco Rubio is at 17 percent). On the Democratic side, Bernie...
View ArticleThis Election Cycle Gives Me New Appreciation for George W. Bush's Political...
While researching my piece today — which spends a paragraph or two talking about the recent history of Republican populism — I must say that I came away with renewed respect for George W. Bush’s...
View ArticleFund-Raising Numbers Point to the End of the Road for Some Candidates
Whatever happens tonight in Iowa, the immutable laws of campaign finance will begin to weigh on the various campaigns as fundraising dries up for the lower-tier candidates.For all but the...
View ArticleOnce Again, a Tale of Two Trumps
On a questionnaire submitted to presidential candidates over the summer by the Koch-backed political action committee Freedom Partners Action Fund, Trump said he opposed ethanol subsidies — the...
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Is Iowa Now a Three-Man Race?
Tonight’s Iowa caucus will finally start to winnow the ginormous Republican field down to size. More important, it will also be the first test of three different narratives. Will Trump’s voters turn...
View ArticleJust 20 Seats Remain for Our Granite State Debate-Night-a-Palooza
We’ve had a tremendous response to our upcoming (quadrennial!) National Review GOP debate-watch this coming Saturday night (February 6) at the Radisson Hotel in beautiful Manchester, N.H.Originally we...
View ArticleTrump Goes to Church
Des Moines, IA – Republican frontrunner Donald Trump joined Second Christian Church for services on Sunday morning, hoping to cinch up Evangelical support in the run-up to the nation’s first electoral...
View ArticleDr. Cohen Is In
In 2002, George W. Bush did a remarkable thing: carried, for all to see, a copy of Eliot A. Cohen’s book Supreme Command. Not many of us have our books publicized that way.Cohen is my guest on the...
View ArticleRNC Officials Visit Iowa to Observe Caucuses
Des Moines, Iowa – A week ago I reported that Iowa GOP officials had invited Republican National Committee members to visit Iowa during the caucuses, so they could get an up-close look at what they’re...
View ArticleGWB, Winning Pol
David French’s post brought back memories of 2000 — and other elections — and I thought of some things I used to say. One is that GWB contained several American strains. He was comfortable in most any...
View ArticleKrauthammer: We Could See a ‘Three Car Pile up’ with Trump, Cruz, and Rubio...
How candidates perform tonight in Iowa as compared to their standing in the final Des Moines Register poll will determine the perception of their respective trajectories, Charles Krauthammer said...
View ArticleIowa GOP Caucuses: Live Blog
Urbandale, Iowa — Happy caucus night, and greetings from Polk County, where I’m at the caucus site for the 9th precinct in Urbandale.Polk County, which includes Des Moines and the surrounding suburbs,...
View ArticleOn-the-Ground Updates from Iowa's Democratic Caucus
9:30 PM - Clinton scrapes by with a win in the Beaverdale neighborhood of Des Moines, Polk County’s Democratic Precinct 15. In the final count, 303 caucus-goers went to Hillary Clinton, 250 to Bernie...
View ArticleCongratulations, Ted Cruz, You Just Won More Votes in a GOP Caucus Than...
Ten quick takes on tonight’s results.One: Trump foes shouldn’t get too excited. This is one contest, for a handful of delegates. Trump will have the resources to continue for as long as he likes.Two:...
View ArticleTed Cruz, Triumphant
I tip my cap, unreservedly, to Ted Cruz. With everything on the line — and so many GOP colleagues cowed and intimidated — he took on Donald Trump and won. Late last year I wrote that the GOP needed an...
View ArticleTed Cruz: A Personal Note
I’ll leave the political analysis to others (mainly). I’d like to speak personally for a second. And I should link to my usual disclosure, made last summer: here.Two seconds ago, Ted was sleeping on my...
View ArticleCongrats Ted Cruz
Needless to say, I couldn’t be any more delighted with the results. Congrats to Ted Cruz on his awesome victory (and to Marco Rubio on a great night–another day and he probably would have over-taken...
View ArticleDespite Its Best Efforts, the GOP Was the Biggest Winner in Iowa Last Night
Despite its best attempts to fail, the biggest winner of the Iowa Caucus last night was the GOP itself, which generated an unprecedented level of energy and engagement among voters in a critical swing...
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