by Heather Hastie | Feb 21, 2016 | US Politics
Donald Trump has been way ahead in the polls in South Carolina for some time, and in reality the battle there is for second place between Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio. That place belonged firmly to Cruz earlier this week, but exit polls from before the polls closed showed...
by Heather Hastie | Feb 19, 2016 | US Politics
CNN’s Anderson Cooper is still in Greenville, South Carolina, ahead of Saturday’s Republican primary, and tonight (Thursday US time, Friday afternoon NZ time) is hosting John Kasich, Jeb Bush and Donald Trump. John Kasich Kasich has been doing slightly...
by Heather Hastie | Jan 27, 2016 | US Politics
On 26 January 2016 (US Time), Bret Baier, host of Fox News’s Special Report, announced who had qualified for the final Republican debate on Thursday 28th January 2016 US time before the Iowa Caucuses on Monday 1 February. The line-up was to look like this:...
by Heather Hastie | Jan 24, 2016 | International Politics, US Politics
There’s a whine we’ve been hearing from Republicans with ever-increasing frequency since the start of Obama’s presidency: that the United States is less respected than it was in the Bush era, and especially that his leadership is seen as both weak...
by Heather Hastie | Jan 20, 2016 | US Politics
And you thought the Republican race couldn’t get anymore bizarre! Breaking news from the New York Times Sarah Palin Endorses Donald Trump, Rallying Conservatives. This link was sent to me by my brother. He’s been a Republican supporter for a while. His...
