John Kasich’s Standout Performance in GOP Debate

Only time will tell how much Donald Trump will appeal to voters the more people see and hear him interact with other presidential candidates. In Thursday night’s debate, whether Mr. Trump was defending his remarks about women or immigrants, his corporate bankruptcies, or his past positions on health care and abortion, his statements showed that his view of the world–and the U.S. role in it–is angry. “Our country is in trouble,” he said in his closing statement. “We can’t do anything right.”
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Voters’ Questions for First Republican Presidential Debate

According to Gallup editor Frank Newport, these are the top five questions Americans think should be asked of Republican presidential candidates in Thursday’s debates, based on polling about the country’s most important problems: 1. “How do you propose to fix the U.S. economy?” 2. “How do you propose to deal with the people’s record-low confidence in Congress and the elected representatives they send to Washington?” This question is all but tailor-made for Donald Trump, who has been rising in the polls thanks to voter dissatisfaction with politics as usual….
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Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders–and Voter Dissatisfaction

Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders are tapping into the same dissatisfaction that helped Ross Perot capture 19% of the vote in 1992. Many of those dismissing Mr. Trump’s candidacy suggest that he appeals only to ill-informed voters looking for a thrill. But polls indicate that Mr. Trump’s appeal is widespread, running well beyond the ultra-conservative wing of the GOP.
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