Presidency
Primary Wins Are Not Predictive of General Election Success: Part I, the Republicans
Since 1976, GOP nominees have been victorious at a greater rate in states they lost during the primary season than in those they won.
Read MoreIllinois Democratic Primary Has Closest Finish in State History
The Clinton-Sanders battle easily broke the record for the most competitive presidential primary for either party in Illinois history; the Trump-Cruz race was the second closest GOP battle in the state.
Read MoreRubio 3rd GOPer in 80 Years to Win a State, But Lose Home Primary
Rubio joins George H.W. Bush in 1980 and Pat Robertson in 1988 as the only Republicans since the mid-1930s with wins under their belt to lose their home state primary.
Read MoreEx-Presidential Candidates Winning 2 Percent of GOP Primary Vote
Nearly a quarter-million votes have been cast for Republicans in primaries and caucuses who had already exited the race, led by Bush, Carson, Paul, and Huckabee.
Read MoreTrump Wins Michigan Primary with Lowest Support in Party History
Trump breaks a 96-year old party record by winning the Wolverine State with less than 37 percent of the vote.
Read MoreIdaho Anticipating 1st Competitive GOP Primary in State History
The most closely decided Republican presidential primary in the Gem State prior to 2016 was 40 points.
Read MoreWhich Media Outlet’s Republican Delegate Tracker Do You Believe?
Major media outlets cannot agree on any of the delegate counts for the top three GOP candidates, nor the allotment from 11 states that have voted thus far.
Read MoreWhen Will We See A Trump Majority?
The 2016 Republican nomination fight marks the first time in party history in which no candidate has won a majority of the vote in the first 15 statewide contests.
Read MoreSuper Tuesday Remainders
The unusually competitive and crowded GOP field is lowering the bar to victory in many states.
Read MoreCruz Records Weakest Home State GOP Primary Victory in Party History
Each of the 65+ previous Republican presidential candidates who carried their home state did so with a larger percentage of the vote than Cruz; Cruz is one of only six who failed to reach the 50 percent mark.
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