If the conventional wisdom is right, many Republican voters are enjoying their Trump flirtation, but will get more serious as the caucuses and primaries to select an actual commander-in-chief draw closer. That Trump event tonight set to be his biggest ever.
Bush is among a crowded field of Republicans seeking that party’s nomination. Bush asked a reporter who questioned whether he regreted calling Americans with undocumented parented “anchor babies”.
Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton’s campaign has fought back after Republican aspirants criticised her for using a private server for emails while serving as the US Secretary of State, saying the former first lady did nothing wrong and is open to investigation.
Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley touted criticism from GOP candidate Donald Trump – and the National Rifle Association – in a fundraising email on Friday, noting that he is “proud to stand with those who have the guts to stand up to him“.
Having been knocked from his front-runner perch, a fiery Jeb Bush lashed out at Republican rival Donald Trump on Thursday as the former Florida governor fights to energize his stalled campaign and stop the billionaire businessman’s summer surge.
One of the GOP’s most anti-establishment senators, Ted Cruz of Texas, also ticked up in the poll after the debate, coming in third with 10 percent compared to his previous 6 percent.
The biggest victor of the first Republican presidential debate was Fox News and the Fox News anchors: 24 million viewers and the anchors using 32 minutes versus only 69 minutes divided among the 10 candidates.