Former Iowa Senator Harkin Endoreses Hillary
August 14 - 2016 - Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has scored a key endorsement as former United States Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa has endorsed her bid for the White House.
In a op-ed piece published Thursday evening Harkin wrote that Clinton "has devoted her career to championing the needs
of children" and has been a "tireless advocate for women and families." Harkin who retired from the Senate in 2014, served as a U.S Senator from Iowa for three decades. He also ran for president in 1992 before dropping out and endorsing the eventual winner President Bill Clinton.
The endorsement by the Iowan Harkin was coveted by all the Democrats competing in the Iowa Caucus. Harkin's nod is a welcome development for the Clinton campaign which this week received the news that Clinton had fallen behind Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont in one poll on the state of the New Hampshire primary. And in the ongoing controversy over her use of a private email account during her time as Secretary of State, Clinton finally relented and turned her personal computer server over to the Justice Department.
The Harkin endorsement of Clinton's campaign comes at the perfect time as she will be making an appearance at the Iowa State Fair on Saturday. On Friday night Clinton will join most of the other Democratic presidential hopefuls when she will give a speech in Northern Iowa at the annual Democratic fundraiser, the Wing Ding Dinner.
Hillary Continues To Lead In Latest Poll
August 3, 2016 - The latest national poll on the state of the race for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination shows former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton continuing to hold a wide lead. Clinton had the support of 51% of those polled. In second place was Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont with 22%.
Over the last week there has been much speculation in the press that Vice President Joe Biden is seriously considering to enter the 2016 race for president. If he were to enter the race this would be the third White House run for Biden who also ran in 1988 and 2008. Even though he is not yet in the race Biden received the support of 13% of those polled. Biden is supposed to make a decision in September on whether or not he would join the race.
All tied at 1% each are three candidates who are currently actually running for president, former Senator Jim Webb of Virginia, former Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chaffe and former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley.
As Debate Looms Trump Leads In Latest Poll
August 2, 2015 - With the first Republican presidential primary debate set for Thursday , Donald Trump continues to lead his fellow GOP White House hopefuls.
Trump has the support of 19% of those polled followed by Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker with 15% and former 
Florida Governor Jeb Bush with 14%. In fourth place is Dr. Ben Carson with 10%. Trump ,Walker , Bush and Carson are the only candidates of the 17 Republican presidential aspirants that are polling in double digits.
In fifth place is Senator Ted Cruz of Texas with 9% followed by former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee and Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky each with 6%.
Sitting at 8th by himself with 5% is Senator Marco Rubio of Florida. All tied at 3% each are New Jersey Governor Chris 
Christie , Ohio Governor John Kasich and former Texas Governor Rick Perry. When the top 10 debate participants are announced Tuesday August 4, its likely that either Christie, Kasich or Perry will be the odd man out and excluded from the debate.
Those candidates at the bottom of the poll and unlikely to make the debate top 10 are Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal
and former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum each with with 1%.
Those candidates currently earning less than one percent in this latest poll are former CEO Carly Fiorina, former New York Governor George Pataki, Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, and former Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore.
Gilmore Becomes 17th Republican To Enter Presidential Race
July 31, 2015 - The sprawling Republican presidential field grew to a total of 17 yesterday when former Virginia Governor James Gilmore entered the race.
Gilmore , 65, served as Governor of Virginia from 1998 to 2002. He won his first statewide race when he was elected the Attorney General of Virginia in 1993. This will be Gilmore's second run for president as be previously made a brief run in 2007 before dropping out before the primary season actually began.
In 2008 Gilmore lost a U.S. Senate race to Mark Warner.
Trump Surges To Undisputed Leader In New Hampshire as Debate Cutoff Looms
July 28, 2015 - If your walking around New Hampshire today be sure to wear your Donald Trump campaign button as he has vaulted into a double digit lead over his nearest rival in the granite state.
In the latest poll out on the state of the upcoming 2016 New Hampshire Republican primary, Trump has the support of 24% while his closest rival former Florida Governor Jeb Bush has the support of 12%. Trump and Bush are the only two of the 16 Republicans running for president that are polling in double digits in New Hampshire.
Tied at 7% each are Ohio Governor John Kasich and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. This is actually good news for Kasich as he has only officially been in the White House contest for a couple of weeks.
In fifth place is Senator Marco Rubio of Florida with 6%. Tied at 5% each is Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky and Dr. Ben Carson.
In 8th place at 4% is New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. Tied at 3% each is Senator Ted Cruz of Kentucky and former CEO Carly Fiorina. For Fiorina that's an improvement over previous polls either for individual states or nationally as at least as New Hampshire goes she finds herself in the top 10.
Tied at 2% each are former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, Louisianan Governor Bobby Jindal and former New York Governor George Pataki. Finishing out the bottom of the poll are former Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania and former Texas Governor Rick Perry each at 1%.
As the date for the all important first Republican presidential debate to be held on August 6 in Cleveland Ohio edges ever closer , right now based on an average of polls here is how the top 10 might look:
