Bush Continues to Lead Republicans, While Hillary Continues To Lead Everyone
April 22 , 2015 - Latest polling on the 2016 presidential race shows the Republicans still all packed in tight together 
with former Florida Governor Jeb Bush leading the GOP field with 17%. Bush, the son of President George H.W. Bush and the brother of President George W. Bush, finds his closest competitor is Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker with 12%.
Tied at 11% each are two candidates who have formally declared for president that being Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky and Senator Marco Rubio of Florida.
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee , who won the Iowa Republican Caucus in 2008, is in 5th place with 9% followed by Senator Ted Cruz of Texas with 7%.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie who at one time found himself in first and second in many polls now sees his potential presidential candidacy in 
free fall as he is tied at 4% with Dr. Ben Carson.
Meanwhile on the Democratic side the only candidate to formally declare for the presidency former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has leads over any potential Democratic challengers and any hypothetical November 2016 match ups 
against a Republican candidate.
In the race for the Democratic Party presidential nomination, Clinton has the support of 69% followed by Vice President Joe Biden with 11%, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont with 5%, former Senator Jim Webb of Virginia with 3% and former Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee and former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley both with 1%.
When pitted against potential 2016 November general election challengers the results are as follows Clinton 55% vs Rubio 41%, Clinton 56% vs Bush 39%, Clinton 58% vs Christie 39% and Clinton 58% vs Paul 39%. The remaining GOP challengers Huckabee , Walker, Cruz and Carson all find themselves more 20% behind when matched with Clinton.
Senator Rubio Becomes Latest Republican to Enter White House Race
March 14, 2015 - Republican Senator Marco Rubio of Florida yesterday officially declared his is a presidential candidate with a speech in Miami , Florida. Rubio is the youngest of potential White House challengers at the age of 43.
Speaking at the Freedom Tower, Rubio stated that "grounded by the lessons of our history,but inspired by the promise of our futures, I annoucne my candidacy for President of United States of America." In an preemptive strike at Democrat Hillary Clinton, Rubio said" just yesterday a leader from yesterday, began a campaign for President by promising to take us back to yesterday. But yesterday is over , and we are never going back."
Before Rubio gets to take on Clinton he will first have to get through his fellow GOP White House hopefuls. Currently national polls find Rubio in 7th place among potential Republican contenders.
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush is in first place with 16.5% , followed by Wisconsin Scott Walker with 15.3%, Senator Ted Cruz of Texas with 10.5%, Senator Rand Paul of Texas with 9.8%, Dr. Ben Carson with 9%, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee with 8.5% followed by Rubio with 7.3%.
Hillary Clinton to Officially Launch 2016 Presidential Bid
April 10, 2015 - Its time to dust off those Hillary Clinton for president campaign buttons as numerous media outlets today reported that Hillary Clinton will formerly begin her 2016 presidential campaign with an announcement via social media on Sunday April 12, 2015.
Clinton will then follow up the announcement with a visit to Iowa early next week. Unlike her 2008 run for the White House, Clinton is expected to avoid the large mega campaign rallies in favor of more smaller type of events similar to her Senate race of 2000.
Currently Clinton, 67, is leading all potential Democratic challengers. At present Clinton has the support of 59% of potential primary voters followed by , Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts with 12%, Vice President Joe Biden with 11%, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont with 4%, and former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley with 1%.
Sunday's announcement will ends months if not years of speculation that Clinton would mount a second presidential bid following her loss to Barack Obama in 2008.
Senator Rand Paul Enters 2016 Presidential Race
April 7, 2015 - Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky will make it official today when announces at a rally in Louisville that he
is running for president. Paul , a Republican, will become the second person to join the contest for the GOP presidential nomination following the recent announcement of Senator Ted Cruz of Texas of his White House intentions.
After his announcement, Paul,52, will immediately visit all the early primary and caucus states with stops scheduled in New Hampshire, South Carolina, Iowa and Nevada. Currently Paul is in third place in national polls with 12% behind current front runner former Florida Governor Jeb Bush with 16% and second place holder Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker with 13%.
Paul is not the first member of his family to appear on a Paul for president campaign button , as his father former Texas Congressman Ron Paul ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008 and 2012 and was also the presidential nominee of the Libertarian Party in 1988.
First elected to the United States Senate in 2010 , Paul does not have to worry about giving up his Senate seat to run for president. Kentucky is expected to change from a presidential primary to a presidential caucus which would allow Paul to run for both offices. Because Kentucky law bars a person from appearing twice on a ballot , by switching to a presidential caucus this will allow Paul to circumvent the rule.
Cruz Makes It Official , He Is Running For President
March 23, 2015 - Senator Ted Cruz of Texas announced today in a tweet shortly after midnight that he running for president. Cruz, a Republican, is expected to have to compete for the GOP nomination against a long list of competitors including former Governor of Florida Jeb Bush, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker , Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky and Senator Marco Rubio of Florida to name a few. In could be an uphill climb for the first term Senator who was elected in 2012. While a Tea Party favorite and know as a spell binding public speaker, Cruz,44, at the moment is polling at just 4% in public opinion polls.