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Purple Strategies conducted a national poll of 1,020 Republican primary voters between January 22nd and 26th, 2016. The poll was conducted online, using an opt-in nationally representative panel. Margin of error is +/-3.1 percentage points.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has been under investigation by the FBI for several months, and former U.S. House Majority leader Tom DeLay said Monday that the FBI is "ready to indict" her for using a private email server to conduct government business. During an interview on "The Steve Malzberg Show," DeLay, a Republican from Texas, said he has friends in the FBI who tell him "they're ready to indict" the former Secretary of State. "They're ready to recommend an indictment and they also say that if the attorney general does not indict, they're going public," DeLay said. Clinton's use...

Tomorrow night, Republican front-runner Donald Trump might become the first presidential candidate ever to win a debate he didn't show up for. The other candidates will show up like they're supposed to, and they'll stand at their podiums answering questions. Some opinion writers will spin theories like, "Trump doesn't really want to win" or "This will be what finally does Trump in." Some anti-Trump Republicans will believe this is the other candidates' chance to shine. They'll talk about their first-month-in-office goals. They'll talk about their policies and tax plans. Nobody will mention that Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.) and Ohio Gov....

The world has been watching as Germany is filled, some say, invaded, with refugees from Syria. Many surrounding european countries wrestle with this same problem. The country leaders want it, the majority of citizens do not and feel endangered by the refugees, most of whom will never assimilate into the cultures of their host countries. Three weeks after the New Years Eve rapes and assaults in Colonge, Germany, there is still much despair, worry and shock about the way these refugees conduct themselves. There is profound grieving in German cities, about the loss of their formerly free societies. Naturally, in...

Robert "LaVoy" Finicum, the spokesman of the refuge occupation, was shot and killed after he charged police during a roadside stop north of Burns on Tuesday, according to a man on Facebook who claims to be the driver of one of two vehicles involved in the highway shooting. McConnell said he noticed movement, and Finicum "took off" in the pickup with the remaining passengers. He said Payne and Cox described encountering a police roadblock about a mile north on the highway and apparently tried to get around it, becoming stuck in the snow. "When he exited the vehicle, the rear...

We've Got The Transcript!!! Of Fox News #GOPDebate Without @RealDonaldTrump Update: Open thread: Trump versus O'Reilly. Actions speak louder than words. Trump is fearless going on O'Reilly. Why would anyone spin the line that Trump is somehow "afraid" of Megyn Kelly? Trump is on Fox News to attack Fox News! Make Fox News Great Again??? Who else would dare pull out of a debate a few days away from a close contest in Iowa then attack Fox News on Fox News? Trump has announced his appearance at Drake University for wounded veterans which will air opposite the #2 #GOPDebate. -----------------...

Senator Ted Cruz challenged businessman Donald Trump to debate anytime-anywhere. Cruz even offered to pay for the travel and venue. Trump responded on Twitter, "Can we do it in Canada?" The swipe, of course, was a reference to Cruz's home country.

A group of Indian-Americans has formed a committee to campaign for Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump, describing him the best hope for the country. 'Indian-Americans for Trump 2016' -- which was registered as a political action committee on January 21 with the federal election commission -- aims at garnering support of Indian-Americans to have Donald J Trump become the next president of the United States. In a media release, the PAC said A D Amar, a business professor with Seton Hall University in New Jersey has been elected as its president; while New York-based attorney Anand Ahuja as its vice...

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Wednesday picked up the endorsement of South Carolina Lt. Gov. Henry McMaster, his highest profile elected official to date... "We want everybody to get out and vote and when you do, do what I do ... vote for Donald Trump for president..." "It's not the dog in the fight that's important, it's the fight in the dog that's important, and this dog has a lot of fight," McMaster added.

Like many other Americans, I am both excited by and concerned about the upcoming presidential election. It affords the opportunity to fix all that was broken by the current White House Occupier in Chief. To reestablish the importance of our Constitution, and reinstate the only constitutional powers of the branches of government-to execute, legislate, and to judge, based on established law. To restore the first amendment and religious rights of the majority, eliminating an unequal preference for the rights of the fringe minority. This year, we are blessed with a plethora of really good Republican candidates. In a normal presidential...

North Korea may be readying long-range missile launch soon: Kyodo SEOUL | By Ju-min Park and Jack Kim North Korea may be preparing to launch a long-range missile as soon as within a week, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported early on Thursday, citing an unnamed Japanese government official. The official cited signs of possible preparations for a missile launch, based on analysis of satellite imagery of the North's Tongchang-ri missile test site on its west coast. The report came as U.N. Security Council members discuss fresh sanctions against the North after it conducted its fourth nuclear test on Jan. 6....

I see something in Trump, though, that is very familiar to me. It’s the concept of creating chaos in your opponent’s house as a revolutionary tactic. Or to put it another way, being a disrupter. The now deceased Abbie Hoffman and Trump seemingly have little in common. While Hoffman rejected capitalism Trump embraces it. Yet they both employed the same tactic. Hoffman tried to create chaos in the economic system, but never really succeeded. Trump has succeeded in creating utter chaos in everyone else’s house (Republican Party, Fox News, other candidates, basically anyone who crosses his path). That’s only half...

Hollow or not, Donald Trump's threat to boycott the final GOP forum before Iowa votes has complicated Ted Cruz's game plan, forcing the Texan to prepare for two different debates -- one in which he tangles directly with the front-runner and another that sets up the senator as the largest target on stage. With hours until debate time, Cruz's campaign still says it thinks Trump's pledge to skip the forum is a stunt. "Donald Trump will be at the debate," Cruz spokesman Rick Tyler Tyler predicted. "Mark my words."

HOUSTON -- Lawyers for anti-abortion activists, including one who was a leading figure in the defeat of the city's anti-discrimination ordinance last year, on Wednesday called this week's indictments of Planned Parenthood critics legally flawed. They said they would ask the district attorney not to proceed with the case. (snip) Mr. Woodfill and another lawyer representing Mr. Daleiden and Ms. Merritt, Terry W. Yates, called for another grand jury to look into Planned Parenthood's actions. "We believe that this is a runaway grand jury that has acted contrary to the law," Mr. Woodfill said. "Instead of indicting the wrongdoers here,...

WEST DES MOINES, IA - Today, presidential candidate Ted Cruz invited Donald Trump to a one-on-one debate held before Iowa Republican voters caucus and make their selection for president. The event would take place at Western Iowa Tech Community College in Sioux City this Saturday, January 30th at 8:00 p.m. Cruz suggested the moderators either be radio hosts Mark Levin, Sean Hannity or Rush Limbaugh, or that the format simply be questions from the audience."We owe it to the men and women of Iowa to ensure that they hear jointly and directly from the two leading Republican candidates so that...

I don't get all worked up about every food holiday, but I'm having trouble containing my exuberance for National Chocolate Cake Day. And after recent studies showed that chocolate cake, as part of a balanced breakfast, can help you lose weight? I'm in. In case you're looking for a new favorite chocolate cake recipe to celebrate National Chocolate Cake Day in your own home, I thought I'd share links to a few of the recipes I've published over the years. If you've got a favorite chocolate cake, share your recipes in the comments below. Mrs. Schembechler's Hershey Cake: Bo Schembechler...

DES MOINES, Iowa - A pair of pro-Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) Super PACs just offered $1.5 million for veterans if Donald Trump will debate Cruz one-on-one in Iowa before Sunday evening. Keep The Promise I and Keep The Promise II offered up the sizable donation for America's veterans on Wednesday evening. The principal donors of Keep the Promise I, the Mercer family, and Keep the Promise II, the Neugebauer family, in a joint statement released Wednesday evening said: Senator Cruz and Mr. Trump both respect the veterans and hold them in the highest regard but Senator Cruz respects the process...

DeLorean Motor Company CEO Stephen Wynne recently told KPRC in Houston that the iconic car made famous by the 1985 classic sci-fi film "Back to the Future" will go back into production for the first time in more than three decades. About 300 replica 1982 DeLoreans will be produced under a manufacturing bill approved by the federal government. "It's fantastic," Wynne told the TV station. "It's a game-changer for us. We've been wanting this to happen. ... It means we're back as a car company again." Since the company moved to Humble, Texas, in 1987, it has been refurbishing dozens...

One can't help but notice that there is a strong contingent of what can only be described as people who hate the idea of Donald Trump being President. It's descended into outright personal hatred by some. But wow...ever since he announced that he wouldn't be doing the debate it's gone up to a whole new level. My question is...why?? The main insult of detractors now seems to be "Oooh...Trump can't handle questions from a girl how's he going to handle (FILL IN THE BLANK DESPOT)?" Or Trump is afraid of Cruz. Or Trump is afraid to debate. Now if these...

This coalition boasts a diverse group of National Co-Chairs representing virtually every perspective on the pro-life spectrumHOUSTON, Texas - Presidential candidate Ted Cruz will today announce his pro-life coalition at a pro-life rally in Des Moines, Iowa. Tony Perkins, President of Family Research Council is the Chair of Pro-Lifers for Cruz and will be participating in the rally as Cruz announces the group, which already has 17,334 members. Cruz has always strongly advocated for the sanctity of life and believes every life matters and should be protected by law. He has been on the forefront of this battle his entire...