Candidates in the Next Presidential Election

The unlikeliest of presidential candidates in the 2016 election was, by far, Donald Trump. The billionaire real estate mogul was written off by Beltway pundits and the press corps alike. Until the primaries began. And he started winning. And winning. And winning.

And so it came to be that the unlikeliest of candidates became, by early 2016, the likely nominee for the Republicans. More »

The secretary of state, the nation's highest-ranking diplomat, under President Barack Obama has served, by most accounts, admirably and without scandal. Her foreign policy credentials are beyond question and it is certainly no secret that Clinton has aspirations to serve in the White House.

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The former first lady to President Bill Clinton ran unsuccessfully for the 2008 presidential nomination. Her campaign skills are also sharp; most observers of her 2008 Democratic primary campaign recall her strong performances in debates with Obama, who went on to win two terms as president. More »

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas is considered a divisive figure in American politics, an ideological purist whose resistance to compromise on key principles make him a popular figure among Tea Party Republicans but alienate him from more moderate and mainstream members of his party.

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​Cruz announced he was seeking the Republican presidential nomination on March 23, 2015. He was the first candidate to launch a campaign for president in the 2016 election.

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Cruz has suggested Obama be impeached, one of several members of Congress who believed the president should have been forced from office. More »

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is running for president in the 2016 election. The lawmaker from Vermont, who describes himself as an independent socialist and is known for his wild unkempt shock of white hair, announced he would seek the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination. The move pits him squarely against the presumptive nominee, former First Lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. More »

Kasich once referred to himself as the "Jolt Cola" — a highly caffeinated soft drink — of Republican candidates because of his high-energy style and penchant for wearing sneakers to work. 

Kasich is making job creation, health care and student debt key components of his campaign and portrays America as still being great. "The sun is rising, and the sun is going to rise to the zenith in America again, I promise you," Kasich says.

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