Dan Balz
Recent Stories By Dan Balz:
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Most Forecasters Predict a Win for Clinton, Except for TwoSeptember 4, 2016
For those who wish this long and often dismal presidential campaign were over, help is already here. To the rescue have come the forecasters — political scientists with prediction models that have...
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Trump vs. Clinton Rewrites Elections by Class, Race and Gender March 20, 2016
A prospective general election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton could significantly alter which states are in play this fall and heighten more than in any recent election the racial, class...
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Unstoppable? The GOP Has 13 Days to Keep Trump from Hijacking the NominationMarch 2, 2016
The window for stopping Donald Trump closed almost completely Tuesday night, leaving the demoralized anti-Trump forces with two weeks and no agreed-upon strategy for denying the New York billionaire...
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Trump Bigfoots Fox News, Backs Out of Thursday’s DebateJanuary 27, 2016
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump abruptly announced here Tuesday that he would not participate in Thursday’s scheduled debate, escalating his off-and-on feud with Fox News Channel...
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Sanders, O’Malley Put Hillary Clinton on the Hot Seat in Democratic DebateNovember 15, 2015
DES MOINES — A Democratic presidential debate here Saturday that began with a sobering discussion of the escalating terror threats from Islamic State militants quickly turned to a sharp ideological...
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Can Jeb Bush Save His Floundering Bid for President?October 18, 2015
Former Florida governor Jeb Bush’s political stock has fallen sharply over the past few months. The debate now taking place among Republicans is whether that stock is undervalued or a fair reading of...
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If Biden Steps In, How Far Would He Go to Beat Clinton?August 16, 2015
By many accounts, Vice President Biden has spent his vacation week mulling whether to run for president — again. The decision will test head and heart and involve no small amount of emotion. Tracking...
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The 2016 GOP Nominee Will Have a Huge Challenge Leading a Dysfunctional Party August 2, 2015
The question that will be front and center at Thursday’s Republican presidential debate is who will lead the party in 2016. As important will be: What kind of party will the GOP nominee end up...
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Trump Surges in New Poll While GOP Splits Over His McCain AttackJuly 21, 2015
Businessman Donald Trump surged into the lead for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, with almost twice the support of his closest rival, just as he ignited a new controversy after making...
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Trump Widens Lead Among GOP Presidential Candidates July 21, 2015
Businessman Donald Trump surged into the lead for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, with almost twice the support of his closest rival, just as he ignited a new controversy after making...
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O’Malley Changes the Game for Hillary Clinton—on Age and PoliticsMay 31, 2015
“I’m drawn to tough challenges,” Martin O’Malley said, “and this one is certainly a tough challenge.” Unruffled in a crisp white shirt and necktie, O’Malley sat in a windowless conference room in his...
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What Scott Walker Brings to the Party in 2016January 19, 2015
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker doesn’t light up rooms when he enters. He is unassuming in that way, a proud cheesehead who wears a battery-powered electric jacket to keep warm at Packers and Badgers...