Kerry criticized Republicans in Congress, many of whom question whether human activity causes global warming and who’ve threatened to reverse President Barack Obama’s domestic regulations to limit greenhouse gases.
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A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds that Hillary Clinton would defeat Ted Cruz and Donald Trump but would lose to Marco Rubio or Ben Carson, NBC News reported. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie returns to the main stage after a downgrade to the undercard event in November. He also acknowledged that a Republican who is elected president in 2016 “would have the ability” to get out of the United Nations deal by executive order.
Mr Carson, a retired neurosurgeon, dropped to fourth place with 11% (down from 29%) behind Senator Mario Rubio, of Florida (15%).
Here’s a look at how some of the top candidates are previewing their approaches to key issues ahead of the debates.
A Fox News poll in Iowa of likely Republican caucus-goers released today shows Cruz with 28 percent, followed by Trump with 26 percent.
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But last week he questioned Mr Trump’s judgment at a private fundraiser, according to The New York Times, after the billionaire businessman advocated temporarily banning Muslims from entering the US.
In true Trump fashion, the former GOP frontrunner fired shots at Senator Cruz in a series of media interviews.
“You can’t walk into the Senate and scream and call people liars and not be able to cajole and get along with people”, said Trump, alluding to Cruz’s high-friction relationships with fellow senators and his public accusation that Sen. McConnell denied that. Trump suggested that Cruz’s approach would impair his effectiveness. “And that’s the problem with Ted”.
When the school bully starts glowering in your direction, the worst thing you can do is hold up your hands and say, “Please don’t hit me”. She talks about me being unsafe.
Trump called for the temporary ban earlier this week after a Muslim husband and wife killed 14 people in a shooting rampage in California that has been classified as a terrorist act.
In other states, Trump still wields considerable support and the fear he might win the GOP nomination still persists.
“Every time the Des Moines Register does a poll, I always do badly”, he said.
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“One of the reasons that I got into this is because I heard the frustration in the people who are so exhausted of back room deals, of subterfuge, of dishonesty”, Carson said during an appearance on ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos”. “It’s a strong temperament, but you know when they chop heads off of Christians in the Middle East, and other people also. And that is demonstrated by the life that you’ve led”. “The Muslims can help us figure out the answer”, he said on Fox News Sunday. “And, you know, if that is the case, then, you know, I’m out of here”.
