Presidential Election 2016

Since Donald Trump became the presumptive GOP nominee, a substantial number of Republican donors may take their money down-ballot to help Republicans in House and Senate races, according to a CNN report. The report said down-ballot races offer a "particularly appealing pitch to donors turned off by...

Keith Boykin, a former White House aide to Bill Clinton, and Donald Trump's campaign surrogate Scottie Nell Hughes sat down to talk politics on CNBC. Nell Hughes began the conversation by pointing out Donald Trump's dramatic defeat, in which he successfully navigated a playing field of more than a...

Marijuana will play an unprecedented role in the 2016 Presidential race as the drug has never before been regarded by the public in such a favorable light. In previous elections, marijuana was used as a weapon and candidate after candidate denied using, or liking the drug at all. However, this...

Big data has long been used by firms to gather information on potential customers and target specific subsections of the population. The advent of social media has made data collection even more useful for firms who are looking to get an idea of the public's perception of their brand or the success...