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WBUR Poll: Trump And Carson Still Lead In N.H., But Other Republicans See Gains
A new WBUR poll in New Hampshire shows establishment outsiders Donald Trump and Ben Carson are still leading in the Republican primary race there, but some of the other candidates are making new headway.
Read More >>The 2016 U.S. Presidential Race: A Cheat Sheet
Lawrence Lessig’s bid for the presidency is no more.
The Harvard Law professor and internet pioneer launched his campaign just after Labor Day, and from the start, it was clear that to call his bid quixotic was to sell Cervantes’ protagonist short.
Read More >>Could Jindal Be 2016 Surprise Candidate?
The Iowa caucuses often propel previously little-known candidates into contention alongside those who have been talked about and viewed as frontrunners for months.
Two of the Republican candidates in 2016 saw that happen to their own previous campaigns. In 2008 former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee won after trailing for most of the period leading up to the caucuses, and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum captured first place in 2012 after similarly being ignored up to that point. In 1988 televangelist Pat ... Read More >>
POWER RANKINGS: Trump’s slow fade begins
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio’s victory in the second Republican presidential debate has made him the most important figure in the race. For the first time, there’s a candidate that conservatives and the establishment alike believe they can support.
Read More >>USA TODAY GOP Power Rankings: Rubio reigns, Christie climbs
A good night on the debate stage has put Marco Rubio on top of our GOP Power Rankings for the first time, and it gave Chris Christie his first taste of the top tier.
Read More >>Jindal edges ahead of Bush in Iowa poll
Bobby Jindal, the Louisiana governor who has been relegated to the undercard debate throughout the GOP presidential race, has edged out former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush in a new poll of Iowa.
Jindal scored 6 percent support in the survey from Public Policy Polling (PPP), one percentage point ahead of Bush, though within the poll’s 3.9 percent margin of error.
Read More >>6 things to watch for at ‘Growth and Opportunity Party’
During the Iowa State Fair, the Varied Industries Building is an indoor mall jampacked with booths displaying hot tubs, adjustable beds, kitchen cutlery, life-size handcrafted palm trees and gutter protection systems.
The exhibitors Saturday will be Republican White House hopefuls, selling themselves.
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