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Republicans 2016: Two Down, 14 to Go
Whatever else it is, the Republican presidential contest has become a full employment act for reporters and analysts. With the largest (though gradually shrinking) field of any major party in U.S. history and a Republican electorate that appears mad as hell and isn’t going to take it anymore,
Read More >>Governors can’t get no respect in 2016
This was supposed to be the election where there was no question about who would lead the 2016 Republican ticket — a governor, drawn from the deep pool of current and former state executives coveting the Oval Office.
Read More >>USA TODAY GOP Power Rankings, Week 4: Fiorina is queen of the hill
Debates matter.
On the strength of two strong debate performances, Carly Fiorina has vaulted to first place in USA Today’s GOP Power Rankings, unseating Donald Trump for the first time since we launched this project.
Read More >>Poll: Fiorina rockets to No. 2 behind Trump in GOP field
Carly Fiorina shot into second place in the Republican presidential field on the heels of another strong debate performance, and Donald Trump has lost some support, a new national CNN/ORC poll shows.
Read More >>Next GOP debate might not have a ‘kiddie table’
Rather than segmenting the next Republican presidential debate in two parts to accommodate the sprawling field of candidates, the next one may be limited to one main event.
Read More >>Previewing the CNN Debate
Eleven Republican candidates will face off tonight in the main debate on CNN, and four more who didn’t qualify for the prime-time event will be featured in the early “undercard” debate. There’s no shortage of advice for the candidates, suggestions on what to look for, or assessments of what they need to do to win.
Politico suggests that the candidate with the biggest stake in tonight’s debate is Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker:
Scott Walker’s last best chance
Scott Walker needs to reassure his ... Read More >>
Can One of the “Happy Hour” Candidates Break Through Like Carly Fiorina Did?
Carly Fiorina made it onto the top-tier stage for CNN’s second GOP debate after a strong showing in, and heavy lobbying after, the first contest for lower-polling candidates. Now, the candidates she left behind on the bottom rung are gunning to follow her example.
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