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Rand Paul could be booted from main debate stage
Rand Paul, once considered the main contender for the anti-establishment GOP vote, will likely be pushed off the debate stage next week when CNN announces the lineup for the fifth Republican forum.
Read More >>Laying Odds on the GOP Presidential Race
After following the Republican primary race for almost a year now, it’s hard to believe that we’re less than two months away from the start of voting. At the same time, it’s hard to believe we still have two months until the start of voting!
Read More >>Rand Paul’s Biggest Problem: Ted Cruz
Candidates at Forum Shine in Iowa Republicans’ Huge Tent
By Stephen Moore
On Saturday five of the leading GOP presidential candidates gathered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for the Freedom Works citizens forum “Rising Tide.” I participated as a moderator and speaker.
Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, Rand Paul, and Rick Santorum were on their A game. Their message: Fight a real (not a faux) war on Islamic terrorism, sharply cut tax rates and simplify the tax code, get government off the backs of business, and balance the budget by shrinking government.
As one participant from Freedom ... Read More >>
Obradovich: Call this GOP forum ‘Cruz-a-palooza’
The official name of Saturday’s Republican presidential candidate gathering was the Rising Tide Summit, but judging from the crowd response, we can just call it “Cruz-a-palooza.”
Read More >>New poll: Jump for Christie, Cruz, but Trump still dominant
POLLSTER CALLS CHRISTIE ‘MOMENTUM CANDIDATE.’ The results of a new poll released Thursday by Public Policy Polling of North Carolina prompted the firm’s director to call Chris Christie the “clear momentum candidate” in New Hampshire.
Read More >>Iowa Still Wide Open
One thing to keep in mind regarding polls is that right now people are expressing their preferences, but those preferences are likely to shift for many between now and when the voting starts. Bloomberg Politics this morning explains how in Iowa, many remain either undecided or only loosely attached to their current preference:
Iowa Wracked by Indecision as Presidential Caucuses Near
Conversations with more than a dozen likely voters at events featuring former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and Senator Ted Cruz of ... Read More >>