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Fading in the polls, Scott Walker aims to attract Trump voters

Scott Walker has sought to reassure jittery donors and other supporters this week that he can turn around a swift decline in the polls in Iowa and elsewhere by going on the attack and emphasizing his conservatism on key issues.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has been at or near the top of the polls for the Republican nomination since the beginning of the race, but he has seen his numbers slip in recent weeks. After leading in Iowa, for example, he now trails businessman Donald Trump and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, according to a poll last week from CNN. Another CNN poll released yesterday shows him falling to fifth nationally

In reaction, Walker’s campaign is planning its return to the top ... Read More >>

The Most Important Story in the G.O.P. Race Isn’t About Donald Trump

Donald Trump is dominating the news media and the Internet. He is leading in the polls. But even as journalists scour those surveys for signs of whether his surge will last, an important story with the potential to decide the race is being overlooked.

Poll: Trump continues his post-debate rise

Donald Trump keeps helicoptering upward in the Republican primary.

The golf-course entrepreneur and presidential candidate is out in front once more in a new CNN/ORC poll of Republicans released Tuesday.

A different way to slice the GOP race

It’s a commonplace to say that the Republican presidential contest, with its vast field, consists of races within a race. Pre-Trump, we could discern three sub-races — conservative, moderate-conservative, and evangelical.

It was the most significant week yet in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.

Tech executive Carly Fiorina’s hopes rose—along with her poll numbers, fundraising, and crowd counts—after a masterful performance at the GOP’s first debate, albeit a breakout showing for the also-ran candidates who trailed in public polling.