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2016 Predictions Require Caution

With the field for the 2016 nomination nearly filled out, political pundits and prognosticators of all stripes are making their assessments about who is a viable candidate and who is not, which “lane” a given candidate is competing in and who they might be blocking, and how the overall campaign is likely to play out. One prominent forecaster, Sean Trende of RealClearPolitics.com, takes to Politico Magazine this morning to urge a little caution about how much stock to put in ... Read More >>

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Marco Rubio super PAC raises more than $16 million

The super PAC supporting Marco Rubio plans to announce it has raised more than $16 million since early April when he announced his presidential bid – essentially doubling the soft-money totals raised for the Republican this year.

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Scott Walker is about to launch his campaign, with Bush and Rubio in his sights

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is poised to become the 15th Republican to declare his presidential bid, with at least one more candidate expected to enter soon after. But at this point, his campaign advisers said this week that they see just two principal rivals for the GOP nomination: former Florida governor Jeb Bush and Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.).

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Clinton, Bush lead 2016 fundraising race as Cruz, Carson exceed expectations

Hillary Rodham Clinton and Jeb Bush, two establishment candidates with long-polished fundraising machines, are poised to finish the first half of the year with the most donations in a crowded 2016 presidential campaign field where the money chase is the first real primary.

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In N.H., the huge GOP field surprises, but not Clinton’s liberal challenge

New Hampshire’s political dynamic at the midpoint of this preelection year is both utterly familiar and unlike anything voters here have seen before.

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Debate Qualifying Standards A Problem for Some Republicans

One month from today, ten Republican candidates for President will walk out onto the stage in Cleveland, Ohio for a debate. Left off of that stage will likely be six additional candidates. And that’s causing problems for some, according to Bloomberg Politics:

The Republican Debate Selection Process Is a New Wild Card in Presidential Politics

A month from now, 10 Republican presidential candidates will walk out onto a primetime debate stage in Cleveland and confront each other face to face for the first ... Read More >>

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Jeb Bush, Donald Trump lead GOP candidates, still trail behind Hillary Clinton: poll

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and real estate mogul Donald Trump lead the GOP presidential candidates in a new CNN/ORC poll released Wednesday, but the poll shows they both still lag behind former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, a Democrat.

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