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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.
Read More >>Handicapping the 2016 Field, Round Three
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.
Read More >>What We’ve Learned Since the Republican Debates
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.
Read More >>Why Is Rick Perry Broke? His 2012 Donors Prefer Ted Cruz.
Rick Perry’s campaign is in deep financial trouble. And fellow Texan Ted Cruz is part of the reason why.
Read More >>CNN / ORC Poll: Trump tops in Iowa as Scott Walker drops
Donald Trump has a significant lead in the race to win over likely Iowa caucus-goers, according to the first CNN/ORC poll in the state this cycle.
Read More >>Ted Cruz’s Southern comfort
He’s mired in the middle of the pack in early state polls, but it may not matter. The date circled in red on Ted Cruz’s calendar is March 1, when much of the South will vote in what’s been dubbed the “SEC primary.”
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