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How to Read the Ups and Downs of Polling in the G.O.P. Race

The polling roller coaster, as FiveThirtyEight’s Harry Enten put it, has begun. One week the headline is “Ted Cruz Surging in Polls.” Three weeks later, it’s “Marco Rubio Surges to Front of G.O.P. Pack.”

The wave of candidate announcements that began late last month has set off a new phase of volatile polling, when voters will rally behind news-making candidates and move on as soon as the next arrives.

Marco Rubio has signed a pledge not to raise taxes if he is elected president, joining his Republican hopefuls Rand Paul and Ted Cruz.

Campaign visits continue as presidential contenders stream into Granite State visits

Marco Rubio: ‘No way’ a governor is ready to manage foreign policy on Day One

Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida says there’s “no way” a governor would be ready to manage U.S. foreign policy on Day One of a hypothetical presidency.

“I believe that I take over on Day One as president prepared to lead this country in the most crucial obligation the president faces, as commander in chief,” Mr. Rubio told the Des Moines Register’s editorial board over the weekend. “Governors can certainly read about foreign policy, and take briefings and meet with experts, but there is no way they’ll be ready on Day One to manage U.S. foreign policy.”

Iowa 2016 GOP forum: 10 takeaways

Evangelicals are likely to stay splintered for much of this year, and it’s difficult to see the influential bloc of voters coalescing behind a single favorite before next February’s Republican caucuses.

A forum that drew nine likely presidential candidates and 1,200 activists to a church here Saturday night, along with a dozen other events around the Hawkeye State this weekend, reflected how crowded the competition already is for the support of social conservatives.

Will Common Core Drag Bush Down in Iowa?

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush is, according to the Politico Caucus, likely to struggle in Iowa because of his support for Common Core. Here are a few key excerpts from this morning’s article:

Insiders: Jeb Bush’s No. 1 problem in Iowa

Nine in 10 Republican insiders from the early states think former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s support for Common Core hurts his presidential prospects, but only a small minority believes that his backing of the education standards will prove fatal…

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Rubio surges to front of GOP pack in another poll as voters doubt Clinton’s trustworthiness

Sen. Marco Rubio has jumped out to take a slim lead in a new national poll on the 2016 GOP field — the second poll released this week showing the Florida Republican out in front.

Mr. Rubio was at 13 percent in the Fox News poll, up from 8 percent last month, before he announced his presidential candidacy on April 13.