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Every­one already knows the struggle for con­trol of the White House will be the biggest do­mest­ic story of 2016. The cam­paign has already gen­er­ated re­cord tele­vi­sion rat­ings and vol­can­ic erup­tions of vit­ri­ol. By Novem­ber, it is likely to be­come the most ex­pens­ive polit­ic­al race ever. Already, it is un­like any cam­paign Amer­ic­ans have seen be­fore.

7 reasons Chris Christie is poised for an Iowa bump

Chris Christie is positioned for a bounce in popularity in Iowa as signs grow that Republicans here are giving him a fresh look.

“His momentum is really just starting, and he’s got perfect timing with the caucuses less than a month away,” said Adrianne Branstad, a 35-year-old Des Moines Republican who has endorsed the New Jersey governor.

As first votes approach, it’s not just the Republican contenders that face the ultimate test, but their competing campaign strategies.

Voters don’t vote for strategy. But the competitive, unpredictable 2016 contest has put a premium on organization, voter turnout and political positioning.

Jeb Bush and his allies have now spent $49 million in advertisements, including $23 million in New Hampshire and another $10 million in Iowa, according to data from NBC News partner SMG Delta.

That overall total amount from Team Bush - almost all of it coming from Bush’ Right to Rise Super PAC - represents more than a third of the $139 million spent on ads in the 2016 race. (At this point in the 2012 race, $35 million had been spent on ads.)

Last week the Leadership Project for America started looking into the following question: Which candidate(s) vying for establishment votes would also be acceptable to those with a deeply conservative view on policy?

In considering voters who fall into both the establishment and conservative “lanes,” LPA assumed that (1) such voters would be looking for candidates with a mixture of experience, electability, and a strong commitment to enacting a conservative agenda, and (2) in areas where a candidate deviated from the conservative ... Read More >>

Ted Cruz is doing considerably better in polls of Iowa than he is in national polls. Chris Christie is doing better in New Hampshire than he is with all Americans. Donald Trump is doing worse in both Iowa and New Hampshire than he is in the country at large.

Less than four weeks before Iowans kick off the 2016 presidential contest with their Feb. 1 caucuses, the early road to the White House appears to be shaping up as a slippery and uncharted one for the Republican Party.