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GOP candidates embrace ‘happy hour’ debate

The Republican presidential candidates left out of Thursday’s prime-time debate are trying to make the best of it, saying they are looking forward to the “happy hour” session earlier in the day.

Many top Republican candidates are spending less time in New Hampshire

It seemed clear this week why Republican presidential hopeful Scott Walker isn’t planning to spend much time here in New Hampshire.

Santorum Campaign in Trouble?

August is the month when GOP candidates who have struggled to gain traction often begin to drop out. The Iowa Straw Poll has frequently been the trigger causing candidates to reconsider.

In 2000 former Tennessee Gov. Lamar Alexander dropped out after a poor showing; former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson ended his bid after finishing in sixth place in 2008; and in 2012 former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty did the same.

There’s no Iowa Straw Poll this cycle, but it seems likely that one ... Read More >>

Another poll, another huge — and growing — Trump lead

It seems like only this morning that we were updating our “state of the debate” graphic and talking about how John Kasich was pretty secure in his position and how the center of gravity in the 2016 Republican race was Donald Trump in about every sense of the phrase. It seems like it was only this morning, because it was only this morning.

State of the race 6 months before Iowa caucuses

To size up how Iowa-centric the candidates’ schedules are, the Republicans and Democrats are ranked in order of days spent in Iowa since the day after the 2012 election through Saturday.

Jeb Bush retakes the top spot for the GOP nomination once again in our August rankings, but not because he’s the candidate who has dominated the conversation since we last ranked the field in early June.

14 GOP candidates not named Donald Trump will participate in the same event tonight. Here’s what to watch.

Fourteen of the 17 major Republican candidates for president plan to participate in a candidate forum in New Hampshire Monday night, giving voters an early glimpse of most of the packed field in the same setting.