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It’s now less than a week be­fore the Iowa caucuses, two weeks be­fore the New Hamp­shire primary, and thus time for polit­ic­al afi­cion­ados to whip them­selves in­to frenzy. People of­ten be­come so pre­oc­cu­pied with the two con­tests that they lose sight of the lar­ger pic­ture. So take a deep breath, every­one: Neither party’s nom­in­a­tion is likely to be settled by the out­comes in Iowa or New Hamp­shire, or even the two com­bined.

An hour before the Jan. 14 Republican debate, 250 of Ted Cruz’s most dedicated Iowa field organizers huddled in the Heritage Assembly of God church gymnasium in Des Moines. Over a dinner of potato chips and sandwiches, they sat down for a tutorial in caucus-night tactics.

With just over a week until the first 2016 election contest, Donald Trump takes the lead in Iowa — and maintains his big advantage in New Hampshire.

That’s according to the latest round of Fox News state polls on the Republican presidential nomination contest.

Few voters looking to bounce Rubio, Carson into lead

Marco Rubio and Ben Carson might have less potential to climb higher in the GOP horse race in Iowa than their glowing popularity ratings suggest.

Some Iowa Poll respondents think very highly of the two candidates but describe both of them with two words: “Not ready.”

Jeb Bush is surging in South Carolina, according to a new poll, but rivals Donald Trump and Ted Cruz still have him beat in the state.

The former Florida governor has seen his numbers drop with the rise of front-runner Donald Trump, but his support is climbing after Thursday’s Republican debate in North Charleston.

An Overshadowed Ben Carson Trying to Re-Energize Supporters

Ask any of Ben Carson’s supporters why he’s best suited to be America’s next president and many will point to his vision for a country they see as distorted by liberalism and hindered by acrimonious politics.

Yet many are skeptical about whether the soft-spoken neurosurgeon can overtake the raucous crowd of candidates vying for the Republican nomination, among them Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, who top the polls in the final weeks leading up to the primary season.

The scent of desperation is filling the diners and Pizza Ranches, as caucus day is less than two weeks away.

Donald Trump is struggling to land a blow on Ted Cruz, Chris Christie’s getting desperate, and Jeb Bush’s campaign is beginning to seem like a sad sequel to “Brewster’s Millions.”