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Bush picks up endorsement from NH veterans group
Jim Adams, a Navy veteran from Pittsfield, will serve as chairman of the coalition for the Republican presidential hopeful and former Florida governor. Members include Rep. Russell Ober of Hudson, Rep. Kevin Waterhouse of Windham, former Manchester Mayor Emile Beaulieu, former state Rep. Dan Hughes of New Castle, and former Sen. Jack Barnes of Raymond.
7 things to watch at fundraising deadline
On the eve of Monday’s Iowa caucuses, campaigns and super-PACs are due to make an important set of financial disclosures.
The reports will at last show how much money the presidential candidates officially raised and spent in the final quarter of 2015, giving a sense of their abilities to sustain themselves through a tough primary season.
Read More >>Hillary and Jeb: Destined to Play the Long Game?
In a previous election cycle, or maybe a previous decade, Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush might, at this point, be coasting to their parties’ nominations. This cycle, however, both resemble tragic heroes – politicians who have worked hard to prepare themselves for the presidency yet face possible rejection by voters.
Read More >>Poll: Trump and Cruz in dead heat in Iowa
Donald Trump and Ted Cruz are running neck-and-neck in Iowa with only six days to go until the caucuses there, a new poll finds.
A Quinnipiac University survey released on Tuesday shows Trump taking 31 percent support over Cruz at 29 percent. That’s unchanged from the previous survey released in early January.
Read More >>CNN/ORC Poll: Donald Trump dominates GOP field at 41%
Donald Trump has hit a new high in the race for the Republican nomination, according to a new CNN/ORC Poll, with more than 4-in-10 Republican voters nationwide now saying they back the billionaire.
And more than two-thirds of Republicans say he’s the candidate most likely to capture their party’s presidential nomination.
Read More >>A Time for Culling, Not for Winning
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.
Read More >>The Secret Science of Winning the Iowa Caucuses
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.
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