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Trump and Carson pick up steam in GOP poll, Fiorina fades
The summer of Donald Trump has apparently not cooled off as fall has taken hold, with the business tycoon getting his highest marks yet in a NBC News/ Wall Street Journal poll out Monday.
Read More >>Cruz, Carson wow evangelicals in Texas
The 2016 Republican primary detoured for a day beyond familiar Iowa and New Hampshire to a 7,000-capacity megachurch in the heart of Texas, where a half dozen candidates gathered to prove their Christian bona fides and to campaign for the hearts and votes of evangelicals.
Read More >>Cash-rich Clinton towers over the GOP field
Republican and Democratic presidential candidates hauled in an enormous $144 million in the third quarter of 2015 but the vast majority of the money flowed into only a handful of campaigns, leaving the 2016 race distinctively stratified into the haves, the have-notes and the hopeless.
Read More >>Republican Huckabee raises $1.24 million in last quarter
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee raised $1.24 million in the third quarter, his campaign said on Thursday.
The former Arkansas governor spent $1.37 million in the quarter and has cash on hand of $761,410, the campaign said.
Read More >>Who Will Qualify for the Next Republican Debate?
See who is likely to make the cut, and who’s on the bubble, for the next GOP debate.
Read More >>What spending can tell us about the health of a presidential campaign
Thursday is the deadline for presidential campaigns to submit their third quarter fundraising reports to the Federal Election Commission. Many campaigns — confident in their numbers or hoping to inoculate the response to bad ones — have already released top-line details. For all of them, though, it’s a moment that’s not unlike heading to the doctor for a particularly invasive examination.
Read More >>Telltale Fundraising Reports Due Today
Candidates for president are required to file their fundraising reports with the Federal Election Commission by the end of today. The reports will provide insights on a key viability test, showing whether candidates have the funds necessary to mount credible campaigns for their party’s nomination. Bloomberg Politics this morning offers a piece explaining what to look for in the reports:
What to Watch as Presidential Candidates File Third-Quarter Fundraising Reports
Here’s what smart analysts will be looking for in today’s filings.
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