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Who’s in and who’s out in the first Republican debate

With new polls out Tuesday from CNN and the good people at the Washington Post (in partnership with ABC News), we’ve updated our widget to reflect what the stage would look like if the first debate were held today.

Super PACs Poised to Make a Difference

The 2016 candidates must report their fundraising totals to the Federal Election Commission by the end of today, and the independent super PACs backing them must do so as well. Many candidates have already released their totals to the press, and while some candidates are lagging in fundraising for their own campaigns, their super PACs are bringing in significant sums. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, for example, has raised a little less than $600,000 for his campaign according to a report ... Read More >>

Gov. Bobby Jindal raised nearly $579,000 his first week as a presidential candidate, but has another $8.6 million in his corner thanks to supportive outside groups.

Bobby Jindal, Ted Cruz and Rick Santorum wooed them at a town hall-style meeting in Des Moines in April. So did Mike Huckabee, who one-upped rivals by bringing in the Duggars of the “19 Kids and Counting” reality TV show.

The Candidates Who Can’t

Which presidential candidates have a low to nonexistent chance of winning?

GOP long-shots plan early-state ad blitz

The 2016 ad wars have begun.

GOP gears up for long primary grind

The Republican National Committee changed its presidential nominating process to make it more clean and decisive, to avoid the rotating gang of front-runners many believe damaged the party’s prospects in 2012. But many candidates are preparing for a messy, fractious crawl to the 2016 nomination anyway — and they’re stockpiling the cash to do it.