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Lindsey Graham raises $3.7 million for presidential bid

Sen. Lindsey Graham’s presidential campaign raised $3.7 million so far this year, including a $1.5 million transfer from his Senate campaign account, according to a new fundraising report filed late Wednesday night.

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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.

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How much does New Hampshire matter?

Republican presidential candidates with nothing to lose are making a beeline for New Hampshire, hoping that the state’s affection for the underdog and penchant for the political surprise propels them into contention for the nomination.

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The Candidates Who Can’t

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

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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.

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Campaign Watch

2016 Predictions Require Caution

With the field for the 2016 nomination nearly filled out, political pundits and prognosticators of all stripes are making their assessments about who is a viable candidate and who is not, which “lane” a given candidate is competing in and who they might be blocking, and how the overall campaign is likely to play out. One prominent forecaster, Sean Trende of RealClearPolitics.com, takes to Politico Magazine this morning to urge a little caution about how much stock to put in ... Read More >>

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Debate Qualifying Standards A Problem for Some Republicans

One month from today, ten Republican candidates for President will walk out onto the stage in Cleveland, Ohio for a debate. Left off of that stage will likely be six additional candidates. And that’s causing problems for some, according to Bloomberg Politics:

The Republican Debate Selection Process Is a New Wild Card in Presidential Politics

A month from now, 10 Republican presidential candidates will walk out onto a primetime debate stage in Cleveland and confront each other face to face for the first ... Read More >>