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Perry to announce June 4 in Dallas

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry will announce his expected entry into the crowded GOP presidential field on June 4 in Dallas.

Anita Thigpen Perry, his wife, emailed an invitation on Friday to supporters of the former governor’s political committee.

Rick Perry Faces Competition in Chase for Texas Dollars to Fund a Presidential Bid

During his record 14 years as Texas governor, Rick Perry grew accustomed to amassing imposing election war chests. But as he considers a second run for president, he is running into stiff competition from rivals pursuing the deep pool of Republican donors in his home state.

Maybe his last name isn’t such a liability, after all.

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush leads the GOP presidential field according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal national poll. Bush was the first pick of 23 percent of the 251 Republican primary voters surveyed.

The rapid growth of the GOP presidential field is causing major headaches for party bosses ahead of a primary debate season that begins this summer.

The dilemma for Reince Priebus, Republican National Committee (RNC) chairman, is stark: If the declared field grows to 18 or 20 candidates, as now looks plausible, how can those numbers be winnowed in a way that seems fair and reasonable rather than arbitrary and undemocratic?

How to Read the Ups and Downs of Polling in the G.O.P. Race

The polling roller coaster, as FiveThirtyEight’s Harry Enten put it, has begun. One week the headline is “Ted Cruz Surging in Polls.” Three weeks later, it’s “Marco Rubio Surges to Front of G.O.P. Pack.”

The wave of candidate announcements that began late last month has set off a new phase of volatile polling, when voters will rally behind news-making candidates and move on as soon as the next arrives.

Iowa 2016 GOP forum: 10 takeaways

Evangelicals are likely to stay splintered for much of this year, and it’s difficult to see the influential bloc of voters coalescing behind a single favorite before next February’s Republican caucuses.

A forum that drew nine likely presidential candidates and 1,200 activists to a church here Saturday night, along with a dozen other events around the Hawkeye State this weekend, reflected how crowded the competition already is for the support of social conservatives.

A handful of candidates entering the race for the White House have run before, and they will likely find that there are pros and cons to second campaigns.

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum is planning to return to New Hampshire as he eyes another presidential run. When he was running in early 2011, many Granite Staters didn’t recognize him on the street. Four years later, he’s a national name.