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Scott Walker in Iowa: Relentlessly on message

The outfits were nearly identical, the speeches repeated almost verbatim and even the intonations rarely varied. Over the course of Scott Walker’s three-day Winnebago trip across Iowa, the Wisconsin governor stumped with the precision of a Swiss watchmaker, exhibiting the kind of discipline that most candidates can only dream of.

Georgia may not be one of the all-important first four states to vote in the 2016 presidential nominating process starting in February, but Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin, a Republican candidate, made a quick pit stop here on Wednesday night to say he’ll compete hard in the March 1 primaries in the state and several others.

Is Trump Starving Cruz of Attention, Support?

The Politico Caucus is out this morning, a weekly look at the campaign by political insiders in the early states of Iowa and New Hampshire. The leadoff today suggests real estate magnate Donald Trump’s candidacy is primarily impacting Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker also having their candidacies diminished:

Insiders: Ted Cruz hurt most by Trump candidacy

Donald Trump’s turn in the national spotlight is mainly taking a toll on Ted Cruz, the ... Read More >>

Campaigns shatter spending records

The crowded field of 2016 presidential candidates spent $48 million through the first half of the year — nearly twice as much as their counterparts had at this point in the 2012 cycle — reflecting the new realities of fast, expensive campaign launches.

Five presidential candidates are heading to New Hampshire Thursday, and all but one has been a regular in these parts.

Donald Trump leads the Republican field in a USA Today/Suffolk University nationwide poll released Tuesday.