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Winners and losers of Republican debate
1) Ohio Gov. John Kasich: He set the Internet buzzing with his common-man, common-sense pitches, weaving in family stories while introducing his economic record in Ohio to a national audience.
Read More >>From second place to back of the pack, Santorum fails to gain 2016 traction
On Monday, before he joined the GOP presidential front-runners in a New Hampshire forum, former senator Rick Santorum arrived in the state for a town hall meeting. Fifteen people showed up to see him.
Read More >>Fundraising, debate woes plague Rick Santorum’s presidential bid
Rick Santorum can’t seem to catch a break.
Read More >>GOP candidates embrace ‘happy hour’ debate
The Republican presidential candidates left out of Thursday’s prime-time debate are trying to make the best of it, saying they are looking forward to the “happy hour” session earlier in the day.
Read More >>Santorum Campaign in Trouble?
August is the month when GOP candidates who have struggled to gain traction often begin to drop out. The Iowa Straw Poll has frequently been the trigger causing candidates to reconsider.
In 2000 former Tennessee Gov. Lamar Alexander dropped out after a poor showing; former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson ended his bid after finishing in sixth place in 2008; and in 2012 former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty did the same.
There’s no Iowa Straw Poll this cycle, but it seems likely that one ... Read More >>
Another poll, another huge — and growing — Trump lead
It seems like only this morning that we were updating our “state of the debate” graphic and talking about how John Kasich was pretty secure in his position and how the center of gravity in the 2016 Republican race was Donald Trump in about every sense of the phrase. It seems like it was only this morning, because it was only this morning.
Read More >>New Hampshire Voters First Forum: 5 takeaways
The candidate forum that drew 14 Republican presidential candidates to New Hampshire Monday night served as a practice round ahead of the first official GOP primary debate in Cleveland — and a chance for the candidates unlikely to qualify for Thursday’s prime-time event to stand on equal footing with the front-runners.
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