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Rand Paul could be booted from main debate stage

Rand Paul, once considered the main contender for the anti-establishment GOP vote, will likely be pushed off the debate stage next week when CNN announces the lineup for the fifth Republican forum.

Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey has surged to second place in New Hampshire, according to a new poll that shows his persistence there starting to pay off. But Donald J. Trump remains firmly in the lead in the state, despite his provocative policies on Muslims.

Laying Odds on the GOP Presidential Race

After following the Republican primary race for almost a year now, it’s hard to believe that we’re less than two months away from the start of voting. At the same time, it’s hard to believe we still have two months until the start of voting!

Carson Health Reform Plan Released

Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson released details of his health reform proposal yesterday.

Ben Carson pitches repealing Obamacare, raising Medicare eligibility age in health reform plan

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson unveiled a broad outline Wednesday to reform health care in the United States, calling for the repeal of President Obama’s signature health-care law while detailing a restructuring of Medicare that would raise the eligibility age to 70.

The retired neurosurgeon’s proposal rests on tax-protected “health empowerment accounts” — a de facto expansion of health savings ... Read More >>

Poll: Trump and Clinton have commanding leads in S.C.

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton each have dominating leads among their party’s primary voters in South Carolina, with more than double and triple the support, respectively, of their nearest competitors.

Thirty-five percent of Republican primary voters support Trump, up 13 points since October, and his highest level of support in CBS News polling. Ted Cruz (16 percent) has moved into second place, while Ben Carson, who led the October poll, has dropped to third.

Ted Cruz surges into second in national Republican primary polling

Way, way back in this presidential election cycle, eons ago, back in the beginning of November, we noted something: There was an odd way in which 2016 polling looked like 2012 polling. That is, a candidate with steady support was seeing an insurgent rise and then fall against him. In 2012, the steady candidate was Mitt Romney.