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Carson campaign cancels slew of post-Christmas Iowa ads
Ben Carson’s campaign has canceled nearly $700,000 worth of ads in Iowa, according to sources tracking the campaign ad war.
The ad time, slated for five media markets beginning Dec. 28 and ending Feb. 1, was canceled Tuesday without explanation.
Read More >>Poll: Donald Trump nearly doubles lead in New Hampshire
Donald Trump has a growing lead among likely primary voters in New Hampshire, and both he and Marco Rubio have gained ground in the state since September, according to a new CNN/WMUR poll conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey
Read More >>Trump Likely to Persist
Businessman Donald Trump appears set to dominate the next few news cycles as his proposal to ban Muslim immigrants and visitors to the United States for an unspecified time period makes its way through the nomination dynamics. While many have predicted doom for Trump in the past after he made controversial statements, few seem to be doing so this time around. Sahil Kapur at Bloomberg Politics explains why Trump is unlikely to be hurt:
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Ted Cruz Tops Donald Trump in New Iowa Poll
For the first time, Senator Ted Cruz of Texas took the top spot in an early-state poll, pulling ahead of Donald J. Trump in Iowa in a survey released on Monday by Monmouth University.
Read More >>Candidates at Forum Shine in Iowa Republicans’ Huge Tent
By Stephen Moore
On Saturday five of the leading GOP presidential candidates gathered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for the Freedom Works citizens forum “Rising Tide.” I participated as a moderator and speaker.
Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, Rand Paul, and Rick Santorum were on their A game. Their message: Fight a real (not a faux) war on Islamic terrorism, sharply cut tax rates and simplify the tax code, get government off the backs of business, and balance the budget by shrinking government.
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Obradovich: Call this GOP forum ‘Cruz-a-palooza’
The official name of Saturday’s Republican presidential candidate gathering was the Rising Tide Summit, but judging from the crowd response, we can just call it “Cruz-a-palooza.”
Read More >>Hillary Clinton Leads in 2016 Match-Ups as Ben Carson, Marco Rubio Run Closest
Hillary Clinton leads the Republican presidential field in hypothetical general-election match-ups, with Ben Carson and Marco Rubio running the closest to her, according to a new national MSNBC/Telemundo/Marist poll.
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