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Pollsters: Don’t trust us to winnow GOP field

Pollsters surveyed by POLITICO have a unanimous warning for the Republican National Committee and the TV networks who are using public-opinion surveys to exclude presidential candidates from debates: Don’t trust polls to detect often-tiny grades of opinion in a giant field.

Support for Florida Sen. Marco Rubio’s presidential campaign has skyrocketed since the second GOP presidential debate, according to a new YouGov/Economist poll.

Donald Trump isn’t as popular as he’s cracked up to be in Iowa, and that could have significant implications for his presidential prospects.

At least that’s the conclusion of a new poll obtained by the Washington Examiner.

How the GOP gets to the final four

With the Governors Club members Scott Walker and Rick Perry gone, the bloated Republican presidential field is showing the inevitable signs of radical shrinkage by year’s end, with donors’ reluctance to bet on long shots.

Fiorina faces tough slog on Capitol Hill

In 2010, the Republican Party took a multimillion-dollar leap of faith with Carly Fiorina. Five years later, the GOP establishment is understandably skeptical of again committing to the former high-flying businesswoman.

The cruelest month of the 2016 race

October is when the 2016 campaign gets real.

Two debates are coming — one that will likely winnow the GOP field and one that could rearrange the Democratic race. A Benghazi hearing will either be a showcase or a feeding frenzy. And campaign fundraising reports are going to be making a lot of decisions for people, whether they like it or not.

Carly Fiorina is surprising many Republicans with her meteoric rise to the top tier of the 2016 GOP race. But here in California, her sparkling performances on the campaign trail look more like a case of déjà vu.