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Rubio Stumbles Weekend Before N.H. Primaries
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio’s campaign team described several months ago their strategy for the Republican nomination, dubbed “3:2:1” by most: a third-place finish in the Iowa caucuses, a second place finish in New Hampshire, and a first place victory in either South Carolina or Nevada. Heading into the GOP debate on Saturday evening he looked like he was on the way to achieving the second part of his plan.
As Politico’s panel of experts observed, things quickly turned sour for Rubio ... Read More >>
Probing for Clues in the Iowa Caucus Numbers
Now that the results of last Monday’s Iowa caucuses are in, speculation naturally turns to next Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary.
Will Donald Trump fail once again to receive the percentage he’s getting in polls? Will Marco Rubio build on his close third-place Iowa finish to overshadow rivals Jeb Bush, John Kasich and Chris Christie, who have been rivaling him in New Hampshire polls?
Read More >>Trump Still Leads In New Hampshire, But The Ride Could Be Wild
The FiveThirtyEight political team has just landed in New Hampshire, where we were hoping to get a clearer picture of the post-Iowa polling landscape. Instead, there are mixed signals. The signs generally show upward movement for Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz and downward movement for Donald Trump, but the magnitude of the shift differs from poll to poll and Trump remains favored to win here.
Read More >>Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker to endorse Chris Christie
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker will endorse New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Friday.
The endorsement, confirmed by the Christie campaign, marks the latest backing of Christie by a sitting Republican governor.
Read More >>Presidential Race Turned Sharply Negative After Iowa, Analysis Shows
The race for the Republican presidential nomination has taken a markedly negative turn as candidates flood New Hampshire airways with attacks on their opponents less than a week before the nation’s first primary.
Read More >>Poll: Trump Holds Lead in New Hampshire as Rubio Gains Ground
Donald Trump continues to lead Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary after his second-place finish in Iowa, but Marco Rubio has gained ground on him, according to a new NBC/WSJ/Marist poll conducted after the Iowa results.
Read More >>Chris Christie and Jeb Bush Team Up on a Mutual Target: Marco Rubio
Frustrated and flailing as his candidacy threatens to slip away, Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey is embarking on a scalding effort over the next week to discredit Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, the man he blames for undermining his campaign and whose ascendancy he deeply resents.
And Mr. Christie has a secret ally: Jeb Bush.
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