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USA TODAY GOP Power Rankings: Rubio reigns, Christie climbs
A good night on the debate stage has put Marco Rubio on top of our GOP Power Rankings for the first time, and it gave Chris Christie his first taste of the top tier.
Read More >>Rubio’s numbers skyrocket in NH
Sen. Marco Rubio’s star turn in last Wednesday’s GOP presidential debate is already paying off, with a new poll showing his numbers rocketing upward in New Hampshire.
The Florida senator surged to third place, behind real estate mogul Donald Trump and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, in the Monmouth University poll of the state’s likely Republican primary voters.
Read More >>Trump and Carson top latest poll post-debate
Donald Trump and Ben Carson together command more than half of voters’ preference atop the Republican field after Wednesday night’s debate, while Texas Sen. Ted Cruz rose to third place in the latest national NBC News/SurveyMonkey poll released Friday evening.
Read More >>6 things to watch for at ‘Growth and Opportunity Party’
During the Iowa State Fair, the Varied Industries Building is an indoor mall jampacked with booths displaying hot tubs, adjustable beds, kitchen cutlery, life-size handcrafted palm trees and gutter protection systems.
The exhibitors Saturday will be Republican White House hopefuls, selling themselves.
Read More >>GOP contenders brace for volatile November after freewheeling debate
The fight for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination appears to be moving into a new, more fluid phase.
No longer is the question merely whether or how Donald Trump can be stopped.
Read More >>Poll: Ben Carson leads Republican presidential field in Oklahoma
Support for his positions on moral issues such as abortion and same-sex marriage help make Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson the top choice among Oklahoma GOP voters for now, new polling data says.
Read More >>Who Will Be The Next Republican Candidate To Drop Out?
September’s Republican debate was sandwiched between two seminal announcements that shifted the entire topography of the Republican primary. Days before that debate, which aired on CNN, GOP stalwart Rick Perry announced he was suspending his candidacy for President after receiving little traction (he failed to even make the “prime time” debate).
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