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Before the real scrutiny begins, Carly Fiorina and the spotlight head to South Carolina

Carly Fiorina headed to South Carolina Tuesday armed with surging poll numbers, increased name recognition from the stellar debate performance in front of 23 million CNN viewers, and the warm glow that comes after singing a song about your dog on Jimmy Fallon’s late-night TV show.

Walker’s exit opens door for Rubio

Scott Walker’s exit from the White House race is disrupting the GOP contest, and many observers believe Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) will be the biggest beneficiary.

Rubio and Walker were seen at the outset of the race as the candidates with the best shot at winning over the GOP’s conservative grassroots and then running strong in the general election.

The outsider presidential candidates remain on the inside track to the GOP presidential nomination.

Donald Trump, Ben Carson, and Carly Fiorina finished first, second, and third in a new survey of Iowan voters by Public Policy Polling.

The departure of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker from the U.S. Republican presidential race on Monday will primarily benefit Senator Marco Rubio.

5 potential impacts in Iowa from Scott Walker’s demise

What impact will Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s departure have on the presidential campaign in first-in-the-nation Iowa?

Here are five observations from Republican strategists and Iowa politics watchers:

Could the end of Scott Walker’s presidential campaign mark a new beginning for Carly Fiorina? Even before Walker dropped out Monday, the two Republicans had gone through wildly different arcs.

USA TODAY GOP Power Rankings, Week 4: Fiorina is queen of the hill

Debates matter.

On the strength of two strong debate performances, Carly Fiorina has vaulted to first place in USA Today’s GOP Power Rankings, unseating Donald Trump for the first time since we launched this project.