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It’s time for a change at the top. Jeb Bush has topped each edition of Hotline’s GOP presidential power rankings until now, but we’ve said all along that there was no true frontrunner this primary season, unlike some in the past.

Rick Santorum, like many other candidates running for president, has very little shot at the nomination. But unlike most of the other also-rans, Santorum’s second White House run will likely be revealing of the 2016 GOP field: He’s a good yardstick.

Frontrunner angst: Bush lead evaporates, Clinton favorability hits 7-year low

After five months of forums, fundraising appearances and trips to the early states, the 2016 Republican nomination contest is as unsettled as ever, with no candidate receiving more than 11 percent support and seven candidates all within three points of one another, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

Scott Walker has an edge on other Republican contenders in the latest Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register Iowa Poll, winning the backing of 17 percent of likely Republican caucus-goers in the Hawkeye State. By another metric—the “Selzer Score”—he jumps even higher.

With nearly 20 contenders vying for their attention, Iowa Republicans are finding themselves in an unusual predicament this year: overwhelmed by their choices.

Rick Santorum is running for president, and every conservative and Republican should listen to him.

I can see readers’ eyes rolling now. Many conservatives, libertarians and moderate Republicans dislike Santorum. They may think he’s a horrible messenger. They may find him terribly wrong on some issues. They may think he has no chance of winning the nomination, or that he would be a disaster in the general election.

The Wyoming fund manager who contributed $2.1 million to help Rick Santorum run for president in 2012 is backing him again, though less visibly this time.

Foster Friess, founder of Friess Associates, said Wednesday that while he’s supporting Santorum financially in his 2016 bid, it will be more “low profile” than four years ago to avoid being inundated by funding requests.