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Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush sit atop crowded 2016 GOP field: poll
Sen. Marco Rubio sits atop a jumbled 2016 presidential field in a new poll on the race, with fellow Floridian and former Gov. Jeb Bush close behind but with less support than about a month ago.
Read More >>The Selzer Score Shows Scott Walker Is Actually Trouncing Republicans in Iowa
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.
Read More >>Iowans daunted by so many GOP options
With nearly 20 contenders vying for their attention, Iowa Republicans are finding themselves in an unusual predicament this year: overwhelmed by their choices.
Read More >>Scott Walker expands early lead in Iowa: poll
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is continuing his strong early showing in Iowa, leading other candidates and potential candidates in the 2016 GOP field with 17 percent of the vote in a new poll.
Read More >>National poll shows no clear GOP frontrunner
The Republican field for 2016 is growing increasingly top-heavy, with no clear front-runner emerging in the latest nationwide Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday.
Read More >>Huckabee’s Anachronistic Brand of Progressivism
Why Are So Many Republicans With No Chance Running for President?
No one will blame you if you can’t keep track of the Republican presidential field. It’s huge. If you count declared candidates, prospectives, and announced aspirants, you have 18 people from across the Republican ideological spectrum: Sen. Ted Cruz, Sen. Rand Paul, Sen. Marco Rubio, Sen. Lindsey Graham, Rick Santorum, Gov. Chris Christie, Gov. Bobby Jindal, Gov. John Kasich, Gov. Rick Snyder, Gov. Scott Walker, Jeb Bush, Jim Gilmore, Mike Huckabee, George Pataki, Rick Perry, Ben Carson, Donald Trump, and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina. The field is so large that news networks have put limits on who can join the debates. Fox News, for example, will invite only candidates who placed in the top 10 of an average of national polls. Likewise, CNN will hold two debates: one for top-tier candidates, and one for the bottom tier. (One possible effect of this? Underdog candidates will pull every stunt they can to get onstage.)
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