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Governors can’t get no respect in 2016

This was supposed to be the election where there was no question about who would lead the 2016 Republican ticket — a governor, drawn from the deep pool of current and former state executives coveting the Oval Office.

Fox News Poll: Outsiders rule 2016 GOP field, support for Biden nearly doubles

Most Republicans feel betrayed by their party — and show their displeasure by supporting outsiders over establishment candidates in the GOP presidential race.

Real-estate mogul Donald Trump and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson are the favorites in the Republican race in the latest Fox News national poll on the 2016 election.

Bush, Rubio, Cruz, Christie campaigns snag former Walker supporters

The carcass of Scott Walker’s presidential campaign hasn’t been cold for 24 hours yet, and already rival campaigns are picking at the bones.

The campaigns of former Florida governor Jeb Bush, Sen. Marco Rubio, and Sen. Ted Cruz all quickly announced they had rounded up supporters and activists previously allied with Walker.

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.

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:

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.

Scott Walker’s Demise Shows Limits of ‘Super PAC’ Money Model

In the age of “super PACs,” a presidential campaign can die of thirst on the shores of the Great Lakes.

Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin was among the most successful fund-raisers in his party, with a clutch of billionaires in his corner and tens of millions of dollars behind his presidential ambitions.