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POWER RANKINGS: Paris attacks could scramble GOP race
There’s widespread agreement that the Islamic State attacks in Paris could shake up the GOP primary. But nobody knows how.
Read More >>USA TODAY GOP Power Rankings: Rubio up, but Paris dominates
The Paris terrorist attacks are likely to mark a fundamental turning point in the GOP presidential nominating contest, but thus far our political experts say it is unclear which candidate will benefit from that.
Read More >>2 GOP presidential candidates miss filing deadline in Arkansas
Two former governors polling near the bottom of the 15 Republican candidates for president failed to file paperwork to appear on the March primary ballot in Arkansas.
A spokesman for the Arkansas secretary of state’s office, which handles candidate filing, confirmed that George Pataki of New York and Jim Gilmore of Virginia did not submit the necessary forms by Monday’s deadline.
Read More >>This is not the year of the governor
John Kasich made a remarkable observation at the start of Tuesday’s Republican debate. Of the eight candidates on stage for the main event, he pointed out that he was the only sitting governor.
The Ohioan proceeded to have the worst night of anyone, and conservatives widely panned his performance.
Read More >>Anticipating Tonight’s GOP Debate
Most of the Republican presidential candidates will appear in their fourth debate of the nomination process tonight. The main stage will feature a slimmed-down group, as two participants in previous debates, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, failed to qualify and will instead be relegated to the early event for lower-polling candidates.
The earlier debate will remain at four participants, however, as South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham and former New York Gov. George Pataki didn’t make ... Read More >>
USA TODAY GOP Power Rankings: SNL bumps Trump back up
Call it the Saturday Night Live effect: Donald Trump uses his appearance on the wheezing comedy show to vault back into first place in our weekly power rankings.
Our panel of political experts was pretty unanimous: show bad, Trump good.
Read More >>Everything you need to know about Tuesday’s Republican debates
When is the next Republican presidential debate?
The fourth Republican presidential debate will be Tuesday, November 10th, live from the Milwaukee Theatre in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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