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Iowa Poll: Trump blazes to lead; Carson quietly rises
Donald Trump has built up tremendous support in Iowa — he’s very wealthy, he loves the Bible and he’d be just terrific as president of the United States. And he’s very handsome.
Read More >>Trump tops GOP rankings
Donald Trump tops The Hill’s rankings of 2016 GOP candidates for the first time, as the race cranks up to a new level of intensity with debate season underway.
Read More >>5 donors supporting long-shot candidates
An Arkansas poultry tycoon sends a $3 million check to Mike Huckabee’s super-PAC. A Louisiana shipping magnate gives $1 million to the group supporting Bobby Jindal. And a cowboy hat-wearing evangelical multimillionaire says he will “definitely” spend more of his money on Rick Santorum.
Read More >>Rick Perry presidential run on death watch
The Rick Perry death watch is on.
The former Texas governor, who hoped he would fare better in this presidential election than in his disastrous 2012 try, is poised to reorganize his already under-funded and under-manned staff in Iowa — a development that some of his top aides concede may be the beginning of the end.
Read More >>Rick Perry adviser joins Donald Trump campaign
Sam Clovis, the prominent conservative Iowa operative who departed Rick Perry’s campaign this week, is heading to Donald Trump’s camp to serve as his national co-chairman and policy adviser.
Read More >>Governors Take Cautious Approach to 2016 Presidential Campaign
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley put some serious political capital on the line last week when he endorsed John Kasich for president and became just the fourth Republican governor to get behind a 2016 campaign. But don’t expect many more chief executives to follow suit.
Read More >>Bush’s Good Money Problems vs. Perry’s Bad Money Problems
Two weeks ago former Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced that his campaign would not be able to pay staff any longer, at least until fundraising picked up. The good news for Perry is that apparently he has managed to kick-start his fundraising program, although not in time to keep one of their key allies in Iowa. From Breitbart:
Back in Business? Rick Perry Paying Staff Again
Good news for former Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX): – the campaign has resumed paying some of ... Read More >>