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Campaigns shatter spending records

The crowded field of 2016 presidential candidates spent $48 million through the first half of the year — nearly twice as much as their counterparts had at this point in the 2012 cycle — reflecting the new realities of fast, expensive campaign launches.

Except for one thing, Rand Paul would be looking extremely competitive for the GOP presidential nomination. The Kentucky senator has great name recognition from his filibusters on surveillance and drones, and he boasts a growing base among millennials, thanks in part to a social-media presence that puts his rivals to shame.

Donald Trump leads the Republican field in a USA Today/Suffolk University nationwide poll released Tuesday.

Who’s in and who’s out in the first Republican debate

With new polls out Tuesday from CNN and the good people at the Washington Post (in partnership with ABC News), we’ve updated our widget to reflect what the stage would look like if the first debate were held today.

Bobby Jindal, Ted Cruz and Rick Santorum wooed them at a town hall-style meeting in Des Moines in April. So did Mike Huckabee, who one-upped rivals by bringing in the Duggars of the “19 Kids and Counting” reality TV show.

Rand Paul raised $7 million in the opening months of his presidential campaign, sitting in the middle of the pack of Republicans who have so far released their fundraising numbers, his campaign said Friday.

The first Federal Election Commission filing deadline for most of the presidential candidates is Wednesday, but some organizations have released their totals early. Below, the announced money raised by the campaigns, “super PACs” and nonprofits supporting each candidate.