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Pollsters on Chris Christie’s likeability problem

Forget those poll numbers that show Governor Chris Christie in the low single digits among the 2016 Republican presidential contenders, near the back of the pack.

New polls suggest Rick Perry out of debate

It appears increasingly unlikely that Rick Perry will get a chance to atone for his disastrous 2012 debate performance — or attack his 2016 nemesis, Donald Trump — when Republicans spar for the first time Thursday in Cleveland.

State of the race 6 months before Iowa caucuses

To size up how Iowa-centric the candidates’ schedules are, the Republicans and Democrats are ranked in order of days spent in Iowa since the day after the 2012 election through Saturday.

Jeb Bush retakes the top spot for the GOP nomination once again in our August rankings, but not because he’s the candidate who has dominated the conversation since we last ranked the field in early June.

Debate standings: Perry in 11th place

Chris Christie, John Kasich and Rick Perry are fighting for the last two spots on the debate stage — and after a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll Sunday morning, Perry is still most in danger of failing to qualify.

14 GOP candidates not named Donald Trump will participate in the same event tonight. Here’s what to watch.

Fourteen of the 17 major Republican candidates for president plan to participate in a candidate forum in New Hampshire Monday night, giving voters an early glimpse of most of the packed field in the same setting.

Chris Christie’s Personality Is Selling Point, but New Hampshire May Not Be Buying

He flew to this state immediately after announcing his presidential candidacy and burned nearly a half-million dollars on his initial ad purchase, directed at voters here. He has locked down the former state Republican chairman to lead his New Hampshire campaign. And he has already held more than a dozen town-hall-style events in the state.