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After the frenetic one-two step of the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary, the Republican presidential contest zooms to South Carolina, a state that typically favors establishment candidates. But this year, voters’ attention is tuned to Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, the victors of the early contests—and candidates who have alarmed the party by bucking the establishment order.

Jeb Bush Adds a Weapon (His Brother) Despite Worries It Could Misfire

The brother who was never expected to become president — but did — will be trotted out Monday as a lifeline to the brother who was always expected to become president, but now may not.

Former President George W. Bush will take the stage Monday evening alongside Jeb Bush for a highly anticipated rally in North Charleston, S.C., part of the Bush team’s effort to use the primary next Saturday in South Carolina — a state long favorable to the Bush family — to help reinvigorate Mr. Bush’s stalled presidential bid.

How Scalia’s death could affect the race for the 2016 GOP nomination

The stunning death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, announced just hours before the six remaining Republican presidential candidates gathered Saturday evening in South Carolina for a debate, immediately ups the ante in the GOP primary and could well cement the base’s commitment to nominating a “true” conservative along the lines of Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas.

We’re starting nearly at scratch when it comes to knowing what’s happening in the South Carolina Republican presidential race. As of Thursday afternoon, the most recent survey in the RealClearPolitics average of polls in the state was completed January 23 — more than a week before the Iowa caucuses, and more than two weeks before the New Hampshire primary.

It was an appropriately lively debate for a Saturday night. The Republican candidates were vicious to one another, the crowd was riled up, and the most important story of the evening — the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia — was largely drowned out in the noise.

GOP debate winners and losers

The final Republican debate before the crucial South Carolina primary was perhaps the rowdiest to date, with intense verbal firefights erupting between Donald Trump and Jeb Bush in particular — though Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio got in on the action too.

Jeb Bush breaks through on Twitter during debate

For the first time this cycle, Jeb Bush captured a significant portion of the conversation on Twitter during a Republican primary debate.

Though Donald Trump was the most talked about candidate, capturing 40 percent of the conversation, Bush was in second with 20 percent, according to data provided by Twitter.