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Walker leads nationally in new poll

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker leads a tight field of candidates for the Republican presidential nomination, according to a new survey from Public Policy Polling.

Walker is alone in first place in the poll with 17 percent, followed by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush at 15 percent, Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.) at 13 percent, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson at 12 percent and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee at 11 percent.

When Jeb Bush announces his presidential bid on Monday afternoon, the Republican field to will stand at 11 announced candidates. But the field could grow even further in the coming months, as several others are expected to make the plunge. Here are the biggest names left who have yet to announce their plans:

In a possible sign that President Obama’s political coattails aren’t long enough to help Democrat Hillary Clinton, a new Democratic poll shows that she would lose the key battleground state of Ohio big, potentially crushing her White House bid.

The Straight Talk Express has returned to New Hampshire, except with a different conductor: Chris Christie. Like John McCain in 2008, the New Jersey governor is holding lengthy town halls, sounding an unmistakably aggressive note on fighting terror overseas, and bluntly calling for radical reforms to entitlements, the tax code, and education at home as he seeks to make a miraculous comeback from the political doldrums.

Some of Chris Christie’s early financial backers are sticking it out, saying the New Jersey governor’s troubles may make him a better candidate if he is chosen for the first Republican presidential debate.

It’s time for a change at the top. Jeb Bush has topped each edition of Hotline’s GOP presidential power rankings until now, but we’ve said all along that there was no true frontrunner this primary season, unlike some in the past.

Jeb Bush, Scott Walker tied atop 2016 GOP field

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker are sitting atop a new survey on the 2016 Republican presidential contest, with retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson close behind.