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A former top aide to Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has formed a super political action committee to raise unlimited amounts of money to promote his likely 2016 presidential bid, documents filed with the Federal Election Commission show.

Keith Gilkes, a longtime adviser who ran the Republican’s 2010 campaign and served as a chief of staff, is listed on the documents as the group’s treasurer.

Perry in NH asks for second look

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has been on the rise this year in Republican presidential primary polls. But his standing at home dropped over the first few months of 2015, according to the latest poll from Marquette University Law School.

The poll shows 56 percent of registered voters in the state disapproved of Walker’s job performance as governor, while 41 percent approved. The last time Marquette tested Walker’s numbers, just before his reelection in October, 49 percent of registered Wisconsin voters approved of him and 47 percent disapproved, a significant difference.

The world according to Jeb Bush

If Jeb Bush is elected president, the United States won’t be on speaking terms with Cuba and will partner more closely with Israel. He’ll tighten sanctions on Iran and urge NATO to deploy more troops in Eastern Europe to counter Vladimir Putin. And he’ll order the U.S. military to root out “barbarians” and “evil doers” around the globe.

Far from running from or downplaying the views once expressed by his brother, George W. Bush, Jeb Bush is embracing them — and emphasizing them.

Yes, it’s possible Chris Christie missed his moment

Chris Christie sat down with “Today” host Matt Lauer to talk about his political future on Wednesday. And, Lauer, to his credit, got right to it — asking the New Jersey governor: “[Has] your moment passed?”

Christie gave the answer he was supposed to give. “I don’t know and neither do you,” he told Lauer. “We’ll see.”

It’s safe to say that most, if not all, of the 2016 Republican presidential field will oppose raising the federal minimum wage. It’s also safe to say that the entire Democratic field — such as it is — will support raising the minimum wage. That’s why Rick Santorum’s position on the issue could be an important part of the 2016 GOP debate.

Republican Carly Fiorina took a step closer to running for president, revealing Thursday that she is near a decision while blasting Hillary Clinton’s policies as “crushing the middle class.”