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Hillary racks up endorsements for 2016

Ninety-nine lawmakers have endorsed Hillary Clinton’s 2016 run for president, locking down over 40 percent of all Democrats in Congress, according to a survey by The Hill.

Seventy-one House lawmakers, more than one-third of the 188 Democrats in the chamber, as well as 28 senators, more than 60 percent of the upper chamber’s 46 Democrats, are in the former secretary of State’s camp.

Who is the GOP’s Strongest Candidate?

A couple weeks ago, one could see the stark contrast and difficult decision facing the Republican Party in the coming year. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz was on a stage at Liberty University in Virginia, formally announcing his candidacy in front of 10,000 students at a well-orchestrated tent revival of sorts. Up in New Hampshire at about the same moment, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who has not announced his candidacy for president but seems to be getting closer and closer to doing so, was learning about the latest in 3-D printing research.

Ted Cruz woos Orthodox Jews

Ted Cruz loves Orthodox Jews — and they love him back.

It’s a dynamic that allows the hard-line conservative presidential contender — a practicing Southern Baptist himself — to tap Orthodox donors more aggressively than any other 2016 candidate, as he zeros in on a small but potentially winnable slice of an otherwise deeply Democratic demographic.

Lincoln Chafee is officially running for president. … Or is he?

Lincoln Chafee, the former Rhode Island Governor who was a Republican and then an Independent and now a Democrat, announced on Thursday he is running for president.

Or did he?

David Corn has a pretty smart take on how Hillary Clinton needs a real opponent in the Democratic nomination contest, and points to former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley as the most likely person to fill the role:

Why Hillary Clinton Needs Martin O’Malley to Run for President

…Clinton, who finally jumped into the 2016 race with a tweet and video splash on Sunday, could benefit if she is challenged in her party’s primaries by O’Malley or someone else.

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The Young and the Restless of 2016

Once upon a time, presidential candidates were expected to have more than passing experience in government, as well as the maturity and wisdom that sometimes come with age. But that has changed, apparently.

The power players behind Rubio’s campaign

Marco Rubio is keeping his staffing operation small, for the time being. The Florida senator and 2016 presidential hopeful lacks the vast political and fundraising network enjoyed by the likes of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who has been on the political scene for decades. And he hasn’t invested as much time in staffing up as fellow senator and 2016 rival Rand Paul.