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The Tampa Bay Times has an interesting profile of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, whom they dub “the conservative threat to Jeb Bush.” Here’s a sample of what’s in it:

Meet Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, the conservative threat to Jeb Bush

Once dubbed America’s most divisive governor, Wisconsin’s Scott Walker may be the biggest threat to the presidential ambitions of Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton…

Combine a milquetoast Midwestern demeanor with his record of pushing through a polarizing conservative agenda, and you see a ... Read More >>

Texas Gov. Rick Perry had all the trappings of a formidable candidate, even a frontrunner, when he jumped into the 2012 Republican presidential primary.

He’d built a strong, conservative track record during 12 years as governor of the country’s largest red state. Unlike some other conservative candidates who’d caught fire that year, he had a deep network of donors and close ties to the GOP establishment. And unlike Mitt Romney, the cycle’s establishment favorite, Perry also had an easy rapport with the Republican base.

Santorum — More Credibility, Less Vest in 2016?

Rick Santorum is considering a comeback presidential bid in 2016. But his vintage sweater vest is mulling retirement.

The former Pennsylvania senator says his teenage daughters are now the arbiters of his fashion choices and “are particular about how their dad decides to leave the house.”

But so, too, are his political advisers who, while they might agree that sweater vest isn’t exactly the new black, are more interested in getting the likely candidate to appear less hokey and more presidential-like a candidate who won 11 primary states last time around.

Rand Paul finds way to champion Iowa ethanol

It looks like presidential hopeful Rand Paul has found a clever way to champion ethanol, with an issue that’s in harmony with his keep-government-out-of-the-marketplace mentality.

Paul, a Republican U.S. senator from Kentucky, has teamed up with Iowa’s popular U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, to introduce the Fuel Choice and Deregulation Act.

Bobby Jindal builds an Iowa team

Republican Bobby Jindal is putting together an Iowa team, digging in for a possible presidential bid even as other GOP stars sail past him in the polls.

Jindal, a Christian conservative, is one of the last Republican 2016 contenders to hire strategists who would orchestrate a campaign here if they decide to run.

Addressing young Democrats in N.H., O’Malley decries influence of ‘ultra-wealthy’

Former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley sharpened his populist rhetoric as he addressed a group of young Democrats here Tuesday night, telling them that politics “is not the exclusive domain of the ultra-wealthy.”

Most presidential candidates run on what they’ve accomplished. Senator Ted Cruz, on the other hand, plans to tout his efforts in keeping laws from being passed.

The Texas lawmaker gained notoriety for helping shut down the government in 2013 in an attempt to defund Obamacare. Now, Cruz plans to argue that he also played a pivotal role in rallying Republicans against a Senate compromise on immigration policy and quashing a bipartisan bill to expand firearms background checks, according to his advisers.