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Cruz says he’s raised $1M since launching bid

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) said Tuesday he has raised $1 million in the 36 hours since he officially launched his bid for the White House.

In an interview Tuesday night on Fox News Channel, anchor Megyn Kelly challenged Cruz with criticism from some of his peers who say he’s too polarizing a figure to win a national race.

“If you want a quick indication of the support we’re seeing, the incredible grassroots support — it’s been 36 hours since we launched the campaign,” Cruz said. “In the first day, we raised over $1 million. In one day.”

Five ‘Lanes’ in GOP Nomination Contest?

Phillip Bump has an intriguing analysis of the 2016 GOP nomination battle over at the Washington Post, arguing there are basically five ‘lanes’ in the contest that the different candidates are competing in. Huckabee and Santorum, for example, are seen as the two candidates expected to challenge each other for dominance in the ‘Evangelical’ lane (although others will certainly try to grab some of that vote as well).

The 2016 GOP presidential race, broken down into 5 ‘lanes’

Ted Cruz, we argued ... Read More >>

Gov. Scott Walker faced criticism last week after a newly hired aide to his fledgling presidential campaign resigned under pressure for derogatory remarks she had made about Iowa and its first-in-the-nation nominating contest. But the incident wasn’t the first time Mr. Walker had run into a problem over an apparent lack of vetting of a staff member.

At last three other times in the last five years, Mr. Walker’s teams have encountered a problem that could have been caught ahead of time with proper due diligence.

‘You can’t govern the country based on being angry’

Ted Cruz vows to repeal “every word” of Obamacare and Common Core if he becomes president. He would “abolish” the IRS, flatten the Tax Code so Americans can fill out their taxes on a postcard, and “finally, finally, finally” secure the border.

To which Lindsey Graham says: not going to happen.

Jindal: The next president should be a conservative governor

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal says the next president should be someone who wants to accomplish things, not just make a name for himself or herself.

“I think what people want to hear is a candidate that’s going to say, ‘I’m going to take on the threat of radical Islamic terrorism,” the Republican governor told “Fox and Friends” on Wednesday morning. “Forget the political correctness. We need a candidate that says, ‘I’m going to cut the size of government,’ not just slow down the rate of the growth, actually balance the budget. We need a candidate that says, ‘I’m going to get rid of all of Obamacare.’”

Jim Webb On A Mission

Former Virginia Senator Jim Webb hasn’t gotten a lot of attention in the Democratic nomination contest, in large part because Hillary Clinton is soaking up so much of the media coverage. But he’s on the trail, and could appeal to more moderate and conservative Democrats. Real Clear Politics reproduces a story on Webb that originally appeared in the Sunday Times, a UK news outlet:

Jim Webb’s Toughest Mission

His body is still embedded with shrapnel from Vietnam and as a new senator ... Read More >>

Jeb’s South Carolina firewall fails to take shape

Twice before, South Carolina has delivered for the Bush family. In 1988, it famously served as George H.W. Bush’s firewall after he finished third in Iowa. Twelve years later, it served the same role for George W. Bush after John McCain’s New Hampshire victory.

But as Jeb Bush seeks to become the third in his family to win here, he’s finding the state almost unrecognizable. The electorate in the first primary state in the South is more conservative than before — and the former Florida governor is perceived as a moderate. Much of the old Bush team has defected to other candidates. And the presence of South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham is eating into Bush’s natural base of support.