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The Most Important Story in the G.O.P. Race Isn’t About Donald Trump
Donald Trump is dominating the news media and the Internet. He is leading in the polls. But even as journalists scour those surveys for signs of whether his surge will last, an important story with the potential to decide the race is being overlooked.
Read More >>Surging Ben Carson looks to peel off Donald Trump’s voters
Ben Carson has his sights set on Donald Trump.
The retired neurosurgeon is surging in the polls, but faces a huge hurdle in overcoming Trump, the runaway leader of a pack of candidates looking to tap into the anti-establishment fervor that is energizing the Republican base.
Read More >>Poll: Trump continues his post-debate rise
Donald Trump keeps helicoptering upward in the Republican primary.
The golf-course entrepreneur and presidential candidate is out in front once more in a new CNN/ORC poll of Republicans released Tuesday.
Read More >>A different way to slice the GOP race
It’s a commonplace to say that the Republican presidential contest, with its vast field, consists of races within a race. Pre-Trump, we could discern three sub-races — conservative, moderate-conservative, and evangelical.
Read More >>What We’ve Learned Since the Republican Debates
It was the most significant week yet in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.
Tech executive Carly Fiorina’s hopes rose—along with her poll numbers, fundraising, and crowd counts—after a masterful performance at the GOP’s first debate, albeit a breakout showing for the also-ran candidates who trailed in public polling.
Read More >>Are the polls skewed?
Donald Trump is on top in Iowa, Ben Carson is hot on his heels, and Bernie Sanders has flown past Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire.
Read More >>CNN / ORC Poll: Trump tops in Iowa as Scott Walker drops
Donald Trump has a significant lead in the race to win over likely Iowa caucus-goers, according to the first CNN/ORC poll in the state this cycle.
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