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Bush backers reach out to Christie donors
As Chris Christie exits the 2016 campaign, the race is on among the remaining establishment-friendly candidates to lock down the New Jersey governor’s endorsement and top Wall Street donors.
Top Christie donor targets include Home Depot co-founder Ken Langone, hedge fund billionaire Steve Cohen and Anthony Carbonetti, a long-time chief of staff to former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani now at the Wall Street firm Perella Weinberg Partners.
Read More >>Kasich Wins N.H. Expectations Game – Now What?
The top-line winners in last night’s New Hampshire primary were Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on the Democratic side and businessman Donald Trump on the Republican side. Arguably, however, the biggest “winner” of the evening was Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who surged to a clear second-place finish last night while finishing ahead of his fellow governors, Florida’s Jeb Bush and New Jersey’s Chris Christie.
As numerous media outlets this morning are reporting, Kasich’s runner-up status ought to breathe new life into a ... Read More >>
Bush Survives, Claims ‘Momentum’ as Race Moves to South Carolina
NH primary winners and losers
The New Hampshire primary lived up to its reputation for drama on Tuesday.
Who departs on a high, and whose hopes were dashed by the Granite State?
Read More >>Bush and Rubio race to the bottom
New Hampshire was supposed to be the nail Marco Rubio would drive into Jeb Bush’s coffin.
Now, it might be the beginning of Rubio digging his own political grave.
Read More >>Race Goes to South Carolina, With No Clear Republican Threat to Trump
With Donald J. Trump’s decisive victory in New Hampshire and no strong runner-up among a pack of also-rans, the Republican race barreled into South Carolina on Wednesday shadowed by a question: whether any alternative candidate can gain enough support to threaten Mr. Trump’s drive to the nomination.
Read More >>John Kasich’s big day in New Hampshire, explained
Ohio Gov. John Kasich won the much-coveted second place slot in New Hampshire’s Republican primary Tuesday, with 16 percent of the vote — trailing Donald Trump’s winning 35 percent but having a relatively big breakthrough for a candidate who hasn’t made much impact so far.
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