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How Much Money Presidential Candidates Have Raised So Far

The first Federal Election Commission filing deadline for most of the presidential candidates is Wednesday, but some organizations have released their totals early. Below, the announced money raised by the campaigns, “super PACs” and nonprofits supporting each candidate.

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Lincoln Chafee fundraising: Barely a blip

When it comes to fundraising, Lincoln Chafee is in a league of his own.

The former Rhode Island governor, a Republican-turned-independent who’s running for the Democratic presidential nomination, raised less than $30,000 in his first quarter as a candidate, according to his Federal Election Commission report.

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The Candidates Who Can’t

Which presidential candidates have a low to nonexistent chance of winning?

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2016 Predictions Require Caution

With the field for the 2016 nomination nearly filled out, political pundits and prognosticators of all stripes are making their assessments about who is a viable candidate and who is not, which “lane” a given candidate is competing in and who they might be blocking, and how the overall campaign is likely to play out. One prominent forecaster, Sean Trende of RealClearPolitics.com, takes to Politico Magazine this morning to urge a little caution about how much stock to put in ... Read More >>

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Lincoln Chafee presidential bid faces tough road in Iowa

Lincoln Chafee, the former Republican governor of Rhode Island, announced Wednesday he would run for the presidency as a Democrat.

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Clinton Challengers See An Opening

While former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton continues to hold a commanding poll lead over her rivals for the Democratic nomination, recent controversies have taken their toll and her challengers are likely to benefit. From today’s Washington Post:

Clinton rivals pounce as her ratings fall

A once-sleepy Democratic presidential primary contest is fast coming alive as Hillary Rodham Clinton’s poll numbers fall and a diverse array of long-shot opponents step forward to challenge her.

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Lincoln Chafee can’t win his local paper

Lincoln Chafee, the Rhode Island governor and former U.S. Senator, will announce Wednesday afternoon that he is running for President of the United States. When he does, he will become the first person in his state’s history to seek that office. And yet, in the days since news of his forthcoming announcement broke, his hometown paper has offered nothing more than wire reports and a stinging editorial suggesting that his bid will give Rhode Island a bad name.

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