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Jeb Bush revealed his intentions early in December and the money quickly poured in. Scott Walker made a big splash at a speech to social conservatives in Iowa in January. Marco Rubio jumped in the race with great fanfare in April.

Poll: Sanders leads Clinton in New Hampshire, closing in Iowa

Bernie Sanders has a solid lead over Hillary Clinton among New Hampshire Democrats five months ahead of the Granite State’s first-in-the-nation primary, and the Vermont senator is also gaining on Clinton in Iowa, according to NBC News/Marist polls released on Sunday.

How Donald Trump rewired the 2016 campaign

This is not the race Jeb Bush expected to run. The plan was to craft a policy-focused campaign, with scores of policy aides hired to help him articulate meaty ideas on the trail and distinguish himself as a policy-oriented candidate. He expected to run “joyfully” and with a message of optimism.

Visiting 99 Counties in Iowa Doesn’t Get Candidates as Far as It Used to

In a state that prizes retail campaigning, nothing is more revered than “the full Grassley” — a politician’s visit to all of Iowa’s 99 counties, named for the state’s peripatetic senior senator, Charles E. Grassley.

Get ready for a second GOP debate with even more fireworks

The rapidly shifting dynamic of the 2016 presidential campaign will probably turn the second Republican debate into a far more contentious event than the first.

Scott Walker’s Tough Summer

This weekend marks the unofficial end of summer, prompting Politico to ask its panel of Iowa and New Hampshire political insiders which candidate had the worst summer. The answer, according to the insiders, was Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker:

Insiders: Scott Walker the biggest loser of the summer

It’s been a cruel summer for Scott Walker … nearly half of GOP insiders said Walker, the Wisconsin governor, had the worst summer on their side of the aisle. In Iowa, where he was until ... Read More >>