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The early debates of a presidential primary campaign, though they take place months before the first nominating contests, are a powerful force in shaping the campaign, elevating some candidates while helping drive others from the race.

At this (still-early) stage, no Re­pub­lic­an pres­id­en­tial can­did­ate con­trols the vari­ous factors that ul­ti­mately lead to the nom­in­a­tion—not only the polls, but the com­bin­a­tion of fun­drais­ing, en­dorse­ments, me­dia at­ten­tion, and more that com­prise the full cam­paign.

Businessman Donald Trump leads retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson in the New Hampshire Republican presidential primary, 22 percent to 18 percent, according to WBUR’s first poll of the race.

John Kasich picks up Bill Cowsert, other Georgia endorsements

Ohio Gov. John Kasich continues to make inroads with Republican establishment leaders in the South as he announced his Georgia leadership team, led by Senate Majority Leader Bill Cowsert, R-Athens.

At 27 percent nationally, Donald Trump maintains his frontrunner status among Republican primary voters, but Ben Carson is now close behind him, a new CBS News/New York Times poll finds.

Poll: Hillary Clinton’s support falls by 21 points as Donald Trump gains

Hillary Clinton’s support has fallen by 21 percentage points since July, according to the latest national ABC News/Washington Post poll released Monday.

Meanwhile, support for Donald Trump has surged to 33 percent, a 9-point jump during the same period and a further sign that the billionaire business mogul is in a commanding position in the Republican primary ahead of this week’s GOP debate.

John Kasich courts Congress

John Kasich, presenting himself as an establishment alternative to Jeb Bush, is intensifying his push for support on Capitol Hill.

On Friday morning, Ohio Reps. Pat Tiberi and Steve Stivers, both of whom have endorsed Kasich, will host a meeting for congressional lawmakers and chiefs of staff in hopes of winning their support.