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Debate standings: Perry in 11th place
Chris Christie, John Kasich and Rick Perry are fighting for the last two spots on the debate stage — and after a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll Sunday morning, Perry is still most in danger of failing to qualify.
Read More >>14 GOP candidates not named Donald Trump will participate in the same event tonight. Here’s what to watch.
Fourteen of the 17 major Republican candidates for president plan to participate in a candidate forum in New Hampshire Monday night, giving voters an early glimpse of most of the packed field in the same setting.
Read More >>Bush Advised to Ignore Trump in Debate
As several GOP candidates jockey for late bumps in national polls that might put them on the debate stage next week in Cleveland, the candidates who are certain to make the cut are preparing for the event and hoping to at least meet and hopefully exceed expectations. The Politico Caucus has some advice for one frontrunner, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, on how to deal with the candidate currently leading in the polls, businessman Donald Trump:
Insiders warn Jeb: Don’t engage ... Read More >>
In Money Race, Rick Perry’s Campaign Shows the Power of Few
If Rick Perry ever wanted to thank the folks who provided most of the money behind his presidential bid, he wouldn’t need to rent out a ballroom or even the back of an Austin restaurant. He could squeeze them into the cab of a pickup truck.
Read More >>Marco Rubio, not Donald Trump, charms the ‘very conservative’
The “very conservative” Republican is a much coveted voting bloc among the GOP presidential hopefuls, who officially number 17 now that Jim Gilmore has declared his candidacy. Yes, yes — all the candidates aspire to win over New Hampshire and Iowa voters, that’s a given. But staunchly conservative GOPers are also at the top of the wish list.
Read More >>New Poll Results Answer Key Questions
The Quinnipiac University national poll released this morning seems to answer, for now at least, the question of whether businessman Donald Trump can maintain his strong position in the polls despite recent inflammatory comments:
Donald Trump surges, Jeb Bush slumps in new national poll
Donald Trump leads the GOP presidential field by a significant margin, according to a new Quinnipiac University national poll released Thursday….
Fully 20 percent of Republican and Republican-leaning voters said they would vote for Trump if the primary were ... Read More >>
Kasich in, Perry out, and Trump Trump Trump: The latest on next week’s debate
Congratulations to Governor John; sorry about your luck Governor Rick. With the release of new national poll numbers from Quinnipiac University this morning, we have a new top 10 — the threshold for a slot in next week’s first GOP debate — for only the second time since May.
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