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What happened to Scott Walker?

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker surged into the top tier of the Republican presidential race with a fiery speech in the depths of winter in Iowa. But his candidacy has wilted in the heat of a summer dominated by Donald Trump, with loyalists and supporters now calling for an immediate mid-course correction.

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Iowa Poll: At a glance, how each GOP candidate fares

Trump has pulled off a reversal in how caucusgoers view him. In May, his favorability was upside down: Just 27 percent viewed him favorably and 63 percent unfavorably. Now, it’s 61 percent favorable, 35 percent unfavorable.

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Can Trump Win the Republican Nomination?

The question of whether businessman Donald Trump might actually win the Republican nomination seems to be getting asked more often. The biggest reason for the increased attention to Trump’s campaign is obviously his polling numbers, and just this weekend The Des Moines Register released a new poll showing him maintaining a lead in the crucial first-in-the-nation caucus state:

Iowa Poll: Trump blazes to lead; Carson quietly rises

A new Des Moines Register/Bloomberg Politics Iowa Poll finds that Trump, the flamboyant real estate ... Read More >>

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Iowa Poll: Trump blazes to lead; Carson quietly rises

Donald Trump has built up tremendous support in Iowa — he’s very wealthy, he loves the Bible and he’d be just terrific as president of the United States. And he’s very handsome.

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Trump tops GOP rankings

Donald Trump tops The Hill’s rankings of 2016 GOP candidates for the first time, as the race cranks up to a new level of intensity with debate season underway.

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Subtle shifts for Scott Walker as he campaigns in Iowa

When Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker arrived at The Corner Coffee Shop in Greenfield, he made a full circuit of the room – stopping to talk and answer questions with every voter – before giving a condensed version of his standard stump speech and taking audience questions.

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Ben Carson Quietly Builds Support Among Likely Primary Voters

Don’t forget Ben Carson.

The retired pediatric neurosurgeon isn’t generating the headlines or drawing the crowds of Donald Trump, but his numbers in some surveys suggest the appetite for his presidential candidacy might be just as great, if not greater.

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