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Poll: Trump jumps to second among N.H. Republicans

Real estate magnate and reality TV star Donald Trump has jumped to second place among New Hampshire Republicans, trailing only former Florida governor Jeb Bush in a new Suffolk University Poll.

Who’s in and who’s out in the first Republican debate

With new polls out Tuesday from CNN and the good people at the Washington Post (in partnership with ABC News), we’ve updated our widget to reflect what the stage would look like if the first debate were held today.

John Kasich may be “the most electable representative of the moderate wing of the Republican Party,” or he may be “a RINO … desperate to curry favor with moderates, establishment donors, and the media,” depending on what profile you’re reading. But after the Ohio governor and likely Republican presidential candidate’s appearance at the Faith & Freedom Coalition gathering in Washington Friday, Kasich can lay claim to another title: the most openly religious candidate to run in the GOP primaries at least since Mike Huckabee’s 2008 campaign and perhaps going all the way back to Pat Robertson in 1988.

Operation Replace Jeb Bush

Sensing the window of opportunity is closing, John Kasich is on a last-minute dash across the country to convince party donors and power-brokers that there’s room for one more candidate in the most crowded Republican presidential field in decades.

The annual Faith & Freedom Coalition Policy Conference kicks off Thursday in Washington, giving top-tier presidential contenders as well as long shots such as former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum and Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal a chance to compete for the large evangelical Christian base in the crowded Republican primary contest.

Poll: GOP tossup in Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania

Republican voters remain split in the key swing states of Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday. But with Democrats, Hillary Clinton remains the overwhelming favorite.

John Kasich, Ohio’s Republican Rebel, Nears Run for President

The last time John R. Kasich contemplated running for president, as an ambitious congressman in 1999, he tried courting Republicans in Iowa only to discover that even the reporter trailing him from his home state, Ohio, was more enthralled with the Texas governor, George W. Bush.