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It’s time for a change at the top. Jeb Bush has topped each edition of Hotline’s GOP presidential power rankings until now, but we’ve said all along that there was no true frontrunner this primary season, unlike some in the past.

Frontrunner angst: Bush lead evaporates, Clinton favorability hits 7-year low

After five months of forums, fundraising appearances and trips to the early states, the 2016 Republican nomination contest is as unsettled as ever, with no candidate receiving more than 11 percent support and seven candidates all within three points of one another, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

Scott Walker has an edge on other Republican contenders in the latest Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register Iowa Poll, winning the backing of 17 percent of likely Republican caucus-goers in the Hawkeye State. By another metric—the “Selzer Score”—he jumps even higher.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich will make his Iowa debut this month, ending speculation that he might skip the first caucus state and focus more on the New Hampshire primary as he weighs a run for president in 2016.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich, R-Ohio, believes his political background is what makes him the best 2016 presidential candidate.

“I think it’s the best resume and a terrific record,” the Republican told NBC’s Chuck Todd on Sunday, though he has yet to officially launch a presidential campaign.

National poll shows no clear GOP frontrunner

The Republican field for 2016 is growing increasingly top-heavy, with no clear front-runner emerging in the latest nationwide Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday.

John Kasich is “virtually certain” to jump into the race for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, sources close to the Ohio governor tell ABC News.

Kasich has said his wife and daughters have given him a green light to run and in recent days Kasich has told his political advisors to begin preparing for a likely campaign. Kasich travels to New Hampshire in early June and recently did a fundraising trip to California. If he makes the final decision to run, he will make the announcement in late June or July.