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Top Christie ally defects to Bush

As New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie tries for a political revival with New Hampshire town halls and Iowa diner stops, he won’t have one of his longtime friends and political advisers at his side.

New Jersey state Sen. Joseph M. Kyrillos, who chaired Christie’s 2009 gubernatorial campaign and ushered his agenda through a Democratic-controlled legislature, is backing former Florida governor Jeb Bush’s all-but-certain presidential bid.

The 2016 Presidential Candidates and Their Scandals

As more presidential candidates begin to campaign for 2016, the gloves are starting to come off. New scandals are being unearthed or created, and old controversies are undoubtedly going to be pulled out of the closet time and time again.

In an effort to organize the obloquy, we’ve put together a simple info graphic outlining the major scandals attached to each candidate in each party, starting with the Democrats.

Likely Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina on Tuesday kicks off a five-day swing through Iowa, two days longer than Hillary Clinton’s first official presidential trip there last week.

Fiorina will make at least 13 planned stops, ending at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition Spring Kick Off Forum that is expected to include most of the 19 potential GOP candidates.

The GOP frontrunner? It’s not Jeb Bush

With one well-received January speech in Iowa, Scott Walker shot to the top of the polls. After a successful campaign launch, Marco Rubio is slowly gaining ground with donors and with conservatives who see a candidate with an inspiring biography and exceptional skills as a communicator.

Yet it’s Jeb Bush who’s frequently described as the frontrunner in a crowded field of more than a dozen Republican candidates. The reality is that he’s not — at this stage in the nominating contest, no one is.

Hillary or Elizabeth?

That was the question that Walt Pregler, the chairman of the Dubuque County Democratic Party of Iowa wanted to ask of roughly 60 of his fellow county chairs and committed Democratic activists at a meeting earlier this month of the First District Central Committee, which represents the most Democratic portion of this first-in-the-nation caucus state.

Perry lands ex-Romney healthcare adviser

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced Monday that he has nabbed one of the kings of conservative healthcare policy for his likely 2016 campaign.

The Manhattan Institute’s Avik Roy, who previously served as a healthcare adviser for Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign, will now join Perry’s advisory committee, Rick PAC.

Cruz’s Struggle: This Man Loves to Argue

The first time I met Ted Cruz, he argued with me. The second time I met Ted Cruz, he argued with me. It wasn’t personal, of course. Ted Cruz simply loves to argue.