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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.

Super PACs are poised to take over for traditional campaigns—starting by stealing their top talent

Mike Murphy was destined to be the chief strategist for Jeb Bush’s 2016 White House campaign. The California-based Republican operative has been a close friend and confidant to Bush for decades; he knows the candidate inside and out. Indeed, when the former Florida governor began the exploratory phase of his presidential effort late last year, Murphy was manning the controls—playing a central role in deciding where Bush would go, what he would say and to whom. This is precisely the part he was expected to play in Bush’s presidential effort. And yet, it is increasingly likely, according to Republicans inside Bush’s orbit, that throughout the official campaign, the candidate and confidant will barely speak.

Gov. John Kasich hopes his next move will be from the Midwest to the Northeast.

According to paperwork filed with the Internal Revenue Service, the Ohio governor started a 527 organization called “New Day for America” Monday, signaling he will explore a 2016 White House bid.

Bobby Jindal, unpopular at home, getting little traction for 2016

Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal’s focus on states important in the presidential campaign is drawing lots of criticism at home and doing little apparent good for his 2016 prospects.

Lost — at least for now — in a pack of better-known White House contenders, Jindal is taking heat in Louisiana for a $1.6 billion budget shortfall that threatens colleges and health care services with deep cuts. Lawmakers from both parties say his national political ambitions are a distraction.

Mike Huckabee Would Be a More Important Candidate Than You Might Think

The most important name that you haven’t heard much about in the Republican primary race is nonetheless a familiar one: Mike Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor who took the pageantry of presidential announcements to a nearly parodic level on Friday by appearing on national television to announce that he would announce whether he would run on May 5.

Marco Rubio’s secret weapon

Marco Rubio’s campaign is premised on the idea that he’s the candidate best suited to bridge the divide between conservatives and the GOP establishment — if he can stay in the race long enough to make that case against better-funded opponents like Jeb Bush.

Enter Norman Braman , an 82-year-old self-made billionaire with a fondness for Rubio and an equally intense distaste for Bush.