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Scott Walker says he can follow Reagan’s lead on foreign policy

White House hopeful Scott Walker said he won’t stray from his much-questioned approach of avoiding sharp, substantive talk on foreign affairs during his tours of Western Europe next week and Israel next month.

The question has percolated in GOP circles since the new year began, with presidential primary state activists wondering why the New Jersey governor isn’t doing a better job keeping in touch and rival GOP campaigns happily pointing to Christie’s diminished stature in the polls.

Yes. We know the 2016 Presidential election is 579 days away. But we wanted to know how big of a role will Nevada play in the upcoming election. Local political scientists Dr. Eric Herzik and Dr. Fred Lokken predict Nevada, once again, will have a big impact.

“We’ve voted for the winner in every presidential election except for 1976,” said Herzik. “No state has a better record of voting for the winning candidate.”

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, showing an apparent move toward a presidential campaign, has hired Henry Goodwin as his initial staffer in New Hampshire.

NRA snubs Chris Christie, Rand Paul

The National Rifle Association’s annual convention in Nashville, Tennessee, will feature about a dozen potential Republican presidential candidates, but two prominent names will be absent in the Music City.

Neither Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky nor New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was invited to address the NRA’s Leadership Forum, NRA officials confirmed to The Tennessean.

Rick Perry’s 2016 Narrative: Second Chances

It appears former Texas Gov. Rick Perry has settled on a theme for a possible 2016 presidential bid that he hopes will resonate with evangelicals: second chances.

During a swing through the early-primary state of South Carolina this week, Perry, who waged a foible-prone candidacy in 2012, drew upon the Christian narrative of second chances, according to the Texas Tribune.

Rand Paul: Mugged by reality?

As Rand Paul announced his presidential campaign Tuesday, he called for a national defense “robust enough to defend against all attack, modern enough to deter all enemies, and nimble enough to defend our vital interests.” He also called for a “foreign policy that protects American interests and encourages stability — not chaos.”