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AP Photo/Mary Altaffer In Iowa, Expect the Unexpected
Trump leads the late polls, with Rubio positioned for a strong finish.
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AP Photo/Chris Carlson Rubio Makes the Most of His Final Debate Opportunity
Gaining in the polls, the Florida senator delivers a compelling closing argument before the Iowa caucuses.
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AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt 2016 Power Rankings: Trump on Top
Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio round out our top tier of Republican contenders.
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AP Photo/Evan Vucci Playing with Fire, Republican Bigwigs Want to Take Out Cruz
Party officials and strategists believe that if Trump wins Iowa, Rubio’s path to the nomination is clearer.
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AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt In South Carolina, Evangelicals Outstrip the Establishment
Ted Cruz may not be leading in polls, but he’s the best-positioned Republican in the South’s first primary.
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AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt South Carolina Debate Crowns a GOP Final Four
Trump shows he’s a front-runner, Rubio and Cruz duke it out, and Christie hangs tough.
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AP Photo/Lance Iversen Trump’s Trump Card: Blue-State Republicans
His strength with Reagan Democrats could make him a force in the primaries—but he’ll need to win Iowa first.
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AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley Republicans Learned the Wrong Lessons From 2014
GOP leaders thought they vanquished the tea party in the midterms. Their 2016 presidential primary is proving them wrong.
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AP Photo/Andrew Harnik Chris Christie's Path To Victory
If the New Jersey governor beats Marco Rubio in New Hampshire, he’ll become the establishment leader.
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AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Hotline's 2016 Senate Rankings
The Senate seats most likely to flip.
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Mary Schwalm / AP New Hampshire's Troubled Republican Establishment
With mainstream candidates splitting support, party leaders in the Granite State worry that Cruz and Trump will run away with the primary.
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AP Photo/Mary Schwalm In New Hampshire, a GOP Establishment Divided
Moderate voters are having a hard time deciding who to support—and that’s welcome news for Donald Trump and Ted Cruz.
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AP Photo/John Raoux Tough Talk vs. Military Muscle
Cruz and Rubio duke it out over how to deal with ISIS.
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AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster Democrats’ Biggest Vulnerability In 2016: National Security
Hillary Clinton may suffer from the American public's unease with President Obama's performance against terror.
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National Journal The Ultimate Washington Wonk Quiz: December 5th Edition
How well do you know your politics?
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AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster The Case for Chris Christie’s Political Comeback
The New Jersey governor is betting all his political chips on doing well in New Hampshire. If that happens, he’d become an instant contender.
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AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall Republicans Hold the Edge in the 2016 Presidential Race
If the party doesn’t split in two, the eventual GOP nominee should be favored to defeat Hillary Clinton.
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National Journal The Ultimate Washington Wonk Quiz: November 20th Edition
How well do you know your politics?
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Episode 42: Rubio's First Big Test
November 12, 2015
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AP Photo/Morry Gash Donald Trump’s Huge Debate Blunder
By embracing lower wages, Trump risks losing some support from his rock-solid working-class base.
