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Associated PressNovember 3, 2015

Despite a handful of high-profile defections, most Republican presidential candidates are still demanding changes to the GOP’s coming debates. That’s not to say they are speaking with one voice. The White House hopefuls have distinct, sometimes contradictory, strategies to score political points from the uproar. Some, like Ted Cruz, are going after debate hosts to […]

Associated PressNovember 3, 2015

Jeb Bush sought to revive a sagging campaign for president in New Hampshire on Tuesday, committing anew to a state with deep ties to his family. He’ll start from a position of weakness that some family loyalists say is of his own making. Eager to distinguish himself from his family legacy at the outset of […]

Associated PressNovember 3, 2015

Jeb Bush hit the reset button on his faltering presidential campaign, racing across Florida Monday with a new slogan that cast him as the sole Republican candidate who can right what’s wrong with Washington: “Jeb Can Fix It.” But the pithy phrasing could apply as much to his effort to steady the campaign as it […]

Associated PressNovember 2, 2015

After a devastating loss in the 2012 presidential election, the Republican Party entered a period of intense self-reflection and emerged with a firm promise to learn from its mistakes. The GOP vowed to avoid a prolonged and vicious 2016 primary. It concluded it must embrace an overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws and adopt a […]

Ryan RayNovember 2, 2015

As the rollicking presidential campaign of New York real estate mogul Donald Trump recently took a moment to put forth a policy proposal or two, Floridians may have noticed one that seemed familiar. “Under a Trump Administration, all veterans eligible for VA health care can bring their veteran’s ID card to any doctor or care facility that […]

Associated PressNovember 1, 2015

Republican candidates frustrated by their party’s presidential debates are contemplating changes to those remaining on the nomination calendar, even beyond the GOP chairman’s decision to suspend a partnership with NBC News and its properties on a debate set for February. The complaints prompted a private meeting Sunday night in Washington, organized by Ben Carson‘s campaign, […]

Associated PressOctober 29, 2015

Marco Rubio tried to build on his well-reviewed performance in the GOP debate by lashing out at Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday, turning toward the general election with a focus on the deadly 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya. Given the chance to follow-up on the clash between still-large field of candidates for the Republican presidential […]

Associated PressOctober 20, 2015

After initially struggling with questions about the Iraq War and his brother’s tenure as the nation’s leader, Jeb Bush has tossed aside any hesitations about embracing former President George W. Bush’s legacy and is searching for new ways to incorporate him into his White House campaign. It’s a shift due in no small part to […]

Associated PressOctober 19, 2015

Donald Trump likes to boast about his enormous wealth and how he doesn’t need anyone else’s money to pay for his presidential campaign. That hasn’t stopped tens of thousands of people from chipping in with checks as small as $10 to let the Republican candidate know they’re behind him. Trump has taken in 73,942 contributions, […]

Associated PressOctober 6, 2015

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is well-known in this serene coastal section of Scotland, where shimmering golden sand dunes meet the ice-blue North Sea and people play on his golf course. He’s known in the Himalayas, too, far from any sign with his name on it. And in the Middle East, Africa and beyond. His […]

Tag: 2016 GOP presidential primary

Conflicting strategies shape GOP debate furor

Many Bush backers in New Hampshire have “moved on” from Jeb

Jeb Bush hits campaign reset, retools slogan: ‘Jeb Can Fix It’

A year from Election Day, GOP faces chaos it hoped to avoid

Donald Trump veterans’ plan mirrors David Jolly’s

Frustrated Republicans contemplate changes to debate setup

Day after debate, Marco Rubio looks beyond primary toward Hillary Clinton

Jeb Bush finding place for brother’s tenure in 2016 campaign

Small-dollar donors flock to Donald Trump, help power his campaign

The Donald Trump swagger is seen, not always loved, worldwide