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Associated PressFebruary 18, 2016

Asked about Donald Trump‘s views on immigration, Pope Francis said Thursday that anyone who wants to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border isn’t Christian. Trump, a leading U.S. Republican presidential candidate, has promised to build a wall along the Mexican border from Texas to California and expel 11 million people who are in the […]

Associated PressFebruary 17, 2016

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Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush is getting an earful of advice — much of it about Donald Trump — during a campaign appearance in South Carolina. One man in the town hall audience of about 300 people told Bush his presidential “campaign has been co-opted by the P.T. Barnum of our time.” Another man at […]

Associated PressFebruary 16, 2016

Jeb Bush says that his mother, Barbara Bush, will campaign for him again in South Carolina with days to go until the state’s Republican primary. The former Florida governor said Tuesday that his mother, the former First Lady, would join him on the road as she did ahead of the New Hampshire primary. Campaign spokeswoman […]

Associated PressFebruary 15, 2016

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John Kasich proudly cites his efforts while in Congress to cut what he believed was wasteful defense spending. But allies for Jeb Bush, a Republican presidential rival, see a potential vulnerability for Kasich in military-minded South Carolina and are trying to slow the Ohio governor’s momentum after a strong showing in New Hampshire. An outside […]

Associated PressFebruary 15, 2016

Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential candidate, offered this year’s hopefuls advice about a hard-learned lesson: Release your tax returns before the primaries and avoid tough scrutiny later. But the top three Republicans leading in national polls don’t appear to be listening. Even as other candidates – most notably Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush – […]

Associated PressFebruary 13, 2016

Former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore says he’s dropping out of the race for the White House. The Republican said in a prepared statement he plans to support his party’s nominee and will continue to speak out about what he called the dangers of electing Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders, the two candidates for the Democratic nomination. […]

Associated PressFebruary 12, 2016

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Presidential candidates in both parties battled for the crucial backing of blacks and Hispanics on Friday as the race shifted toward states with more minority voters. Republicans crisscrossed South Carolina looking to derail billionaire Donald Trump and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who each came to the state with a burst of momentum after the first […]

Associated PressFebruary 10, 2016

Hoping for survival in the South, a muddled field of Republican presidential contenders descended Wednesday on South Carolina, no closer to clarity about who can stand between Donald Trump and their party’s nomination. Not me, Carly Fiorina announced, dropping out of the campaign. A Chris Christie spokeswoman said his race was over, too. But a […]

Associated PressFebruary 9, 2016

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Donald Trump upended the traditions of New Hampshire campaigning when he opted for mega-rallies over living room conversations and diner stops, yet the businessman is hoping for a win in the state’s Tuesday primary. The trio of governors vying for second place are betting a near-constant presence in the state and a one-on-one approach is […]

Associated PressFebruary 6, 2016

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An aggrieved Donald Trump was rejoining his Republican presidential rivals on the debate stage and hoping for a winning formula in New Hampshire, while the challenge for surging Marco Rubio was fending off attacks from other candidates. The debate Saturday night comes three days before New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary, a contest that will likely determine […]

Tag: 2016 GOP presidential primary

Pope on Donald Trump: Anyone who wants border walls isn’t Christian

Jeb Bush is told “Your message isn’t resonating”

Barbara Bush to campaign with Jeb in South Carolina

Allies of Jeb Bush, John Kasich spar over military spending

Top Republicans stay quiet on release of their tax returns

Former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore ends White House bid

Presidential contenders fight for minority voters in South Carolina

Jumbled GOP field hopes for survival in South Carolina

Primary puts values of retail campaigning to the test

Debate night: Donald Trump to rejoin rivals, Marco Rubio may feel heat