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Associated PressFebruary 7, 2016

Marco Rubio faced withering criticism of his readiness to be president and his policy depth in the final Republican debate before Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary, as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and other candidates launched an aggressive campaign to slow the Florida senator’s rise. Rubio’s responded with an uneven performance on Saturday night that could […]

Associated PressFebruary 2, 2016

Jeb Bush is going after the top three finishers in Monday night’s Iowa caucuses in New Hampshire. He says Ted Cruz, Donald Trump, and Marco Rubio are “untested” and do not have the experience to handle the Oval Office job. He was especially critical of Trump, saying the billionaire businessman “disparages” and “insults” people during […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 15, 2016

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Jeb Bush, fresh off a record-breaking fundraising effort, celebrated in July with major donors at an exclusive two-day conference in Kennebunkport, Maine. It was there the former governor boasted his $114 million hauls were “only the beginning.” That was last year. Months later, and weeks before the first votes in Iowa and New Hampshire, Bush […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 6, 2016

Chris Christie is hitting back against attack ads, saying a divided Republican Party could boost the Democrats’ chances. The Christie campaign on Wednesday released an ad responding to recent attacks from a super PAC backing Marco Rubio. The advertisement is slated to run in New Hampshire. The 30-second spot — dubbed “We Need to Keep […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 4, 2016

California Republican U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa will stump on behalf of Sen. Marco Rubio in New Hampshire, the campaign said Monday. Issa, chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, is scheduled to make six campaign stops in New Hampshire on Tuesday and Wednesday. He is scheduled to attend two meet-and-greets — in […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterDecember 30, 2015

Marco Rubio takes on national security in a new television advertisement set to run in New Hampshire beginning Wednesday. In the ad, dubbed “Lunatic,” Rubio lays out how the United States needs to be the strongest nation to confront threats to the country’s safety. “Our allies don’t trust us. Our enemies don’t fear us. And […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterDecember 29, 2015

A super PAC supporting Jeb Bush will begin airing advertisements in New Hampshire this week as the former Florida governor tries to make gains in advance of the state’s Feb. 9 primary. On Tuesday, Right to Rise USA released a 30-second spot that contrasts Bush’s record with the records of Govs. Chris Christie and John […]

Jim RosicaDecember 22, 2015

New polling shows Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump sweeping primaries in Florida and early-vote state New Hampshire, and tying with Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in South Carolina. The pollster, though, warns the “race is still young” and “there is still much room for movement for virtually all of the candidates.” More to the point, other focus-group surveys suggest Trump “may have hit […]

Peter SchorschDecember 20, 2015

Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie says it’s time for voters to start getting serious about the election as they head into the new year. The New Jersey governor returned to New Hampshire Saturday to begin a four-day bus tour across the early-voting state, where he’s been drawing new interest and gaining in polls. “It’s game […]

Tag: 2016 New Hampshire Republican primary

Marco Rubio comes under withering criticism in Republican debate

Jeb Bush on Donald Trump: “A man with deep insecurities”

Anxious Jeb Bush donors await signal it’s time to move on

Chris Christie hits back against recent attacks in new ad

Darrell Issa campaigning for Marco Rubio in New Hampshire

Marco Rubio highlights national security in new campaign ad

Jeb Bush super PAC targets Chris Christie, John Kasich in New Hampshire

New polls show Donald Trump strong but “race still young”

Chris Christie says “show time” is over in New Hampshire