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Peter SchorschJanuary 27, 2016

As the Iowa caucuses approach, voters with any lingering doubts about the vigor of Jeb Bush’s presidential campaign could be in for a last-minute shock. On Wednesday, Bush’s campaign released a massive list of Florida supporters, signaling a move that just might put to rest any misgivings about the former governor’s political stature in his […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 26, 2016

With less than a week before the Iowa caucuses, Marco Rubio is taking to the airwaves to explain why he thinks Washington, D.C., is broken. The 30-second spot, called “Listening,” features several shots of people listening to a Rubio advertisement while going about their day-to-day business. In the background, Rubio is heard saying it’s “time […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 26, 2016

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Donald Trump may have the best chance of getting elected president, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. The poll found 56 percent of Republican-leaning voters said Trump had the best chance of getting elected in November 2016, followed by Ted Cruz with 17 percent. No other candidate cracked double digits when asked which […]

Associated PressJanuary 25, 2016

Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio sprinted toward the Iowa caucuses Sunday, avoiding direct confrontations with his opponents and instead, projecting a vision that looks more toward the general election. The Florida senator was in Cedar Rapids and Waterloo, part of a nine-day blitz across the state, campaigning with confidence to audiences numbering in the hundreds, […]

Associated PressJanuary 24, 2016

Donald Trump is so confident about the loyalty of his supporters that he predicted Saturday they would stick with him even if he shot someone. The Republican presidential front-runner bashed conservative commentator Glenn Beck‘s support of rival Ted Cruz and welcomed a figure from the GOP establishment, Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, in rallies nine […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 23, 2016

Marco Rubio’s campaign is hitting back after a Washington Post story reported the Florida senator was arrested in 1990 for being in a park after closing time. In a fundraising email to supporters Saturday, the campaign decided to come clean with a few other offenses: He colored outside the lines as a kid, double dips […]

Darryl PaulsonJanuary 21, 2016

In many respects, Sarah Palin and Donald Trump have little in common. She is a small-town girl from Alaska who hunts moose and any other creature on hooves. Trump is a big-city boy from Manhattan who hunts fortunes. While Palin has ties to conservatives and evangelicals, Trump is neither conservative nor evangelical. In the 21st […]

Associated PressJanuary 20, 2016

Under pressure to emerge as the Republican mainstream’s presidential contender, Sen. Marco Rubio is increasingly relying on a national strategy as he lowers expectations for February’s primary contests. He’s betting big that Republican voters across the political spectrum will ultimately coalesce behind his candidacy in the state-by-state slog for delegates his team envisions for the […]

Associated PressJanuary 18, 2016

Republican presidential hopeful Marco Rubio promised to keep “talking about God” as he campaigned across Iowa Monday, reminding influential evangelical voters of his commitment to Christian values just two weeks before the state’s lead-off caucuses. The Florida senator’s GOP rivals have dismissed him as too moderate at times, but on Monday, he spoke of how […]

Associated PressJanuary 17, 2016

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After months of predicting a comeback for their preferred candidates, Republican establishment leaders now concede the first two contests of the presidential race, in Iowa and New Hampshire early next month, are Donald Trump‘s and Ted Cruz‘s to lose. That leaves many GOP traditionalists, who fear each candidate would be a disaster in the November […]

Tag: Iowa

With Iowa caucuses days away, Jeb Bush releases massive roll call of supporters, best grassroots in Florida

In new ad, Marco Rubio tells Iowans next president must “stand up to runaway government”

Poll: Support for Donald Trump remains strong

Marco Rubio attacks Hillary Clinton, not GOP rivals, in Iowa

Donald Trump welcomes a senator, bashes Glenn Beck’s support of Ted Cruz

Email insights: Marco Rubio campaign hoping to raise cash off #RubioCrimeSpree

Darryl Paulson: Will the Sarah Palin endorsement of Donald Trump matter?

Marco Rubio betting on long-haul strategy to win nomination

Marco Rubio says faith the “single greatest influence in my life”

GOP establishment loses hope of winning Iowa, New Hampshire