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Associated PressFebruary 1, 2016

Iowa kicked off voting in the 2016 presidential race Monday night, with the Republican contest shaping up as a three-way fight among Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio. Democrats Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders were also locked in a tight battle as the caucuses began. The indicators were based on interviews with voters who […]

Associated PressFebruary 1, 2016

Jeb Bush‘s supporters have spent $15 million on slickly produced ads to win over Iowa voters. Barely registering in the polls and increasingly desperate in the shadow of the Iowa caucuses, he’s now trying a cost-free, personal tactic: hugs. When 67-year-old Harrison Cass, Jr., of Waterloo, pledged to caucus for Bush Monday night, the former […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 1, 2016

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With hours to go before the first votes are cast, a new poll shows Donald Trump’s lead widening, due in large part to support from likely first-time caucus goers. Trump holds a 7 point lead over Ted Cruz, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Monday morning. Trump is at 31 percent, followed by Cruz […]

Associated PressFebruary 1, 2016

Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush, John Kasich, and Chris Christie, the four Republican candidates in a showdown for their party’s traditional supporters, closed last year with about as much money in the bank combined as Ted Cruz, the conservative insurgent they hope to topple. Then there’s Donald Trump, the celebrity businessman who has just begun to […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 31, 2016

The super PAC backing presidential hopeful Marco Rubio raised more than $30 million in 2015. Conservative Solutions PAC, the super PAC supporting Rubio, reported it raised $14.4 million in the second part of the year. The organization raised more than $30 million in 2015, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission […]

Associated PressJanuary 31, 2016

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Money may be growing tight for four Republican presidential hopefuls clustered under Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, just when they’re about to need it the most. Financial reports coming out Sunday will show who began the year with enough cash to put their long-range campaign plans into motion. For Chris Christie, Jeb Bush, and John […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 31, 2016

Donald Trump cast aspersions on Florida presidential candidates Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush during a lengthy interview Sunday leading off ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos.” When asked whether he thinks “Marco Rubio might sneak up the middle” during the Iowa caucuses Monday night, Trump said, “I sort of doubt it.” “In Florida, I’m 48 and […]

Scott PowersJanuary 31, 2016

Two days before the Iowa caucuses, The New York Times has weighed in with endorsements of Democratic front runner Hillary Clinton and Republican long shot John Kasich, calling the Ohio governor “the only plausible choice for Republicans.” The Times’ endorsement of Clinton was hardly a surprise, given that the Times has endorsed the former U.S. […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 30, 2016

Less than 48 hours from the Iowa caucuses, Jeb Bush‘s campaign announced endorsements from three former governors: Frank Keating of Oklahoma’ Dirk Kempthorne of Idaho, and Rhode Island’s Lincoln Almond. Bush, Florida governor from 1999 through 2007, also won praise Thursday in an op-ed penned by Mike Johanns, a former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, U.S. senator, […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 30, 2016

With just two days before the Iowa caucuses, Donald Trump remains in the top spot among Iowa Republicans. According to a Gravis Marketing poll, Trump leads in Iowa with 31 percent, followed by Ted Cruz at 27 percent. Among likely Republican primary voters, Marco Rubio is in third with 13 percent, followed by Ben Carson […]

Tag: Jeb Bush

Iowa caucuses: Tight races for both parties

Jeb Bush doing whatever it takes to stay relevant

Quinnipiac poll: First-time voters help boost Donald Trump’s lead

Among GOP rivals to Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio has most cash

Super PAC backing Marco Rubio raised more than $14 million in 2nd half of 2015

Cash flow could be issue for 4 GOP contenders seeking boost from New Hampshire

On ABC’s “This Week” Donald Trump dismisses Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush

New York Times endorses Hillary Clinton, John Kasich

In lead-up to Iowa, Jeb Bush wins endorsements from 3 former governors

Gravis poll finds Donald Trump with lead over Ted Cruz in Iowa