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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 2, 2016

Marco Rubio took a victory lap Monday, promising Iowans he would unite the Republican Party if he is his party’s nominee. Rubio came in third in the state’s Republican caucus with 23 percent of the vote. The Florida Republican did better than many polls predicted; the final Des Moines Register/Bloomberg Politics Iowa Poll released Saturday […]

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 […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 1, 2016

Marco Rubio is out with two new Web videos, including one featuring his family. In a pre-caucus message, Jeanette Rubio and her children thanks Iowans for “their wonderful hospitality in this past year.” “Please remember to come out and caucus for Marco,” she tells supporters with the Rubio’s four children by her side. “We need […]

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

Marco Rubio took to the airwaves Monday morning to make a final pitch to Iowa voters. The Florida Republican told “Good Morning America” viewers that he was the best candidate for the Republican nomination because he will “unite the Republican Party.” “I’ll unite the conservative movement and we’ll grow it. We’re going to take our […]

Martin DyckmanFebruary 1, 2016

An important member of Congress had a simple prescription for what ails health care in America: “Medicare for everyone.” “Everyone is in Medicare now,” he said. “Some of us get it. Others pay.” The year was 1991, and had it been Bernie Sanders saying that, nobody would have paid attention. He was a House freshman […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 1, 2016

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Donald Trump told “Morning Joe” hosts he’ll do the best he can to persuade caucus goers to vote for him on Monday evening. Trump appeared on the show by telephone Monday morning, one of several interviews the GOP front runner conducted ahead of the Iowa caucuses. When asked by host Joe Scarborough how he felt […]

Associated PressFebruary 1, 2016

Donald Trump‘s campaign filings show the billionaire Republican front-runner spent just $6.8 million in the final three months of last year. The outlay is less than half of what Ted Cruz, his nearest rival in the polls, spent during the same period. Early in his campaign, Trump said he was willing to spend $100 million […]

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 […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 1, 2016

Some Iowa caucus goers will hear a personal plea from Marco Rubio on Monday night. Rubio is scheduled to visit three caucus sites Monday night to speak to caucus-goers before they cast their votes. The visits will be Rubio’s final attempt to woo voters before the Iowa caucuses begin. According to the campaign, Rubio is […]

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