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Associated PressJanuary 13, 2016

Chris Christie is pressing people in New Hampshire to avoid voting for a first-time senator in the coming presidential primary as he holds out Barack Obama as an example of what can happen when they do. “The U.S. Senate is like school,” he told a packed firehouse Wednesday. “They tell you where to go, what […]

Associated PressJanuary 13, 2016

President Barack Obama opened his State of the Union speech saying he’d keep it short, in what must have seemed music to the ears of some in the chamber antsy to get to Iowa to campaign for president. At times, Obama looked like he was one of them, eager to challenge biting criticism from Donald […]

Associated PressJanuary 12, 2016

Marco Rubio is increasingly portraying immigration as a national security issue rather than a question of what to do with millions of people in the country illegally, a sign of his evolving stance on a topic that remains one of his liabilities with conservative voters. “The issue is not the same one we had a […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 11, 2016

“A watched pot never boils!” You have heard that many times before. We all know it more aptly reflects our own impatience rather than our subjective reality. Of course a pot will boil if the heat is turned high enough. Watching the news this week from Oregon, the image of a simmering pot about to […]

Associated PressJanuary 11, 2016

For all the passionate support Donald Trump has amassed in New Hampshire, many Republicans and independent voters are just as passionate about not voting for Donald Trump. They are an enticing target for the pack of Republicans off the front-runner’s pace, who seek to turn a second-place finish in the nation’s first primary — or […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 11, 2016

For Jeb Bush and supporters, it’s probably wise not to rise or fall on the basis of a single poll. Case in point? New Hampshire. The Bush camp rallied this weekend around a poll that showed him moving up to second place in New Hampshire, getting 11.9 percent support. Flash forward to Monday, where a Monmouth University […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 11, 2016

Ted Cruz leads Donald Trump in Iowa, while Trump continues to outpace the competition in New Hampshire, according to a NBC News/WSJ/Marist poll released Sunday. Among likely Republican caucus-goers, the Texas senator leads the New York businessman, 28 percent to 24 percent. The poll found Marco Rubio comes in third with 13 percent, Ben Caron […]

Associated PressJanuary 10, 2016

Three weeks before Iowa kicks off the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump and Ted Cruz are generating overwhelming enthusiasm among Republican voters in the state, along with concern, though not panic, among the party professionals who believe both are unelectable in November against the Democratic nominee. Despite such fears, talk of a “takedown” effort aimed […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 9, 2016

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Donald Trump continues to lead the pack in national polls, but lags behind Ted Cruz in Iowa, according to the latest Fox News poll. Nationwide, Trump leads with 35 percent among Republican primary voters. Cruz comes in second, with 20 percent; while Marco Rubio is at third with 13 percent. Ben Carson received 10 percent […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 8, 2016

Jeb Bush’s image among Republicans has worsened, according to a new Gallup poll. Forty-five percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents said they had an unfavorable opinion of the former Florida governor. The results reflect voters opinions between Dec. 18 and Jan. 5. That support, the poll found, is significantly lower than his position in July, […]

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Chris Christie warns voters: Don’t elect a first-term senator

Analysis: Obama in campaign form in final State of the Union

Marco Rubio shifts immigration focus to national security concerns

Ed Moore: Our unwatched pot is already boiling

Inside the New Hampshire pitch to those who don’t want Donald Trump

Jeb Bush is only candidate NH voters view unfavorably, Monmouth U. poll finds

NBC News poll: Ted Cruz leads Donald Trump in Iowa

Ted Cruz, Donald Trump up in Iowa, but talk of “takedown” effort fades

Fox News Poll: Donald Trump continues to lead nationally, NH; Ted Cruz in top spot in Iowa

Gallup: Jeb Bush’s image among Republicans declines