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Rick Perry slams Rand Paul: Let the 2016 GOP presidential race beginTexas Gov. Rick Perry, humbled in the 2012 presidential race, is contemplating another try in 2016. Contrasting himself with front-runner Sen. Rand Paul, Perry has laid out a more muscular foreign and national security policy.
Chris Christie鈥檚 national popularity tanks, but poll shows room to recoverEmbattled NJ Gov. Chris Christie (R) is down to 35 percent favorability nationally in a new ABC/Washington Post poll. But a quarter of Americans still have no opinion of him.聽
Can Republicans win in 2016 by changing their rules?The Republican National Committee, gathered in Washington, wants to avoid a rerun of 2012, when Mitt Romney was left bruised and broke after the primaries, 20 debates, and a late convention.
Rand Paul's foreign policy pitch to Republicans: I'm no extremistSen. Rand Paul, who has been telling Republican donors he is not a libertarian extremist, told the Center for the National Interest in Washington Tuesday he is not an isolationist, rather US foreign policy is 'too belligerent.'
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Poll: Christie leads GOP presidential pack, but still loses to HillaryChris Christie gets one-third of Republicans' support for the 2016 nomination, versus one-third who want 'Not Christie,' an NBC poll says. But in a general election matchup against Hillary Clinton, Christie loses big.聽
2016 contenders: Why Syria is tough for GOP's Marco RubioSen. Marco Rubio believes the US must intervene in Syria. But backing Obama on military strikes would have been politically costly. So he found a way to vote no.
RNC threat to networks over Hillary Clinton programs: Is it wise? Is it real?Reince Priebus, the RNC chairman, warned CNN and NBC that if they don't cancel plans for programs on Hillary Clinton they could lose out on GOP primary debate coverage.
Marco Rubio, immigration reform, and 2016: the big riskSen. Marco Rubio, a likely GOP contender for president in 2016, risks alienating conservatives by taking a lead role in pushing for comprehensive immigration reform. But he probably didn't have a choice.聽
14 Republicans running in 2016 The GOP has a history of nominating people who have run before, which could give heart to some familiar faces. But there鈥檚 also a crop of first-timers who could steal the show.
Electing a president: Five insights from Obama campaign manager Jim MessinaConventional wisdom held that Team Obama would not be able to generate the turnout numbers in 2012 that it had in 2008. What campaign manager Jim Messina did to reelect the president.
Karl Rove on why Romney lost: Obama was 'suppressing the vote'GOP strategist Karl Rove used provocative words to describe one reason he believes Obama won. By 'suppressing the vote,' Rove appeared to mean that negative ads about MItt Romney tamped down enthusiasm for the GOP nominee.
How Obama won in a weak economy: Voters didn't blame himThe economy was the big issue in the election, and Mitt Romney saw its poor condition as a point of vulnerability for Obama. But in exit polls, only 38 percent of voters blamed the president.
Youth vote decides presidential election 鈥撀燼gain. Is this the new normal?The youth vote proved decisive in Tuesday's presidential election, just as it did in 2008. But this year, it was a far greater surprise.
Why Florida's count matters, even though it won't affect the outcomeThe reason Florida is so closely watched聽 鈥� and so frequently embroiled in election disputes 鈥� is that the state has a big, diverse population that marks a fault line in American politics.
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