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Ben Carson takes lead over Donald Trump in CBS-NY Times poll

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For the first time this year, Ben Carson has taken the lead nationally in a new CBS/New York Times poll. Carson is at 26 percent with Donald Trump trailing with 22 percent in the GOP Presidential primary field. From there, there’s a big drop-off. Marco Rubio is a distant third with 8 percent; Jeb Bush and Carly Fiorina are next with 7 percent. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, and Ohio Gov.…

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AP poll: 8 in 10 Republicans prefer an outsider candidate

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A huge majority of Republican voters prefer an outsider candidate to one with experience in Washington, and most see political rookies Donald Trump and Ben Carson as possible general election winners, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll. Carson tops the field as the most positively viewed candidate among Republicans, the poll shows. Some things to know about opinions on the Republican field from the AP-GfK survey. GOP HIGH ON CARSON Carson is the candidate viewed most positively by Republican registered…

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GOP, Dems moving in opposite directions after a pivotal week

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After a pivotal week, the presidential race has become a tale of two parties on sharply different trajectories: Hillary Rodham Clinton has tightened her grip on the Democratic nomination while Republican concern is reaching new heights. Some officials are even considering what could turn into a GOP civil war to stop Donald Trump — with no fallback option. Clinton took what was essentially a victory lap on Friday, cheered by excited Democrats a day after her strong performance during an…

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No longer patient, Jeb Bush backers fret about sluggish campaign

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For months, Jeb Bush‘s campaign insisted it was too early. Too early to worry about the Republican presidential candidate’s sluggish poll numbers. Too early to fret over the rise of unorthodox candidates Donald Trump and Ben Carson. Too early to question if the one-time front-runner is merely a pedestrian candidate. But with just over three months until primary voting gets underway in Iowa, and Bush still mired in the middle of the crowded GOP field, some supporters fear it could…

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Donald Trump to close out first full day of RPOF Sunshine Summit

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Donald Trump, the solid front-runner in Florida and nationally in the GOP presidential race, will be the sixth and final candidate to speak at the Republican Party of Florida’s Sunshine Summit taking place Nov. 13-14 at Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando. Twelve candidates in all will participate in the event, a fundraiser for the RPOF and one that looked in danger of being a bust just a few weeks ago, when only native sons Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush had committed to participating. Rubio will be the first…

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In energy speech, Marco Rubio says he’ll ‘cripple’ the regulatory power of all federal agencies

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Marco Rubio gave his first major speech on energy policy Friday afternoon at BOC Water Hydraulics in Salem, Ohio, where he spent considerable time criticizing the Environmental Protection Agency for overriding consumers and undercutting innovators, resulting in “fewer choices, fewer jobs, and higher prices for our people.” Speaking in the home of fellow GOP presidential candidate John Kasich, Rubio said that if elected, he’d immediately stop the Clean Power Plan, a set of carbon pollution standards for existing power plants…

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Jeb Bush, Ben Carson lead GOP presidential fundraising

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Jeb Bush raised $13.4 million over the summer for his Republican presidential bid — more than almost any other primary competitor, but far less than political newcomer Ben Carson, a retired neurosurgeon who collected about $20 million during the same time period. Meanwhile, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bernie Sanders, the two leading Democrats in the 2016 race, each raised more than any of the Republicans who have said what donors gave them between July 1 and Sept. 30. Among those…

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