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New WaPo-ABC News poll shows persistent resistance from conservatives for Jeb Bush

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Although the big headlines coming out of The Washington Post/ABC News poll released Monday afternoon were all about Donald Trump leading the rest of the GOP presidential field by double-digits, it also indicates that Jeb Bush‘s month-long momentum may be ebbing slightly. Trump leads the field with 24 points in the national survey, Scott Walker is second with 13 percent, and Bush is third at 12 percent. Mike Huckabee is fourth in the race with 8 percent, Marco Rubio is…

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Donald Trump’s self-paid presidential run means he’s not going away

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Donald Trump faced an avalanche of fresh criticism Monday for questioning Sen. John McCain‘s heroism. But he’s getting no pressure at all from the one community that could push a candidate out of the 2016 presidential race: political donors. The billionaire businessman is paying for his own campaign, and that means Republicans may have him around far longer than some party leaders would like. “Nobody leaves a race because they get tired, or because they think they don’t have the…

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No retreat, no surrender for free-speaking candidate Donald Trump

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Once again, Donald Trump isn’t backing down from comments that have inflamed the Republican presidential race. And some of his rivals are no longer treating him with kid gloves. Republican presidential contenders Marco Rubio and Rick Perry said Trump, with his latest bombast, has demonstrated he is not fit to be president. At an Iowa candidate forum on Saturday, Trump dismissed Republican Sen. John McCain‘s reputation as a war hero, saying the aviator was merely taken captive after being shot…

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Rick Perry calls on Donald Trump to withdraw from presidential race

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Donald Trump once again broke Ronald Reagan’s legendary “Eleventh Commandment:” Thou shalt not speak ill of a fellow Republican. On Thursday, the real-estate mogul and presidential candidate reached full battle mode with Sen. John McCain, after Trump attacked the veteran Arizona Republican by calling him “dummy.” Fellow presidential hopeful Rick Perry took to Twitter Saturday, calling for Trump to drop out of the race. “Donald Trump should apologize immediately for attacking Senator McCain and all veterans who have protected and…

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Marco Rubio inspires, yet experience question lingers

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Marco Rubio is campaigning for president on the promise of a better future and on his powerful personal story about the American Dream. As he treks across Iowa this week, however, he often leaves unmentioned a record of accomplishment that is thin next to that of some rivals, thanks to his youth if nothing else. Opponents compare him to another rookie senator who sought the White House: Barack Obama. “These are major differences between me and the person who’s there…

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Jeb Bush to release 33 years of tax returns later today

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Jeb Bush is about to release 33 years of his tax returns on his website late this afternoon. Fox News’ Carl Cameron broke that news on Fox and Friends this morning. That’s a record for transparency when it comes to tax returns. The previous record was held by Bob Dole, the GOP presidential nominee 20 years ago. He provided 30 years of returns in 1995. But it’s a dramatic departure from the Republican Party’s last presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, who initially indicated that he wasn’t going…

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Is Pickett’s Charge the right comparison for the Jeb Bush campaign?

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Other than soliciting millions of dollars in his unannounced campaign for the 2016 Republican nomination, few things have gone as planned for Jeb Bush. Now it seems we can add one more. Although it’s true that the former Florida governor – just hours away from officially launching a White House bid – already raised boatloads of cash, he still fights to win over conservatives, distinguish himself from his brother’s contentious presidency and cement his position as the Republican front runner. “He just…

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