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Data: Nearly five dozen give a third of all 2016 campaign cash

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It took Ted Cruz three months to raise $10 million for his campaign for president, a springtime sprint of $1,000-per-plate dinners, hundreds of handshakes and a stream of emails asking supporters to chip in a few bucks. One check, from one donor, topped those results. New York hedge fund magnate Robert Mercer‘s $11 million gift to a group backing the Texas Republican’s White House bid put him atop a tiny group of millionaires and billionaires whose contributions already dwarf those…

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New Monmouth New Hampshire poll: Donald Trump 24 percent, Jeb Bush 12 percent

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Another GOP presidential poll shows that Donald Trump’s comments about John McCain’s war service 10 days ago did not implode his campaign, as too many pundits predicted. A Monmouth University Poll of likely New Hampshire Republican votes shows the New York businessman/celebrity leading the field with 24 percent support, double the next closest competitor, Jeb Bush, who is at 12 percent. Shooting up to third place in the poll is Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who is tied with Scott Walker at 7…

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Jeb Bush says he’s going to see the pope when he comes to the U.S.

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Although he expressed some criticism about Pope Francis earlier this summer, Jeb Bush said at at town-hall meeting just outside of Orlando that he’s a “huge fan” of the current Pontiff, and says he hopes to be “part of the flock” when His Holiness comes to the United States in September. “He’s impressive beyond belief,” Bush said today while speaking to approximately 150 people at the Longwood Events & Rentals center, the second of his three stops in the Orlando area. “And…

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2016 Republicans use Donald Trump, TV to make debate cut

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Rick Perry is attacking Donald Trump‘s credibility and branding the billionaire businessman “a cancer on conservatism.” Rick Santorum, a conservative stalwart, popped up on a TV program popular with liberals. Lindsey Graham set his cellphone on fire. With the first debate of the Republican presidential campaign approaching, the White House hopefuls are trying everything they can to improve their polling position. A candidate needs to place in the top 10 in an average of national polls to meet the criteria…

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New PPP survey says Jeb Bush ‘continues to really struggle with voters on the right’

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A national poll released by Public Policy Polling on Wednesday afternoon shows Donald Trump leading the field of GOP presidential contenders, but his descent may be beginning. Trump leads the field with 19 percent, followed closely by Scott Walker at 17 percent. Jeb Bush was next at 12 percent, Marco Rubio and Dr. Ben Carson at 10 percent, Mike Huckabee at 8 percent, with Ted Cruz, Carly Florina and Rand Paul at 4 percent. John Kasich and Chris Christie are at 3 percent,…

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Mitch Perry Report for 7.22.15 — Stop saying John Kasich needs to be in the 1st debate

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John Kasich announced his candidacy at Ohio State University on Tuesday. When you look at his resume and his center-right political persona, he could/should be a top-tier contender. But nobody seems to be talking about that today. Instead, the focus is on the fact that he’s entering the race some seven months later than Jeb Bush did. Excuse me, when Bush said he was “testing the waters” but set up a political action committee that was able to raise over…

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New Hampshire presidential towns largely ignored in campaign

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All presidential candidates want to get to Washington, D.C. But what about Washington, New Hampshire? Incorporated a dozen years before George Washington‘s first inauguration, Washington is one of a half-dozen New Hampshire towns named after presidents. But, along with most other communities, it has largely been bypassed by those hoping to become president. Contrary to the perception that presidential candidates travel to every nook and cranny across the state to win votes in the nation’s first primary, they mostly stick…

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