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A Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio battle over undecided Iowans intensifies

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Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz are fighting for the favor of many of the same undecided voters across Iowa, where even some of the most attentive Republicans say they can’t make up their minds less than four weeks before voting begins. That was so among Iowans who gathered before sunrise to hear Rubio at a town-hall-style meeting in Cedar Rapids. The Florida senator impressed the crowd but few left having decided if he would get their vote. “I haven’t settled…

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Ted Cruz’s birth in Canada unlikely to cloud run for president

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It seems like only yesterday that skeptics of Barack Obama‘s birth in Hawaii rushed to the Supreme Court to try to block the son of an American mother and Kenyan father from taking office as president. The justices turned away those challenges as fast as they arrived at the courthouse door, much as lower courts did. Seven years later, Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz is dealing with pointed remarks from rival Donald Trump that Cruz’s birth in Canada to an…

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Jack Martin latest Republican to enter CD11 contest

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Immediately after Rich Nugent announced he would not run for re-election in Florida’s 11th Congressional District last year, his now former chief of staff, Justin Grabelle, immediately entered the race, and won the endorsement of the incumbent. But it hasn’t stopped other Republicans from entering the now-open seat, with Spring Hill-based minister Jack Martin being the latest to do so. The 64-year-old Martin has spent more than three decades in the church, and is the senior pastor of Praise Family Worship…

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Reuters poll: Donald Trump maintains lead over GOP field

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A new Reuters poll shows Donald Trump is maintaining a hefty lead among registered Republicans. Among registered Republicans, 42.2 percent said they supported the New York businessman, compared with 15 percent for Sen. Ted Cruz and 11.2 percent for Ben Carson. Sen. Marco Rubio and former Gov. Jeb Bush rounded out the Top 5 candidates, with 8.5 percent of the respondents said they supported Rubio and 7.7 percent supported Bush. The Reuters/Ipsos poll collects data entirely using online surveys. The…

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Chris Christie hits back against recent attacks in new ad

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Chris Christie is hitting back against attack ads, saying a divided Republican Party could boost the Democrats chances. The Christie campaign on Wednesday released an ad responding to recent attacks from a super PAC backing Marco Rubio. The advertisement is slated to run in New Hampshire. The 30-second spot — dubbed “We Need to Keep Our Eye on the Ball” — features a clip of Christie, the New Jersey governor, speaking at Saint Anselm College. “Do not be fooled: any…

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Ted Cruz downplays Donald Trump raising concerns over Canadian birth

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Ted Cruz tried to make a joke Tuesday out of Republican presidential rival Donald Trump raising questions about whether the Texas senator’s birth in Canada could be a liability if he becomes the GOP’s nominee. Trump told The Washington Post in an interview Tuesday that Cruz’s Canadian birthplace and his holding a double passport was a “very precarious” issue that “a lot of people are talking about.” Trump has ramped up his attacks on Cruz since the Texas senator sprinted…

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Marco Rubio: Can’t “fix America” from GOP-held House, Senate

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After five years in the U.S. Senate, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is dismissing Congress’ ability to change much about America. “We’re not going to fix America with senators and congressmen,” Rubio charged during a Tuesday town hall-style meeting with voters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Only presidents, he said, can set the nation’s policy agenda. Rubio, who is running for president, was responding to a question about missing Senate votes in recent years. Rubio said his voting record “is close to…

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