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Who’s Hot, Who’s Not: Cruz Cruising While Rubio Looks Outmaneuvered

HOT: The big dogs of the social conservative movement have voted, and their candidate is Ted Cruz. The effort among leading social conservative organizations to coalesce around one candidate – in…

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Who’s Hot? Ted Cruz; Who’s Not: “Gentle Ben” Carson

The Republican mating ritual is getting down to brass tacks: policy substance is of increasing importance, and the two candidates whose persona is most about substance are Ted Cruz and…

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Who’s Hot: Marco Rubio, For Quietly Becoming the Favorite “Insider” Candidate

Hot: Marco Rubio A gang of six is emerging in the Republican presidential field — which once sported 17 candidates. The six are: three outsiders (Trump, Carson, Fiorina), two senators…

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Who’s Hot, Who’s Not: Second GOP Debate Edition

Carly Fiorina is on fire. And to think she barely got into the Wednesday debate — only after CNN relented to pressure and changed their eligibility rules. We don’t know…

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Who’s Hot: Ben Carson, the Leading Un-Trump

The latest CNN national survey puts Donald Trump in the lead among Republicans with 32 percent; Carson second with 19 percent. But Carson has gained more since the August CNN…

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Who’s Hot: Donald Trump, for Taking the Pledge

Yesterday, Donald Trump (speaking at the Trump Palace, or Trump Mahal, or whatever it’s called in NYC) announced he had taken the non-compete pledge and said this: “I will be…

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Who’s Hot: Rand Paul, For Showing How to Have a Heart Without Spending Others’ Money

Rand Paul skipped the Iowa State Fair this week in order to perform eye surgeries in Haiti. Dr. Paul was using his God-given talents to help people — oh, and…

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Who’s Hot: Carly Fiorina, For Making It to the Show

Positive public reaction to Carly Fiorina’s performance at the Republican JV debate last week — most of which was previewed in her speech at the Reagan Library on July 28 —…

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Who’s Hot, Who’s Not: Fox News GOP Debate Edition

Let’s do “Who’s Not” hot first, because it’s an easier call: Fox News and the RNC. In a week dominated by the first Republican presidential debate, the biggest losers were…

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Who’s Hot, Who’s Not: Fiorina Scores as Margaret Thatcher!

Who’s hot and who’s not this week in Campaign 2016? Carly Fiorina: Very hot. At the Reagan Library on Tuesday, Carly Fiorina delivered a 30 minute tour de force on foreign…

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