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How 2 Powerful Streams Of Republicanism Are Headed For Cleveland

7:00am March 13, 2016

by Ron Elving

History is in the balance: It has become almost a commonplace to say the coming clash in Cleveland may determine not only the 2016 nominee but the survival of the Republican Party as we know it.

Brian Barnes, co-director of African American Initiatives for the Ohio Republican Party, speaks at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration in Cleveland.

Can GOP Strides With Black Voters Survive The 2016 Campaign?

12:13pm March 08, 2016

by Nick Castele

Republicans' outreach to black communities has focused on Cleveland, site of the party's convention this summer. But their modest gains may not last amid the rhetorical fireworks of the 2016 campaign.

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson has coffee with staff members during a campaign stop at The Airport Diner in Manchester, N.H.

Ben Carson Does 'Not See A Political Path Forward' For Presidential Candidacy

2:52pm March 02, 2016

The accomplished neurosurgeon, a surprising presidential candidate, was a top-polling candidate in 2015 before the GOP primary race refocused on national security and foreign affairs.

Republican presidential candidate Jim Gilmore greets voters Tuesday outside the polling place at Webster School in Manchester, N.H. He got 134 votes in the Granite State, fewer than three bigger-name candidates who already had dropped out of the race.

Jim Gilmore, Who Was Campaigning For President, Isn't Anymore

8:12pm February 12, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

He had the resume — swing-state governor, veteran, ex-party leader — but there's a good chance you had no idea he was running. Judging by vote totals, Iowa and New Hampshire may have missed it too.

Chris Christie makes a midday stop at T-Bones Great American Eatery in Derry, N.H., as he canvasses for votes on Tuesday.

Chris Christie Drops Out Of Republican Race For President

5:39pm February 10, 2016

The New Jersey governor may simply have missed his window by declining to run in 2012. Christie threw everything at getting traction in Iowa and New Hampshire but fell short in both.

Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina waits to be introduced at a campaign event at Maple Avenue Elementary School on Saturday in Goffstown, N.H.

Carly Fiorina Ends Bid For Republican Presidential Nomination

4:00pm February 10, 2016

by Scott Detrow

The former Hewlett-Packard CEO received a brief burst of attention after performing well in debates last fall, but she failed to catch the interest of Republican voters.

A screenshot of Florida Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart Spanish-language response to the State of the Union address, which has a different message on immigration than the one in South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley's response speech.

Latino Reaction Split On Republicans' Spanish Language Message

7:15am January 16, 2016

by Adrian Florido

The Republican Spanish-language response to State of the Union was almost identical to the one delivered in English, except on the issue of immigration. Will that help or hurt with Latino voters?

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"There's a reason everybody's looking at Paul — he is the consensus choice," fellow Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson said of Rep. Paul Ryan. "Other people may be able to step up to the plate, may be able to forge that consensus. But we already know

Meet Paul Ryan, The Man Who Might Be House Speaker

9:37am October 21, 2015

by Shawn Johnson

Ryan's ability to walk a fine line between the Republican Party's hard-line conservative and establishment wings goes back years and has made him "everybody's choice" to run for speaker of the House.

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Fiorina As CEO: 'Colossal Failure' Or 'The Right Leader'?

10:32am September 28, 2015

by Yuki Noguchi

The former Hewlett-Packard CEO defended her business record in the latest Republican presidential debate. But is her past an asset or a hindrance?

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Republican presidential hopeful Sen. Ted Cruz speaks at the Republican Leadership Summit Saturday in Nashua, N.H.

Candidates And Candidates-To-Be Woo New Hampshire's GOP

1:40pm September 04, 2015

by Josh Rogers

Republican candidates — those who've already declared and those who have yet to — gathered in New Hampshire this weekend to speak to their party. Whose messages resonated? And whose did not?

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