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AP Conversation: Bush sees conservatism at stake in ’16

Both campaigns are starting to go after each other now. “And Ive been involved in politics for a long while.”Bush continued, “So, in recognition of that, what I want to do is make sure that the conservative cause is advanced.

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I forget the specifics of what it was, but he attacked Cruz the way liberal Democrats would.

“I never thought it would be easy”, he said.

But Trump vs. Cruz isn’t the only angling going on. Limbaugh gets mad at Trump and Trump backs down. Cruz and Trump have taken the gloves off lately.

In a presidential race that has been unpredictable from its start, the Iowa contest seems to be coming into some clarity, with Trump and Cruz now the only candidates positioned to win.

It’s the natural evolution of a political competition.

Barbour was eager to contrast those two figures with the other contenders for the nomination.

Seven candidates will take the main stage in SC, with six focused on how to knock the real-estate tycoon off his perch and finally bring the 2016 campaign to a debate about issues rather than obsession over Trump’s celebrity bombast.

After months of civility toward rival Ted Cruz, front-runner Donald Trump is aggressively targeting the Texan, positing that the Canadian-born senator may be ineligible to be president.

Avoid: Topics where he’s not well versed; Crossing the line wherever that might be – if there is one. Kedron Bardwell, a political science professor at Simpson College in Iowa, received the call and recorded detailed notes, which he provided to RealClearPolitics.

Christie, however, probably won’t be the only one throwing punches on Thursday.

“Well, look, I think he may shift in his new rallies to play “New York, New York” because Donald comes from New York and he embodies New York values”, Cruz said, referring to the famous Frank Sinatra song… Trump has raised the issue repeatedly on the campaign trail, warning voters that it is certain to create complications and even invite lawsuits. “Three other attacks cited Trump’s stances on eminent domain, abortion and single-payer health care, respectively”.

Julie Jacobson/AP Ted Cruz has, in recent days, tangled with Donald Trump over the mogul’s claims that he isn’t eligible for the presidency. Trump then continued to say that he does not know whether he wants to run against Hillary or Sanders more. Trump is smart enough to attack Cruz’s strengths, accusing him of being pro-amnesty and essentially of being a foreigner in challenging his status as a natural-born citizen. It’s been a hands-off toward Trump now, for all the obvious reasons.

“One thing it means is energy”, Trump told New England radio host Howie Carr. They’re not gonna show up and actually vote. Both Rubio and Christie need to make a strong showing in New Hampshire, where Rubio is now second in the polls and Christie is fourth.

The ordinary rules of the political game haven’t applied to Trump so far, and if he lives up to the hype early on, there’s little reason to believe he’ll fade as the race moves into more moderate territory. You have kind people – kind-hearted people – that are angry.

Fresh poll results pop frequently and we also don’t know what poll or polls Cruz was talking about; his campaign didn’t reply to our inquiries. Soon, a super PAC supporting Bush released a freaky web ad about the boots.

In a recent article for cnn.com, the president of something called Florida Family Action noted that “if elected, Trump would be the first president to be married three times to different women, leaving each for the next woman; regularly use [obscenities] in public speech… state publicly that he has never asked for God’s (or anyone else’s), forgiveness and that he doesn’t forgive; [and say] about his daughter that ‘if Ivanka were not my daughter, I would be dating her'”. Marco Rubio of Florida and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson. He says it’s “the latest sign that party voters are ready to accept the outspoken real estate developer as their 2016 nominee”. The RealClearPolitics average of those polls, meanwhile, has Cruz with a scant, half-point lead on Trump, 26.7 percent to 26.2 percent-down from four points shortly before Christmas.

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See, this is another factor. If he goes after Trump, he better land it because no one has fared well who’s gotten in the mud with Trump. The polls are tight, voters are paying attention, and everyone is running out of time to get their message across.

Samantha Lee  Business Insider