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Gigantic 2016 field turns onetime GOP stars into also-rans by Benjy Sarlin
Three Republican long shots are announcing their runs for president this week. In another year, they might have had a chance.
What’s behind the GOP’s silence on the Duggars? by Emma Margolin
Of the long list of prominent Republicans who have, at the very least, mugged for a photo with Josh Duggar, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee was – until Thursday – the only presidential hopeful to have said anything about the allegations.
The presidential curse of being a Northeast governor by Aliyah Frumin
Having “Republican governor of a Democratic state” on your resume isn’t exactly a boon for GOP presidential contenders.









