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Preibus: 2016 Candidates Must Meet Thresholds to Make Debate Stage

Monday on the “Hugh Hewitt Radio Show,” Republican National Committee chairmanReince Priebus, said the 2016 presidential Republican Party candidates have to meet certain thresholds to be on the various debate stages because “you can’t do twenty people.” Partial transcript as follows

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Bobby Jindal Sets the Bar for Addressing Radical Islam

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has set the bar for U.S. politicians to speak with clarity and accuracy about the threat posed by the Islamic supremacist code its adherents call shariah. In a speech at the Henry Jackson Society in London, Gov. Jindal told the truth about this totalitarian ideology in a manner reminiscent of the Society’s namesake’s robust stance against communism during the Cold War.

Lenny Skutnik, who jumped into the Potomac River to save one of the passengers aboard an Air Florida jetliner that had crashed there on January 13, 1982, receives applause during Ronald Reagan's State of the Union address on Jan. 27, 1982.

‘State of the Union’: Political Theater, with Special Guests Galore

The modern State of the Union address isn’t intended to make news. By the time it happens, the White House has leaked every newsworthy proposal. And as if a prime time speech, covered by all the major networks, with the entire Congress as his backdrop wasn’t enough, there’s another theatrical aspect: The guests in the First Lady’s box.

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Exclusive — Dr. Ben Carson Mulls 2016 Run, Says It’s ‘We The People,’ Not ‘We The Politicians’

Neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson tells Breitbart News that he’s seriously considering launching a White House bid in 2016. Carson says that if he runs, he’ll do so as an outsider, not as a politician. To the hundreds of thousands of activists nationwide who are pushing him to run for president, Carson said his message is that, “God’s will is going to be carried out.”

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Exclusive: Sen. Ted Cruz In South Carolina: I’m ‘Very, Very Seriously’ Considering White House Run in 2016

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) tells Breitbart News that he’s “very, very seriously” considering launching a presidential candidacy for 2016. Cruz adds that he thinks a bold conservative needs to win the GOP nomination next time around, or else he fears Democrats are likely to win the White House as they did in 2008 and 2012. Cruz said the “energy and enthusiasm” in South Carolina at the Tea Party convention is “electric” a year out from the GOP primaries for 2016. South Carolina is the first primary state in the south, making it a key stop for Republicans who want to be president.

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Ingraham: Romney ‘Driving the Bushes Crazy’

Talk radio host Laura Ingraham said that “you get the sense that he [Mitt Romney] is driving the Bushes crazy” on Monday. “Mitt Romney, at this big RNC gathering over the weekend, he was a speaker on Friday night so

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Trump: Romney Choked Like a Dog Last Time

Monday on Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” business mogul Donald Trump said, “I supported Mitt Romney and he didn’t bring out the people. He choked in the end.” “He just choked, choked like a dog, and we cannot allow

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2016: Tea Party Afire: South Carolina and Iowa Events Preview Coming Fight With Establishment

Sold out Tea Party events in South Carolina this weekend and Iowa next weekend demonstrate that the conservative grassroots are prepared to put the time and money needed to back a limited government candidate who can win the Republican Presidential nomination in 2016. Cruz once again called for the abolition of the Internal Revenue Service, a call that was also made by Dr. Carson. Carson, who said tax reform was critical, noted that he would support either a fair tax or a flat tax.

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2016: Dr. Ben Carson Says IRS Should Be Eliminated

Dr. Ben Carson, a potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate, earned cheers at the South Carolina Tea Party Coalition Convention on Sunday when he said that the IRS should be eliminated. Carson made the suggestion while criticizing President Obama’s tax hike, set to be unveiled in this week’s State of the Union address.

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Cruz: ‘So Many Republicans Run a Soviet-Style Campaign’

Sunday at the 2015 South Carolina Tea Party Coalition Convention, when asked how the Republican Party could better connect to younger voters, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said, “Lighten up a little. So many Republicans run a Soviet_style campaign. There is a Politburo,

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Chaffetz: Romney Says the Rumors Are True

Sunday on CNN’s “State of The Union,” in discussing the possibility of former Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA) re-running for president in 2016, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) said, “Well, he did call and we did speak and he said that he seriously

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Will On Romney 2016: GOP Does Not Need To Look Backwards

On this weekend’s broadcast of “Fox New Sunday,” Washington Post columnist George Will said the Republican Party has a deep bench of potential presidential candidates for 2016, therefore “they do not need to look backwards” and renominate former Gov. Mitt Romney

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Romney, ‘I Have No Intention of Running…’

Added to the RNC Winter Meeting Schedule just hours before the three day rally entitled “Building on Success” got started, former Presidential nominee Mitt Romney teased Republican National Committee leadership, leaving questions of his intentions for 2016 a mystery as

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2015: Sold Out South Carolina Tea Party Convention Kicks Off In Myrtle Beach

The South Carolina Tea Party Coalition Convention is underway, and event organizers tell Breitbart News that they’ve been overwhelmed by an unexpectedly high level of interest among activists statewide. Major speakers set to weigh in this weekend include potential 2016 Republican presidential candidates Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), real estate magnate Donald Trump, Dr. Ben Carson and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum.