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Poll: Jeb Bush Least-Liked by Republicans Out of GOP Field

“Among all voters, Trump is at negative-25 — that is, he is viewed 25 points more unfavorably than favorably. Bush is at -21. Among Republicans? Bush gets lower marks than anyone, at plus-1. Even Chris Christie is at +4,” reported the Washington Post about the poll. “The difference is inside the margin of error, but this is clearly not where Bush would like to be.” Both Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton and former Republican favorite Bush have seen their favorability numbers plunge.

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EXCLUSIVE: Rick Santorum on John Boehner, Immigration, and the Pope

GOP presidential candidate former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) spoke exclusively to Breitbart News during Friday’s Values Voter Summit, reacting to the breaking news that House Speaker John Boehner resigned, slammed fellow GOP presidential candidates on immigration, and talked about Pope Francis.

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Donald Trump: ‘Humane’ Deportation Plan for Illegal Immigrants ‘Will Work’

GOP frontrunner Donald Trump doubled down on his immigration plan with 60 Minutes’s Scott Pelley, who said Trump’s plan to deport roughly 11 million illegal immigrants isn’t practical. Trump said he will round up the illegal immigrants in a “humane way” and his plan is “practical” and “will work.”

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Ted Cruz Brings Values Voter Summit Attendees to their Feet Repeatedly

GOP presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) came into the Values Voter Summit with jokes targeting Democrat Hillary Clinton. Cruz asked the crowd, “How many of ya’ll have watched the Republican debates?” He then said it was fantastic that there was such an array of leaders stepping up on the GOP side. “What a contrast, with the Democrats!”

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Crowd Stands and Cheers at News John Boehner Resigned

The audience at the Values Voters Summit cheered and roared when GOP presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) announced House Speaker John Boehner would resign his position as Speaker of the House at the end of October. “Just a few minutes ago, Speaker Boehner announced that he would be resigning,” Rubio told the audience. The crowd applauded with approval.

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Citizens United President: Boehner ‘Saw the Writing on the Wall’

“John Boehner has served admirably in the House of Representatives for 25 years or more and has been a pivotal person serving from the time of Newt Gingrich’s revolution until today. I believe that he saw the writing on the wall,” David Bossie of Citizens United told Breitbart News in an interview after the news broke Friday morning that Boehner (R-OH) will resign from Congress at the end of October.

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No, Carly Fiorina Is Not a Hillary Clinton Donor

A recent report from the Conservative Review alleging that GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina is a “former donor” to Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton is untrue, Fiorina’s team tells Breitbart News.

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No Class: National Review Editor Rich Lowry Resorts To Vulgarity on Fox News, Says Fiorina Cut Trump’s ‘Balls Off’

Lowry’s attack against Trump took place during Fox News’ The Kelly File on the same day Trump announced he wouldn’t be appearing on Fox News anymore since the “Fair and Balanced” cable network has been reporting unfairly about him. Trump responded to Lowry’s comment on Twitter, posting, “Incompetent @RichLowry lost it tonight on @FoxNews. He should not be allowed on TV and the FCC should fine him!”

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Carly Fiorina Won’t Make ‘Personal Comments’ About Hillary Clinton

GOP candidate Carly Fiorina tells People magazine that she won’t slam Hillary Clinton’s character, but would criticize her record as Secretary of State. “So I never make a personal comment about Hillary Clinton – my criticism of her is fact-based, based on her actions and track record. And that is fair game,” Fiorina says.

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Mike Huckabee Points to Kim Davis, Mocks President Obama: ‘We Cherish Religious Liberty’

GOP presidential candidate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is calling out President Obama for telling Pope Francis, “We cherish religious liberty” at the White House on Wednesday. Huckabee posted a vine with the soundbite from Obama stating, “We cherish religious liberty,” during his speech before the Pope addressed the crowd outside the White House.

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CARLY for America Reveals Carly Fiorina’s Climb from Secretary to CEO

In order to give more attention to GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina’s personal story from climbing the ladder from a secretary to a CEO, CARLY for America—the super PAC supporting Fiorina—launched a documentary, “Citizen Carly,” about Fiorina’s life so voters can get to know the only female GOP candidate running for president.

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EXCLUSIVE: Sexual Assault Survivor Calls Hillary Clinton a ‘Hypocrite’

A woman who says that she was sexually molested as a child and later raped is launching an attack video against Hillary Clinton, saying Clinton doesn’t stand up for sexual assault victims, and pointing to the number of accusations of sexual assault by women against Bill Clinton.

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EXCLUSIVE: CJ Pearson Backs Ted Cruz for Prez to Recruit Millennial Voters

The 13-year-old social media star CJ Pearson, whose YouTube videos criticizing President Obama have gone viral, joined Cruz for President this month to help reach out to millennial voters through the campaign’s “youth operation” and talked about his new venture to Breitbart News.

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Scott Walker Quits, Tells Other Candidates to ‘Clear Field’ For ‘Optimistic’ Message

GOP presidential candidate Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker dropped out of the presidential race for the 2016 GOP nomination on Monday evening and encouraged other presidential candidates to do the same in order to narrow the GOP field.
Walker, once the favorite in Iowa according to July polls, recently dropped to tenth place in the Real Clear Politics average.

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EXCLUSIVE: Mike Huckabee Speaks Out on Social Security

GOP presidential candidate Gov. Mike Huckabee tells Breitbart News exclusively that he wanted to jump into the discussion about Social Security and Medicare during the second GOP primary debate hosted by CNN, because “it touches every American.”

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Rep. Mick Mulvaney Endorses Rand Paul for President

Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) is endorsing GOP presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) for president. Paul’s campaign sent out a press release with the announcement and noted that Mulvaney will serve as the campaign’s Eastern States Co-Chairman.

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Rep. Lynn Jenkins Endorses Carly Fiorina for President

Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) is endorsing GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina. Jenkins will serve as Fiorina’s co-chair in Kansas, according to the Kansas City Star. Jenkins is ranked fifth among Republican leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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