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The Breitbart Primary Expands: New Contenders, Shifting Positions

The last two weeks have shaken up the Republican presidential race, with Governor Rick Perry (R-TX), Governor Jeb Bush (R-FL), and Donald Trump jumping in. Meanwhile, on the Democratic side of the aisle, presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton has been losing ground to socialist Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VA) amid her campaign relaunch.

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Social Cons Stiffed at Romney’s Rich Guy Yoga Session

Failed presidential candidate and putative GOP kingmaker Mitt Romney hosted a weekend getaway for his approved list of GOP hopefuls where they could rub shoulders with GOP moneymen. Perhaps the highlight of the event was a dawn yoga session led by Romney’s wife Ann and political reporter Mark Halperin.

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Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson Praises…Ben Carson?

Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, a Democrat who has praised Barack Obama for his efforts to “improve policing” in America and lauded him by saying “he’s hip, he’s a smooth president,” decided to flatter a GOP candidate for president on Monday, praising Ben Carson in Sacramento at a gathering of Johnson’s “Indivizible” African-American empowerment organization.

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Florida GOP Chairman: ‘This State Is Going Red in 2016’

ORLANDO, Florida—As the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) gathers in Orlando for their quarterly meeting, RPOF Chairman Blaise Ingoglia joined Breitbart News for an exclusive interview about the party’s plans for 2016 and the important role he expects Florida to play in the elections.

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Maher: Obama ‘A Centrist President’

HBO’s “Real Time” host Bill Maher criticized Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson for comments he made about President Obama, who is “a centrist president” on Friday. Maher said, “Ben Carson got in today. Ben Carson has said, today he said Obama ‘reminds

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Carson: Minimum Wage ‘Should Be Higher’

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson advocated for a higher minimum wage in an interview with CNBC Chief Washington Correspondent John Harwood on his “Speakeasy” series. Carson, in response to a question about his lack of political experience, said, “We have

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Ben Carson: LGBT Rights Should Remain a Private Issue

Thursday on CNN’s “New Day,” former Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon and potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson said LGBT issues are “personal,” and should remain that way. Carson said on the topic a person’s sexual orientation: “I think it’s

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Coulter: Cruz and Walker Only ‘Palatable’ Candidates

Columnist and author of “Never Trust a Liberal Over 3-Especially a Republican,” Ann Coulter said that Ted Cruz and Scott Walker are the only “palatable” presidential candidates and that the candidacies of Ben Carson and Carly Fiorina are a “waste

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The Hillary Hypocrisy over Religious Freedom

It is really funny to hear prolific emailer and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton denounce Indiana’s religious freedom law, a law that is eerily similar to the one her cigar aficionado husband, President Bill Clinton, fully supported and signed into law back in 1993.

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Several Potential 2016 Contenders Hit with FEC Complaint

The Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21 is claiming that four possible 2016 presidential candidates—Republicans Jeb Bush, Rick Santorum, and Scott Walker, along with Democrat Martin O’Malley—are “violating campaign-finance laws by building campaign infrastructure without formally ‘testing the waters’ for a bid,” according to a Politico report.

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Poll: Slight Edge for Jeb Bush in New Hampshire

Former Governor Jeb Bush (Florida) has a slight lead in New Hampshire among potential Republican Presidential candidates, but nearly a quarter of respondents were undecided ten months before the first-in-the-nation primary will take place.

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