Republican Presidential Candidates: Surveying the Field

         For the next decade at least 100 Republicans will be introduced at Lincoln Day dinners and 4th of July parades as “Former Presidential Candidate …..”.  Armies of them are sidling up to newbies Governor Terry Branstad of Iowa, Senator Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire, and Governor Nikki Haley of South Carolina, hoping for an influential friend in an early caucus or primary state. Within the next several months the | Read More »