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GOP Suitors Woo Iowa With Bikes, Barbeque And Barnstorming

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker talks with Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, before Ernst's Republican fundraising ride Saturday. Charlie Neibergall/AP hide caption

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GOP Suitors Woo Iowa With Bikes, Barbeque And Barnstorming

Iowa Public Radio

Iowa's freshman Sen. Joni Ernst hosted a herd of potential Republican presidential candidates for her first-ever Roast and Ride event, asserting herself as a force in presidential politics.

GOP Suitors Woo Iowa With Bikes, Barbeque And Barnstorming

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Saturday

The Iowa Beyond Hay Bales, Corn Fields And Deep-Fried Butter

As candidates, staff and media flood Iowa, there will inevitably be photo ops with grain silos and bales of hay. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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The Iowa Beyond Hay Bales, Corn Fields And Deep-Fried Butter

Iowa Public Radio

Each political season, Iowa attracts candidates and the hoardes of staff and media that follow them. But some wish campaigns would broaden their scope.

The Iowa Beyond Hay Bales, Corn Fields And Deep-Fried Butter

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Thursday

Are Black Voters Ready For Hillary Clinton?

Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton speaks with Frederic Hunt, a minister at First Calvary Baptist Church, during a campaign stop Wednesday at The Main Street Bakery in Columbia, S.C. Richard Shiro/AP hide caption

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Are Black Voters Ready For Hillary Clinton?

Georgia Public Broadcasting

African Americans are going to be key to a Hillary Clinton presidential run. After a tense 2008 primary fight with Barack Obama, she's trying to win them over.

Are Black Voters Ready For Hillary Clinton?

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Sunday

Candidates And Candidates-To-Be Woo New Hampshire's GOP

Republican presidential hopeful Sen. Ted Cruz speaks at the Republican Leadership Summit Saturday in Nashua, N.H. Jim Cole/AP hide caption

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Candidates And Candidates-To-Be Woo New Hampshire's GOP

NHPR

Republican candidates — those who've already declared and those who have yet to — gathered in New Hampshire this weekend to speak to their party. Whose messages resonated? And whose did not?

Candidates And Candidates-To-Be Woo New Hampshire's GOP

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Friday

It's Happening: GOP Is Rallying Around Embattled N.J. Governor

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie addresses a Jan. 16 gathering of homeowners in Manahawkin, N.J., who were affected by last year's Superstorm Sandy. Mel Evans/AP hide caption

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It's Happening: GOP Is Rallying Around Embattled N.J. Governor

WNYC Radio

The conservative base of the Republican Party, long skeptical of Gov. Chris Christie because of his bro-hug with President Obama after Superstorm Sandy, is beginning to rally to his side.

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Protesters Greet Scott Brown At New Hampshire GOP Event

Republican Scott Brown (center) waves to the crowd at the conclusion of his Massachusetts Senate race concession speech Nov. 6 as his daughter Ayla Brown (left) and wife Gail Huff applaud. Steven Senne/AP hide caption

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Protesters Greet Scott Brown At New Hampshire GOP Event

The former Massachusetts Republican senator's monthslong flirtation with Granite State voters has powered plenty of speculation, and Thursday's event only fanned it.