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Two months out until Iowa
After the Thanksgiving holiday and a relatively
quiet week last week on the campaign trail, here is the reality -- we
are now just over 60 days until the Feb. 1 Iowa caucuses. Here's where
your GOP race stands with two months to go: Trump (after the Paris
terrorist attacks) is leading in almost every poll; Ted Cruz is rising;
Ben Carson is dropping; Marco Rubio remains in double digits; and Jeb
Bush is stuck in the single digits. How strong is Trump? That could very
well be the most important question over the next two months. And
here's where your Democratic race stands: Hillary Clinton is comfortably
ahead of Bernie Sanders in the national polls, but the contests in Iowa
and New Hampshire (in particular) are much closer given their white
electorates and the fact that Sanders hails from the state right next
door to New Hampshire. Oh, and a reminder: While we're 63 days away
until the Iowa caucuses, it's really more like 45 days -- due to
Christmas and New Year's. After the last two presidential cycles
starting Iowa right after New Year's, you can bet on the political world
taking those holidays off.
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