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Only four of the 17 candidates have been initially willing to criticize [[Donald Trump]], lest they lost potential support among supporters of Trump.  Those four candidates are [[Rand Paul]], [[Rick Perry]], [[Carly Fiorina]], and [[Lindsey Graham]].<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-trades-barbs-with-carly-fiorina/</ref>  The first two perhaps hope to take support away from Donald Trump as a rival; the latter two perhaps hope to gain support from those who dislike Trump.

Only four of the 17 candidates have been initially willing to criticize [[Donald Trump]], lest they lost potential support among supporters of Trump.  Those four candidates are [[Rand Paul]], [[Rick Perry]], [[Carly Fiorina]], and [[Lindsey Graham]].<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-trades-barbs-with-carly-fiorina/</ref>  The first two perhaps hope to take support away from Donald Trump as a rival; the latter two perhaps hope to gain support from those who dislike Trump.

== Who are rivals among the 17 candidates? ==

== Who are rivals among the 16 candidates? ==

Moderates compete with moderates for moderate voters, while conservatives compete with conservatives for conservative voters.  But overly criticizing another candidate within one's sphere of support is risky.

Moderates compete with moderates for moderate voters, while conservatives compete with conservatives for conservative voters.  But overly criticizing another candidate within one's sphere of support is risky.

The groupings below illustrate why [[Rand Paul]] is most vocal in criticizing [[Donald Trump]]:

The groupings below illustrate why [[Rand Paul]] and [[Carly Fiorina]] have been most vocal in criticizing [[Donald Trump]]:

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! Social Conservative !! Fiscal Conservative !! Moderate !! Maverick

! Social Conservative !! Fiscal Conservative !! Moderate/[[Establishment]] !! Maverick

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| [[Mike Huckabee]] || [[Scott Walker]] || [[Jeb Bush]] || [[Donald Trump]] - men

| [[Mike Huckabee]] || [[Marco Rubio]] || [[Jeb Bush]] || [[Donald Trump]]

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| [[Ben Carson]] || [[Ted Cruz]] || [[Chris Christie]] || [[Rand Paul]] - men

| [[Ted Cruz]] || [[Scott Walker]] || [[Chris Christie]] || [[Ben Carson]]  

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| [[Rick Santorum]] || [[Rick Perry]] || [[John Kasich]] || [[Carly Fiorina]] - women  

| [[Rick Santorum]] || || [[John Kasich]] || [[Carly Fiorina]] - appeals to women  

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| || [[Marco Rubio]] ||  [[Lindsey Graham]] ||

| [[Bobby Jindal]] ||||  [[Lindsey Graham]] || [[Rand Paul]] - appeals to men

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| || [[Bobby Jindal]] ||  [[George Pataki]] ||  

| || ||  [[George Pataki]] ||  

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| || || [[Jim Gilmore]] ||  

| || || [[Jim Gilmore]] ||