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As of September 2015, only four of the 17 candidates have been willing to criticize [[Donald Trump]], lest they lose 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.

As of September 2015, only four of the 17 candidates have been willing to criticize [[Donald Trump]], lest they lose 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 16 candidates? ==

== Who are rivals among the 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]] and [[Carly Fiorina]] have been most vocal in criticizing [[Donald Trump]]:

The groupings below illustrate why [[Rand Paul]] and [[Carly Fiorina]] have been most vocal in criticizing [[Donald Trump]]:<ref>[[Jim Gilmore]] is not shown because he did not qualify for the second [[2016 presidential debate]].</ref>

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

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

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

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

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

|  [[Ted Cruz]] || [[Marco Rubio]] || [[Ben Carson]]  

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

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

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

| [[Bobby Jindal]] || [[Chris Christie]] || [[Rand Paul]] - appeals to men

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| ||  ||  [[George Pataki]] ||  

| ||  [[Lindsey Graham]] ||

| ||  [[George Pataki]] ||  

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