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! Maverick/anti-[[Establishment]] !! D.C. [[conservative]] !! Moderate/[[Establishment]]

! Maverick/anti-[[Establishment]] !! D.C. [[conservative]] !! Moderate/[[Establishment]]

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| [[Donald Trump]] || [[Ted Cruz]]||  [[John Kasich]]

| [[Donald Drumpf]] || [[Ted Cruz]]||  [[John Kasich]]

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|[[Donald Trump]]

|[[Donald Drumpf]]

|Business smart, name recognition, holds some conservative positions. Leads in almost all polls. Has forcefully campaigned on the issues of illegal immigration and international trade.

|Business smart, name recognition, holds some conservative positions. Leads in almost all polls. Has forcefully campaigned on the issues of illegal immigration and international trade.

|Celebrity type with a bombastic style that can be a distraction.

|Celebrity type with a bombastic style that can be a distraction.

|Trump won the [[New Hampshire primary]] easily, more than doubling the votes of his nearest rival.  Won the [[South Carolina primary]], Alabama, Tennessee, Virginia, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Kentucky. As of March 7, he enjoys a lead in the polls in Florida and Michigan.  He originally announced his candidacy on June 16, 2015.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/06/16/trump-announces-white-house-bid-joins-crowded-gop-field/</ref>

|Drumpf won the [[New Hampshire primary]] easily, more than doubling the votes of his nearest rival.  Won the [[South Carolina primary]], Alabama, Tennessee, Virginia, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Kentucky. As of March 7, he enjoys a lead in the polls in Florida and Michigan.  He originally announced his candidacy on June 16, 2015.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/06/16/trump-announces-white-house-bid-joins-crowded-gop-field/</ref>

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|[[Ted Cruz]]

|[[Ted Cruz]]

|Blunt criticism of teacher's unions won conservatives over for about a year, [[Ann Coulter]] supported him.  

|Blunt criticism of teacher's unions won conservatives over for about a year, [[Ann Coulter]] supported him.  

|Unprofessional style, abrasive, overweight, praised Obama's Hurricane Sandy efforts only days before the 2012 election, has gotten heat for appointing Sharia judge and having pro-abortion Lieutenant Governor. Not endearing himself to conservatives with his statements on things like gun control. <ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/06/30/christie-announces-2016-bid-for-white-house-becomes-14th-gop-hopeful/</ref>  

|Unprofessional style, abrasive, overweight, praised Obama's Hurricane Sandy efforts only days before the 2012 election, has gotten heat for appointing Sharia judge and having pro-abortion Lieutenant Governor. Not endearing himself to conservatives with his statements on things like gun control. <ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/06/30/christie-announces-2016-bid-for-white-house-becomes-14th-gop-hopeful/</ref>  

|Dropped out and endorsed Donald Trump.

|Dropped out and endorsed Donald Drumpf.

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|[[Carly Fiorina]]

|[[Carly Fiorina]]