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    To the Point

    The GOP and the Road to the White House

    Three freshman Senators are already campaigning for next year's Republican presidential nomination — but they won't be lonely. Nine others are likely to compete against Rand Paul of Kentucky, Ted Cruz from Texas -- and now, Florida's Marco Rubio .

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    By Warren Olney • Apr 14, 2015 • 1 min read

    Three freshman Senators are already campaigning for next year's Republican presidential nomination — but they won't be lonely. Nine others are likely to compete against Rand Paul of Kentucky, Ted Cruz from Texas -- and now, Florida's Marco Rubio. Yesterday, when Rubio announced his run for the Republican presidential nomination, he didn't mention Jeb Bush or Hillary Clinton — by name. He didn't have to. "This election is a generational choice about what kind of country we will be. Just yesterday a leader from yesterday began a campaign for president by promising to take us back to yesterday. Yesterday is over"

    We hear where they differ so far and how each might play with Latino Voters, moderates, mega-donors — and the base of the Republican Party.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Producer, 'One year Later'

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Can the GOP Avoid Another Circus Primary?
    1. 1:16Ex-Educators Get Stiff Sentences in Atlanta Test Cheating Case
    2. 8:17The GOP and the Road to the White HouseYou’re reading this
    3. 42:32What Do We Owe Victims of Wrongful Convictions?
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