WASHINGTON (AP) — The political veteran with the right resume, but perhaps the wrong last name.
The rookie senators and their focus on foreign policy and individual rights.
Governors with experience — and baggage.
The never-been-elected outsiders, and of course, the billionaire showman.
For the Republican Party, the narrowing of that vast field of presidential hopefuls begins in earnest today with the first debate of the 2016 campaign.
At stake for Republicans is not just the candidate who will represent them in the general election, but the direction the party will take as it seeks to regain the White House.
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