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After Iowa and New Hampshire, Who Remains? Political Junkie Ken Rudin

WUNC News | By Frank Stasio
Published February 12, 2016 at 12:26 PM EST
The Republican presidential field has thinned with Chris Christie and Carly Fiorina dropping out. Ohio Governor John Kasich remains and will try to keep up the momentum follwing his second-place finish in New Hampshire.
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The Republican presidential field has thinned with Chris Christie and Carly Fiorina dropping out. Ohio Governor John Kasich remains and will try to keep up the momentum follwing his second-place finish in New Hampshire.

An update with Political Junkie Ken Rudin

The race for the White House heats up as voters in Iowa and New Hampshire made their choices. Several candidates, including Chris Christie and CarlyFiorina, dropped out after poor showings in the first two contests.

And in North Carolina, the March 15 primary is in flux because of a court ruling declaring two congressional districts unconstitutional.

Host FrankStasiotalks with political junkie Ken Rudinabout the latest in national and state politics.

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Frank Stasio
Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.
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