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Republican senators are coming around to the view that Jeb Bush is unlikely to win the party's nomination for president and that freshman Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.) is the most viable prospect for the general election. Rubio has had plenty of support among Beltway pundits since the outset of his campaign but Bush's poor performance in the last Republican debate, together with his declining poll numbers, have begun to shift sentiment in even the upper echelons of the GOP's establishment. "Marco's in the driver's seat. There's a lot of disappointment in Bush's performance," said one Republican senator, who requested anonymity...

Democrat Ann McLane Kuster has overtaken Republican Charlie Bass in the 2nd District U.S. House race, while Republican Frank Guinta continue to lead Democratic incumbent Carol Shea-Porter in the 1st District contest. According to new WMUR polls conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center, released this evening, Kuster leads Bass, 43 to 36 percent while Guinta leads Shea-Porter, 48 to 36 percent. Click here for details.