Are you surprised about the Republican debate roster?

The Republican candidates that will participate in the Fox News’ Republican debate on Thursday have been announced. The presidential candidates are Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, Scott Walker, Mike Huckabee, Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, Chris Christie and John Kasich. Fox used a national polling system to determine the 10 most favored candidates to be given the chance to be in the debate. This leaves Rick Perry, Bobby Jindal, Carly Fiorina, Lindsey Graham, George Pataki, and Jim Gilmore to appear in a separate debate earlier in the evening.

Does the lineup surprise you?

Hillary Clinton is losing ground in key swing states. Should she be worried?

According to new Quinnipiac university polls released on Wednesday, Hillary Clinton is trailing behind three leading GOP candidates, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, and Scott Walker, in three key swing states. These states, Colorado, Iowa, and Virginia, have preferred the GOP candidates over Clinton in hypothetical general-election matchups. Should Clinton be worried?

Jeb Bush said Americans need to “work longer hours” but later clarified what he meant. Was his comment out of touch?

In an interview with the editors of the New Hampshire Union Leader, Jeb Bush talked about his goals for a 4% US economic growth. The interview was broadcasted above, causing Bush to go under fire for his comment that “We have to be a lot more productive, workforce participation has to rise from its all-time modern lows. It means that people need to work longer hours, and through their productivity, gain more income for their families. That’s the only way we’re going to get out of this rut that we’re in.” The Democratic Party was quick to release a statement condemning Bush for telling Americans to “work longer hours,” calling the line “easily one of the most out-of-touch comments we’ve heard so far this cycle.” Bush quickly clarified what he meant on Wednesday. He said his comments were referring to part-time and underemployed workers. These workers, Bush said, were looking for full-time work but could not find any. “Only Washington Democrats could be out-of-touch enough to criticize giving more Americans the ability to work, earn a paycheque, and make ends meet."

Is Jeb Bush being truthful in his comments about Iraq?

For the past four days, possible Republican candidate for the 2016 presidential election Jeb Bush, has been giving varying answers about whether he would have authorized the invasion into Iraq in 2003. See below for more info and the videos.

Do you think that Jeb has purposely been vague about whether or not he would have authorized the invasion? Or do you think that he is being truthful? Let us know!

When first asked if he would have authorized the invasion “knowing what we know now,” he replied that he “would’ve, and so would’ve Hillary Clinton, and so would everybody that was confronted with the intelligence they got” (Fox News Interview).

The next day, he addressed what he said by saying that he misinterpreted the question to mean whether he would have made the invasion, given what people knew then rather than know now. When re-asked the question by Sean Hannity on The Sean Hannity show, Bush replied, "I don't know what the decision would have been, that's a hypothetical, but the simple fact is that mistakes were made, as they always are in life."

When asked once again about his statement, Bush responded, "If we're going into hypotheticals, I think it does a disservice for a lot of people that sacrificed a lot...What we ought to be focusing on is what are the lessons learned."

As a conclusion of these four days of comments on Iraq, Jeb Bush has said that he would not have gone into Iraq.

Do you think that Jeb Bush has purposely been vague about whether or not he would have authorized the invasion? Or do you think that he is being truthful? Let us know!