Republican presidential candidates are introduced during the CNN presidential debate at The Venetian Las Vegas on December 15, 2015 in Las Vegas. Ethan Miller/Getty Images
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David Catanese is senior politics writer for U.S. News & World Report and founder of the blog The Run 2016. You can follow him on Twitter and send him feedback at dcatanese@usnews.com.
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