Republican Party and Presidential Candidates

presidential candidates: Some of the party's potential presidential candidates weighed in on the House Republicans' controversial budget, the party's struggle to gain support among Hispanics, the Republican Party's future and the upcoming midterm elections as they took turns on a conference room stage facing hundreds of conservative activists gathered in New Hampshire's largest city, according to Times Colonist. "It's the unofficial kickoff of the 2016 process," said Republican operative Mike Biundo, who managed former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum's last presidential campaign and N.H. - Republicans eyeing the 2016 White House race battered President Barack Obama's health care law and nicked each other Saturday, auditioning before a high-profile gathering of conservatives that some political veterans said marked the campaign's unofficial start. The summit comes as prospective presidential candidates begin to step up appearances in key states ahead of the 2016 presidential contest, even though New Hampshire's influential first-in-the-nation presidential primary isn't planned for another two years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.