5 leading indicators for the 2016 election

5 leading indicators for the 2016 election http://t.co/6SEhlR2qBg pic.twitter.com/mXtPQ3OluA

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1. Will any Republicans drop out? ...
2. Will Republican party actors -- the insiders and others who wield influence -- finally pick a horse, or perhaps two or three? ...
3. Will any of Clinton's supporters defect? ...
4 and 5. How is Barack Obama doing, and how is the economy doing? ...

Chris Christie fades into darkness http://t.co/szWdATW15M | Getty pic.twitter.com/yNlyPSazvc

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Earnest trapped by @jonkarl over appearance of White House preference for Biden over Clinton http://t.co/0Ezl8r5ku0 pic.twitter.com/Dvw3eu7gsk

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