Days until New Hampshire primary: 5
Days until SEC Primary: 26
Texas:
After Rand Paul dropped out of the race, his Texas chairman signed on with Ted Cruz. (Dallas Morning News)
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U.S. Sen. John Cornyn congratulated his delegation-mate Ted Cruz on his Iowa win, but still says he is not going to endorse anyone in the primary. (Dallas Morning News)
Alabama:
Marco Rubio and Donald Trump are both eyeing late-February visits to Huntsville. (AL.com)
Virginia:
Marco Rubio announced five endorsements in the state Legislature, including the House Majority Leader. (ZPolitics)
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Gov. Terry McAuliffe went on MSNBC as a Hillary Clinton surrogate and called Bernie Sanders' proposals "not realistic." (Virginian Pilot)
Arkansas:
Donald Trump visited Little Rock, telling the crowd "I think I came in first" in Iowa and calling Ted Cruz a liar. (New York Times)
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U.S. Reps. Steve Womack and Rick Crawford, along with Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin, endorsed Marco Rubio. Crawford and Griffin had backed the now-departed Mike Huckabee. (Associated Press)
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A new generation of "Arkansas Travelers" is headed to New Hampshire to campaign for Hillary Clinton, 24 years after they did so for her husband's "Comeback Kid" effort there. (Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette)
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