Christie to Cruz Show Rare Unsettled Republican 2016 Field

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The wide-open, potentially divisive nature of the 2016 Republican presidential race is on full display this week on a ballroom stage outside Washington.

Five potential candidates wooed the party’s base yesterday at the Conservative Political Action Conference, and four more did so today. None is an obvious favorite in the party’s early race for the nomination, a rare case for Republicans.