Kasich lashes out: ‘What has happened to the conservative movement?’  —  <p>Ohio Gov. John Kasich's first real foray into attacking his Republican rivals centered on him ticking off a list of critiques he has with the 2016 Republican presidential field. </p><p>Kasich, at a rally …

POLITICO Playbook, presented by Comcast - JEB LOOKS DEAD: The benedictions begin - TOP OPERATIVE: ‘Hard to articulate a path’ — DES MOINES REGISTER banner: ‘Iowans agree: Rubio shines’ - SPEAKER PAUL RYAN ERA DAWNS — B'DAY: Jim Messina, David Remnick  —  By Mike Allen (@mikeallen …

Third Republican Presidential Debate: The 6 Moments That Mattered  —  At times it seemed the night was defined not by the candidates' attacks on each other, but on the moderators who lobbed challenging and, at times, contentious questions at them.  —  Some fought back and some candidates …

We Have Our Final Six  —  Tonight's debate showed that the GOP field is smaller than it looks.  Technically, there are still fourteen people running, but the winnowing is far along.  We probably have a final six and possibly a final four.  —  The three winners of the night were pretty obvious …

Some Initial Thoughts on the Debate  —  As I said in my previous post, this was a pretty poorly run debate.  But that's media criticism.  The real question is how it will affect the race.  Jeb Bush needed to get back into this campaign.  And he absolutely didn't do that.