Donald Trump talks to reporters after Thursday's debate. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
The Clinton campaign's debate watch war room was actually just a conference room with a big-screen TV at the front. Fifteen or so staffers huddled over their laptops ready to pounce. Tamara Keith/NPR hide caption
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush speaks during the first Republican presidential debate Thursday in Cleveland. Bush touted his jobs record in Florida. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, left, former Sen. Rick Santorum, center, and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on stage before a candidate forum in New Hampshire earlier this week. Darren McCollester/Getty Images hide caption
There are just so many GOP presidential candidates ... can we really tell who leads whom right now? Darren McCollester/Stringer (Getty News) hide caption
Anti-abortion activists hold a rally opposing federal funding for Planned Parenthood in front of the U.S. Capitol on July 28 in Washington, D.C. Olivier Douliery/Getty Images hide caption
Former Ron Paul campaign campaign Jesse Benton (left) has a word with Paul in 2011. Charles Dharapak/AP hide caption
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush waves while being introduced before speaking at the National Automobile Dealers Association convention in San Francisco in January. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption
J. Russell George, Treasury inspector general for tax administration (from left), Acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller and former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman before they testified to the Senate Finance Committee in 2013. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
All five of these people are running for president, but it looks like only one will make it into the first Republican debate. Darren McCollester/Getty Images hide caption
Robert Gray of Jackson, Miss., who won the Democratic primary for governor, outside the governor's office at the state Capitol on Wednesday. Gray, a long distance truck driver, was a surprise winner, having spent virtually no money on advertisements and doing a limited amount of campaigning. Rogelio V. Solis/AP hide caption
Republican presidential candidates, from left, Lindsey Graham, Ben Carson, John Kasich, Chris Christie, Bobby Jindal, Jeb Bush, Scott Walker and Rick Santorum speak among themselves after a forum Monday, Aug. 3, 2015, in Manchester, N.H. Jim Cole/AP hide caption
"I don't like a government shutdown, but this is a clear case of totally improper use of taxpayers' dollars. I have an obligation to the taxpayers of Arizona," said Sen. John McCain. He had scolded his Republican colleagues in 2013 for shutting down the government over the Affordable Care Act. He says this issue is different. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Protesters rally on the steps of the Texas state capitol on July 28 to condemn the use of fetal tissue for medical research. Eric Gay/AP hide caption
A coal scraper machine works on a pile of coal at American Electric Power's Mountaineer coal power plant in 2009 in New Haven, W.Va. The state, in which coal mining is a major industry, is one party planning to sue the Environmental Protection Agency regarding new power plant regulations announced Monday. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
President Obama delivers remarks at a Clean Power Plan event at the White House on Monday. Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Texas billionaire H. Ross Perot laughs after saying, "Watch my lips," in response to reporters asking when he plans to formally enter the presidential race. Questions came May 5, 1992, in New York City, where Perot was speaking before the American Newspaper Publishers Association. Richard Drew/AP hide caption
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Dr. Ben Carson, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former CEO Hewlett-Packard Carly Fiorina, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, former New York Gov. George Pataki, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum (PA), Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker stand on the stage prior to the Voters First Presidential Forum. Darren McCollester/Getty Images hide caption
Billionaire businessman Donald Trump has surged to the top of GOP presidential primary polls despite a slew of controversial comments since he launched his campaign in June. Scott Heppell/AP hide caption
Presidential candidate Ted Cruz trying bacon — made on a machine gun — at the end of a new video. YouTube/IJReview hide caption
Newly elected Mayor Martin O'Malley (left) waves to supporters in Baltimore in November 1999. Gail Burton/AP hide caption
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton steps onstage before speaking at Trident Technical College during a campaign stop on June 17 in North Charleston, S.C. David Goldman/AP hide caption
The super PAC supporting Jeb Bush has posted some truly astonishing fundraising numbers...and the election is still more than a year away. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
B.E.A.R.D. PAC is a nonpartisan superPAC that supports bearded candidates nationwide. Courtesy of B.E.A.R.D. PAC hide caption