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Ranging from the recycled (Newt Gingrich) to the inches-below-the-radar aggressive (Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee) to the low-key most improved (Tim Pawlenty) to the surprisingly flailing (Bobby Jindal) to the bewildering (Sarah Palin) with no one establishing dominance or a clear direction for a GOP comeback.
By Mark Halperin