Here is your Morning Brief for April 20, 2015.

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GOP in New Hampshire

Republicans took time over the weekend to rip into Hillary Clinton and to attempt to play up their strengths while trying to convince those in New Hampshire why they should be the Republican nominee.

According to Byron York of the Washington Examiner, the even in New Hampshire went well for many Republicans including Marco Rubio and Scott Walker.

Marco Rubio is clearly enjoying a moment. He is relaxed and funny in front of crowds, flying high after a well-received campaign announcement. In addition, Rubio appears to be winning growing support among some GOP establishment figures and opinion makers — the ones who worry about Jeb Bush's dynastic problem, fear Scott Walker is not ready for prime time, and have given up on Chris Christie. But Rubio has to convince other Republicans who worry that he is too green for the top job, and he still has his record to contend with, when opponents take a very close look at his signature achievement, the Senate-passed Gang of Eight comprehensive immigration reform bill.

York also wrote that Scott Walker is showing more signs that he is comfortable on the campaign trail and that Chris Christie could show some signs of life.

I continue to believe that Christie's moment is over. He should have run in 2012 when he had momentum. It's hard for me to believe that Christie has a shot this time around.

Experience

Former Governor Rick Perry is making clear that one of his talking points will remain during the 2016 primary. It's youth vs. experience in the eyes of Perry and he thinks everyone should think twice about wanting one of the young fresh faces according to CNN.

While the former Texas governor was in New Hampshire on Thursday, he praised Sens. Ted Cruz, Rand Paul and Marco Rubio for being great public speakers, but insisted that they didn't have the experience necessary to be President.

"Do you want to take a chance on someone who doesn't have an executive track record of being an executive? When you walk off the Senate floor, you walk off the Senate floor," he told reporters in Nashua. "You don't walk away from things when you're governor. You have to deal with things."

His comments came shortly after meeting with local business leaders for lunch at the Nashua Country Club, where he argued Americans are realizing they've already taken a chance on a "young, inexperienced senator," a reference to President Barack Obama.

A problem with Perry's argument is that he is really only appealing to those voters who only had a problem with Obama's youth and inexperience. I'd be willing to bet that more people had a problem with Obama's liberal policies than his youth. Rubio, Cruz, and Paul aren't Barack Obama.

However, Perry can make a great statement about his experience. I look forward to the Governors vs. Senators debate.

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