--- title: Morning Must Reads: May 15 description: Good morning from Scottsdale, where the Republican National Committee is holding its spring meeting. Eight months away from the Iowa caucuses, the Republican Party is... canonical: https://time.com/3859966/morning-must-reads-may-15-2/ author: Zeke Miller article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-05-15T11:44:15.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-26T19:54:48.371Z article:section: Politics og:title: Morning Must Reads: May 15 og:description: Good morning from Scottsdale, where the Republican National Committee is holding its spring meeting. 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Eight months away from the Iowa caucuses, the Republican Party is... twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Morning Must Reads: May 15 (15 May 2015) by [Zeke Miller](https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/) ## Zeke Miller May 15, 2015 11:44 AM UTC  The early morning sun rises behind the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC. The early morning sun rises behind the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC.Mark Wilson—Getty Images by [Zeke Miller](https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/) ## Zeke Miller May 15, 2015 11:44 AM UTC Good morning from Scottsdale, where the Republican National Committee is holding its spring meeting. Eight months away from the Iowa caucuses, the Republican Party is bracing itself for a greatly intensified primary next year, with many operatives predicting a drawn-out delegate fight to the nomination. The key cause: a crowded and unusually talented field that is bolstered by unlimited sums from super PACs. But party efforts to condense the primary calendar after 2012 may have made the situation worse for the GOP. On the trail: On Saturday, 11 potential and actual Republican candidates will gather for the latest cattle-call at the Iowa GOP’s Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, with candidates limited to 10 minutes of speaking time each—which means the 5:30 p.m. dinner will be lucky to end by 10 p.m. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton has scheduled her second visits to Iowa and New Hampshire since announcing her candidacy for next week. **Must Reads** [Republicans Prepare for Painstaking Nomination Fight](http://time.com/3859694/republican-primary-2016-calendar-rules/) (TIME) Insiders expect a fight like Democrats had in 2008—just with more candidates [Republican Party to Vote In Support of Religious Freedom Laws](http://time.com/3859773/republican-party-religious-freedom-law/) (TIME) Undeterred by controversy after Indiana and Arkansas RFRAs [Jeb Bush Reverses Himself: ‘I Would Not Have Gone Into Iraq’](http://time.com/3859074/jeb-bush-iraq/) (TIME) But says the war was “worth it” for the families of those who died [Democrats Play Hardball on Voting Laws Ahead of 2016](http://time.com/3858135/early-voting-ohio/) (TIME) The party steps up its efforts to expand early voting [Clinton’s Litmus Test for Supreme Court Nominees: Pledge to Overturn Citizens United](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/05/14/hillary-clintons-litmus-test-for-supreme-court-nominees-a-pledge-to-overturn-citizens-united/) (WP) Even as she takes courts super PAC money [Benghazi Panel Wants Documents Before Hillary Clinton Testifies](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/15/us/politics/benghazi-panel-wants-documents-before-hillary-clinton-testifies.html?ref=politics) (NYT) Testimony delayed **Sound Off** “I’m going to filibuster. I’m going to do everything it takes to block a short-term extension.” — Sen. [Ron Wyden](http://www.politico.com/story/2015/05/patriot-act-spying-programs-117976.html?hp=t3%5Fr) (D-Ore.) on efforts to extend the controversial PATRIOT Act, which is set to expire at the end of the month. “Are you really going to ask such a stupid question?” — Speaker of the House John Boehner to a reporter asking about this week’s Amtrak derailment and criticism over transportation funding **Bits and Bites** [House passes Iran review bill, sending it to Obama](http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/house-passes-iran-review-bill-sending-it-to-obamas-desk-for-signature/2015/05/14/fcb7567e-fa6d-11e4-9030-b4732caefe81%5Fstory.html) [From Rand flip-flops to Hillary bumper stickers](http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-campaign-swag-heats-up-20150514-story.html) [Why presidential candidates must answer hypotheticals](http://time.com/3858076/jeb-bush-hypothetical/) [Clinton backs Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill](http://time.com/3858943/hillary-clinton-harriet-tubman-20-dollar-bill/) [What 2016 Republicans look like with John Bolton’s mustache](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2015/05/14/what-2016-republicans-look-like-with-john-boltons-mustache/) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3859966/morning-must-reads-may-15-2/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3859966/morning-must-reads-may-15-2/"},"headline":"Morning Must Reads: May 15 (15 May 2015)","datePublished":"2015-05-15T11:44:15.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-26T19:54:48.371Z","description":"Good morning from Scottsdale, where the Republican National Committee is holding its spring meeting. 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