The number of Republican Presidential candidates doubles this week from three to six as retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson announced his bid Monday saying it is time for people to rise up and take their government back.
Former Hewlitt Packard CEO Carly Fiorina also go into the race saying "Our founders never intended for us to have a political class. They believed that citizens and leaders needed to step forward."
Tuesday it is former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee who will make it official.
They join three other Republicans who have already jumped into the race - all US Senators: Ted Cruz from Texas, Rand Paul from Kentucky and Marco Rubio from Florida.
It's a diverse group which includes two Hispanics, an African American and a Woman with a diverse range of backgrounds. And while that may help the Republican party, not known for being the most diverse, it will take more for individual candidates to break into the top tier.
UMass Boston Professor Paul Watanabe says "Those who really want to win, they're going to have to raise a significant amount of money. And people who want to win, who don't see that money coming, are going to have a very difficult time."
The candidates most likely able to raise the hundreds of millions necessary, include two former and two current Governors: Jeb Bush from Florida, Rick Perry from Texas, Scott Walker from Wisconsin and Chris Christie from New Jersey.
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All are expected to jump in to the race soon.
Democratic Political analyst Alex Goldstein says, "I think it's really turning into a three ring circus. In one ring, you have candidates who are denying climate change, another ring you have candidates who are against marriage equality, and in another ring, you have candidates who are against equal pay for equal work for women."
One things for sure... The attacks against Democrat Hillary Clinton will ramp up as republicans call her the candidate who will continue the Obama agenda with no fresh ideas and no transparency.
Goldstein says, "They really are political attacks, not substantive attacks. The Clinton Campaign is going to be focused on the issues that really matter to voters."
