Peter Schorsch

Peter SchorschSeptember 22, 2015
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5min178
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush said Tuesday that multiculturalism is bad for the United States, adding that immigrants who close themselves off from American culture deny themselves access to economic rewards. The former governor of Florida, who speaks fluent Spanish and often touts his success winning Latino votes in a party that badly needs them, […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 21, 2015
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2min160
Marco Rubio is getting an endorsement from a conservative Georgia congressman as the Florida senator comes to Georgia to campaign. In a statement from Rubio’s campaign to The Associated Press, Rep. Austin Scott cites national security as his reason for backing the senator. Scott says Rubio “is ready to be commander-in-chief the first day in office.” Rubio is appearing […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 20, 2015
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4min215
Last week, Jeb Bush finished on a high note, supporters say, enjoying a post-debate bump that keeps the former governor odds-on favorite for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination. As proof, Right to Rise USA – the super PAC supporting the Republican candidate — released a wrap-up of the week featuring images, statistics, and predictions, each […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 16, 2015
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3min453
Florida House Speaker-Designate Richard Corcoran is determined to rein in lobbyist influence on lawmakers, as evidenced by his speech to fellow legislators at his Wednesday designation ceremony. Corcoran, a Land O’Lakes Republican and current House budget chief, was formally selected to be the House of Representatives leader for 2016-18. “We must close the revolving door between the Legislature and […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 16, 2015
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1min129
The prospects of medical marijuana passing the necessary 60 percent threshold next year on a Presidential ballot are looking pretty good, according to the latest survey from Public Policy Polling. Sixty-three percent of voters say they would pass such an initiative, to only 29 percent who say they would be opposed. Democrats (78/15) overwhelmingly favor it with independents (61/32) slightly […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 16, 2015
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The race for Florida’s open U.S. Senate seat remains pretty much undefined with the candidates largely unknown and “undecided” voters leading the polling on the Democratic and Republican sides, according to Public Policy Polling’s new  poll. A 39 percent plurality of voters are undecided, with Alan Grayson polling at 33 percent to Patrick Murphy‘s 27 percent, […]


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