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Mitch PerryApril 19, 2015

Ted Cruz headlined the daytime portion of the Republican Leadership Summit in Nashua, N.H., Saturday, where 20 presidential candidates or those seriously thinking about it came to speak. “What a testament to the desire for Americans: We want something new , we want new leadership to change the page, and to turnaround,” the 44-year-old U.S. […]

Mitch PerryApril 18, 2015

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Donald Trump never runs for president, but always pretends so every four years. With the Republican Party of New Hampshire holding a major conference of possible and actual presidential candidates for 2016, Trump spent time pretending once again on Saturday. After a speech and fielding questions, Trump answered questions from the media who surrounded him […]

Mitch PerryApril 18, 2015

Call her the anti-Hillary. Carly Fiorina is the only woman considered a possible candidate for the Republican nomination for president in the current field. She presented a refined performance Saturday before hundreds of New Hampshire Republicans in the First in the Nation Republican Leadership Summit in Nashua. “Hilary Clinton must not become president of the […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 18, 2015

Most of those who sleep in high crime areas do so every day of the week (except for maybe the odd councilperson who keeps a residence in one but lives somewhere else). As part of his campaign’s outreach to people throughout Jacksonville, Democratic sheriff candidate Ken Jefferson, in an effort “to rebuild the community’s trust in the […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 18, 2015

On most warm, sunny Saturday mornings at Jacksonville Beach, the sands were jam-packed. Equally jam-packed on this Saturday morning: the Lenny Curry Beach headquarters where Curry supporters convened and stood elbow to elbow as the space was transformed into what the Curry campaign hopes will be a “game changer” for their campaign. A leit motif of the […]

Mitch PerryApril 18, 2015

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul has made his brand as not being your typical Republican. While he positions himself to seek the GOP presidential nomination, though, he’s found himself in a difficult stance balancing his isolationist views versus a public alarmed about combating terrorism. The Kentucky physician attempted that Saturday morning in Nashua, N.H., on Day […]

Guest AuthorApril 18, 2015

Sometimes conspiracy theories aren’t crazy. Sometimes they’re right. Rick Scott, poor boy turned multimillionaire, got rich and famous ruthlessly employing an unprecedentedly remorseless profits-over-people strategy for private health care delivery in the United States. The rags-to-riches experience does different things to different people. In Scott’s case, he was left so driven to succeed he ended […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 17, 2015

The Alvin Brown campaign sent a statement to us this evening on the “endorsement” email that came from the Bill Bishop for Mayor email account this afternoon, two hours before it was retracted. The email account was controlled by Rob and Jill Storey. The RLS Group, which was managing Bishop’s campaign through the First Election, recently moved over to […]

Mitch PerryApril 17, 2015

It was just a few days ago that Chris Christie unveiled his plan on reforming Social Security but it’s that plan – and his boasting that his appeal as a candidate is based on speaking about such hard truths – that dominated Christie’s much anticipated appearance at the First in the Nation Republican Leadership Conference […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 17, 2015

The monthly meeting of the Jacksonville Tiger Bay Club included an At Large Council candidate forum. Three races have runoffs, and five of the six candidates were on hand. Ju’Coby Pittman, of Group 5, was without her challenger, and therefore did not have much to say much. Both candidates in Groups 1 and 3 were on […]

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Ted Cruz brings the energy in New Hampshire

Donald Trump questions Carly Fiorina’s qualifications to run for president

Carly Fiorina says too many Americans have “flat, hopeless look”

Ken Jefferson plans Sunday sleepover in “high crime area”

Beaches leaders slam “nonexistent” Alvin Brown as Lenny Curry HQ opens

Rand Paul takes on GOP critics over going to war

Daniel Tilson: Gov. Scott, Florida House turn whiff of healthcare conspiracy into full-fledged stench

Alvin Brown campaign addresses “Bill Bishop for Mayor” email endorsement

Chris Christie talks a lot about his style in New Hampshire

Kim Daniels, HRO talk enliven Jax Tiger Bay council forum