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Ryan RayApril 13, 2015

Marco Rubio‘s life story has its own inherent interest to anyone who takes the time to look into his Florida Dream rise to the U.S. Senate, but the high-powered PR operations at the heart of today’s presidential campaigns can take no chances. That’s why Rubio has brought on a pair of top-shelf Republican media firms […]

Melissa RossApril 13, 2015

Calling himself “the least political member” of his famous political family, Neil Bush is preparing to visit Florida to say his older brother, Jeb, is likely to run for president “to make the world a better place.” “I think he’s had an extraordinary track record leading the state of Florida,” said Bush, the chairman of the […]

Mitch PerryApril 13, 2015

The suspense is over: The Associated Press reported Monday morning that Marco Rubio is officially the third Republican to declare his candidacy for president for 2016 But all eyes remain on how Rubio will deliver that announcement later Monday in downtown Miami. Giving a little pre-speech smacktalk to welcome Rubio to the highest level of […]

Peter SchorschApril 13, 2015

To paraphrase Donald Rumsfeld, sometimes you go to war with the Senate President you have, not the Senate President you might want or wish to have at a later time. Soon, Florida Senate Republicans will be at war. Well it’s really hard to describe campaigning against the bungling Florida Democratic Party as being at war, but it’s […]

Bruce RitchieApril 13, 2015

Could the Freedom Tower in Miami, where U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio on Monday announced his bid for president, be underwater by 2060? Before Rubio announced on Monday that he was running for president in 2016, NextGen Climate suggested the building could be underwater by 2060. The political action committee said Florida is on the front line […]

Bruce RitchieApril 13, 2015

An official appointed by the U.S. Supreme Court to oversee a lawsuit filed by Florida against Georgia over water use on Monday issued an order providing for confidential talks among the states. Ralph I. Lancaster, a Maine attorney who’s special master in the case, in a conference call also called the media “relentless and ruthless” and said, […]

Phil AmmannApril 13, 2015

U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, a newly announced candidate for U.S. Senate, says nothing has changed since Sen. Marco Rubio officially entered the race for president in 2016. The Jupiter Democrat, who recently entered the race for the Miami Republican’s soon-to-be vacated Senate seat, weighed in with a statement on Monday. Florida law prohibits candidates from […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 13, 2015

In a move that will not strike observers of the Bill Bishop campaign apparatus as a complete surprise, Rob and Jill Storey of the RLS Group, who were among the senior leadership of the Bishop campaign, have joined the Alvin Brown campaign in consultant roles as of Monday afternoon. The Brown campaign cites this as proof of their […]

Ryan RayApril 13, 2015

When Marco Rubio at long last jumps in the race tonight at Miami’s Freedom Tower it will mark the entry of the first Republican contender who could really make it to the White House in 2016, writes Harry Enten of FiveThirtyEight. Why, you might ask? Rubio is both electable and conservative, and in optimal proportions. He’s in a position to satisfy […]

Phil AmmannApril 13, 2015

After a lot of speculation, Marco Rubio officially announced on Monday he is running for president in 2016. The Florida Senator becomes the third Republican to enter the race to the White House. Because Rubio took months to come to a decision, Democrats had plenty of time to prepare. In response to Rubio’s announcement, Progress […]

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Poolhouse ad agency gears up to frame story of Marco Rubio

Neil Bush visits Florida, says brother Jeb has “a good shot” at presidency

Debbie Wasserman Schultz calls Marco Rubio a “prune wrapped in tinsel”

Time for an end to Joe Negron vs. Jack Latvala

Miami’s Freedom Tower under water by 2060? Unlikely, scientist says

Court issues confidentiality order in Florida v. Georgia water case

Patrick Murphy says “nothing changes” after Marco Rubio announcement

Alvin Brown campaign adds former Bill Bishop senior leadership as consultants

FiveThirtyEight: With Marco Rubio in, 2016 GOP race gets real

Progress Florida launches oppo website for Marco Rubio’s big announcement