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A.G. GancarskiApril 5, 2016

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Ahead of the Wisconsin primary results, a popular narrative is that the Donald Trump campaign is in “disarray.” A POLITICO story Tuesday declared that “morale sinks” as “key battleground state staff” has been jettisoned. Central to the POLITICO narrative: Florida, where the website says the “disarray” is having tangible consequences. “Since March, the campaign has been laying off […]

Associated PressFebruary 4, 2016

Republican Ted Cruz‘s presidential campaign has raised $3 million since winning the Iowa caucuses on Feb. 1. That’s according to Cruz campaign manager Jeff Roe, who tweeted the new fundraising numbers on Thursday. Roe says the Cruz campaign has raised $10 million overall since the beginning of the year. That includes 182,000 individual contributions averaging […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 8, 2016

Marco Rubio will be back in his home state Monday, this time to deliver a speech on the economy. Rubio is slated to deliver an economic address focused on taxes and spending during a Sarasota town hall. According to his campaign, Rubio is expected to discuss his “plans for making the United States economically competitive […]

Thomas BeaumontDecember 12, 2015

Jeb Bush stared across the Londonderry Senior Center in disbelief. A voter at his town hall had just told him she’d read the candidate’s 3,000-word tax plan. “The fact that you read it makes me feel so pleased – even if you didn’t like it,” Bush said, unsuccessfully holding back a grin. It was the […]

Associated PressNovember 16, 2015

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson is calling on Congress to withdraw funding to resettle Syrian refugees in the United States, arguing there is no credible way to tell the difference between an Islamic State militant and an innocent citizen fleeing war. In a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan, Carson urged congressional Republicans to “extinguish” […]

Tag: 2016 GOP presidential campaign

Florida Co-Chairwoman Susie Wiles: No “disarray” in Donald Trump campaign

Ted Cruz raises $3 million since Iowa caucus win

Marco Rubio to talk economic policies during Sarasota town hall

Fading in 2016 race, Jeb Bush won’t budge from policy focus

Ben Carson: Congress should stop funding refugee resettlement