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Ryan RayMarch 31, 2015

It’s been said many times and many ways but in light of the host-committee dynamics behind Marco Rubio‘s April 7 breakfast fundraiser in Tallahassee, it bears repeating: the road to Florida’s 2016 GOP presidential contest may well run through the Las Vegas estate of billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson. Rubio was reportedly on the outs with the Adelson people after declining an invitation […]

Associated PressMarch 30, 2015

Closing in on an expected announcement that he will run for president, Sen. Marco Rubio said Monday he’s planning a political event in two weeks in Miami to announce his 2016 plans. The first-term Republican from Florida, appearing on Fox News, did not explicitly say he is running for the White House, instead telling would-be […]

Ryan RayMarch 16, 2015

Jeb Bush‘s presidential pre-campaign may hit a snag in the languid corn fields of Iowa owing to his past support of alternative biofuels, according to Jon Ward of Yahoo! News. While he bent some during a stump speech in Des Moines, he was somewhat less than all ears when it came to the issue of subsidizing […]

Ryan RayMarch 16, 2015

Jeb Bush‘s presidential pre-campaign may hit a snag in the languid corn fields of Iowa owing to his past support of alternative biofuels, according to Jon Ward of Yahoo! News. While he bent some during a stump speech in Des Moines, he was somewhat less than all ears when it came to the issue of subsidizing […]

Ryan RayMarch 11, 2015

A bill pushing back Florida’s presidential primaries from March 1 to March 15 — the Ides of March — passed the Florida House on Wednesday afternoon by a 114-0 vote. The proposal, sponsored by Speaker Pro Tem Ritch Workman, allows Florida Republicans to award all primary delegates to the winner of that state’s primary. New national […]

Ryan RayFebruary 26, 2015

If you believe the most recent rumblings, Marco Rubio has decided to take his chances and make a run for the White House, damn the torpedoes — and Jeb Bush. Though early polls have Bush and Scott Walker way out in front of him, recent history shows that an exciting, up-and-coming U.S. Senator with a […]

Ryan RayFebruary 26, 2015

If you believe the most recent rumblings, Marco Rubio has decided to take his chances and make a run for the White House, damn the torpedoes — and Jeb Bush. Though early polls have Bush and Scott Walker way out in front of him, recent history shows that an exciting, up-and-coming U.S. Senator with a […]

Ryan RayFebruary 26, 2015

The polygamy of 2012’s Republican presidential primary — where big-money donors hedged their bets as almost every candidate in the field took their turn as the frontrunner — will not be brooked by Jeb Bush in 2016. In fact, according to Michael Barbaro and Maggie Haberman in The New York Times, Jeb’s pitch to donors includes a […]

Ryan RayFebruary 26, 2015

Amid the spectacle of 2016 GOP presidential candidates Twitter trolling and stumbling over one another to out-firebrand the field, Florida’s Jeb Bush is attempting to stand out among the crowd by playing the part of the adult in the room. What’s more, according to Joe Klein in Time — it’s working: In a week during which Rudolph Giuliani went crusader-ballistic […]

Ryan RayFebruary 26, 2015

Amid the spectacle of 2016 GOP presidential candidates Twitter trolling and stumbling over one another to out-firebrand the field, Florida’s Jeb Bush is attempting to stand out among the crowd by playing the part of the adult in the room. What’s more, according to Joe Klein in Time — it’s working: In a week during which Rudolph Giuliani went crusader-ballistic […]

Tag: 2016 GOP presidential primary

Marco Rubio’s Tallahassee fundraiser: a keyhole into the “Sheldon Adelson primary”?

Marco Rubio to announce next campaign April 13

Jeb Bush navigates Iowa’s corn maze

Jeb Bush navigates Iowa's corn maze

Bill to push back presidential primaries passes state House

Known unknowns: Marco Rubio’s unanswerable dilemma

Known unknowns: Marco Rubio's unanswerable dilemma

Jeb Bush takes no prisoners — or wafflers

Catcher in the Right: Jeb Bush’s grown-up campaign

Catcher in the Right: Jeb Bush's grown-up campaign