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Phil AmmannJune 1, 2015

Carly Fiorina released the first digital ad in her race to be the Republican presidential nominee. The 90-second spot, titled Momentum, mentions the “early buzz” for the former Hewlett-Packard CEO as she becomes the only female candidate in a crowded GOP field. “We need leadership in the White House now that will unlock the potential of […]

Phil AmmannMay 30, 2015

Sen. Marco Rubio will not be taking part in this year’s Iowa Straw Poll. The Florida Senator and announced Republican presidential candidate is joining Jeb Bush, Sen. Lindsey Graham and Mike Huckabee in bowing out of the once-prominent presidential campaign event. POLITICO reports that Rubio’s decision, confirmed by his campaign on Saturday, is just the […]

Ryan RayMay 26, 2015

If things shake out in the right way, Florida medical malpractice tycoon and Democratic advisor to the stars John Morgan may end up being the only person in American to have both Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton over to his house before the 2016 election cycle is over, writes Betsy Woodruff in the Daily Beast. What he will tell both […]

Ryan RayMay 23, 2015

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Sen. Marco Rubio, one half of “Jebio” if you’ll excuse the tacky neologism, is quick to tell you who he is on the campaign trail: He’s the American Dream incarnate, prophet of a bold, totally not balding New American Century. And lest you believe Rubio’s definition of his major Democratic rival — a vestige of […]

Associated PressMay 8, 2015

To judge them solely by their travels during the past month, you might think Jeb Bush has already plunged into the general election and Hillary Rodham Clinton has a serious fight on her hands for the Democratic nomination. The conventional thinking, though, is quite the opposite: He’s got a real primary race to settle first […]

Associated PressApril 30, 2015

Jeb Bush wants Republicans to know he’s breaking fundraising records. Hillary Rodham Clinton wants Democrats to think she won’t. While many Republicans expect Bush to have raised $100 million by the time he declares his candidacy, Clinton advisers say that’s their modest goal for the entire primary season. The reality is that both campaigns will […]

Associated PressApril 30, 2015

Republicans are bringing something unique to the 2016 presidential campaign: an ability to speak to Americans in both of their main mother tongues, Spanish as well as English. Democrats can’t match it. Previous GOP candidates couldn’t. But now, paradoxically, the party that’s on the outs with many Hispanic voters over immigration is the party that […]

Associated PressApril 16, 2015

Jeb Bush said Thursday he will make up his mind “in relatively short order” whether to seek the Republican nomination for president in 2016. The former Florida governor will be in New Hampshire this weekend to speak at town hall-style meetings at two businesses and at a GOP event. He will also attend a night […]

Associated PressApril 15, 2015

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio launched his Republican presidential campaign this week with a promise to reject “the leaders and ideas of the past.” It was a not-so-subtle jab from a 43-year-old fresh-faced senator at his likely 2016 competitors, Republican Jeb Bush and Democrat Hillary Clinton, whose families cemented political dynasties in the 1990s. A closer […]

Associated PressApril 13, 2015

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio entered the presidential race Monday by offering the nation a younger generation of leadership that breaks free of ideas “stuck in the 20th century,” a jab at both Democratic favorite Hillary Rodham Clinton and his one-time Republican mentor, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. Standing in front of a banner that proclaimed […]

Tag: 2016 Presidential campaign

Carly Fiorina digital ad highlights “momentum” in Iowa

Marco Rubio latest GOP hopeful to bow out of Iowa Straw Poll

John Morgan: Hillary Clinton, Democrats ought to ease up on medical marijuana

Jeb Bush’s daring gambit: Be yourself

Jeb Bush, Hillary Clinton take different tracks on potential matchup

Jeb Bush, Hillary Clinton on different paths for early fundraising

Look who’s speaking Spanish: GOP 2016 contenders bring bilingual abilities

Jeb Bush: Campaign decision “in relatively short order”

Marco Rubio draws from past despite future focus

Marco Rubio tells supporters he’s running for White House

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