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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 9, 2016

Robots have been trailing Marco Rubio in New Hampshire, and now the liberal organization that dispatched them is out with a Web video. American Bridge 21st Century on Tuesday released a 40-second video of news coverage of the robots. The Web video — called “Domo Arigato Marco Roboto” — features cable news hosts and candidates talking […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 5, 2016

A high-profile Tallahassee attorney has endorsed Hillary Clinton. According to BuzzFeed News, Benjamin Crump, the lawyer who represented the families of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown, is backing Clinton in the presidential race. Crump is expected to talk to South Carolina voters about Clinton’s record, according to Politico. Crump, according to BuzzFeed News, introduced Clinton […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 5, 2016

Jeb Bush is jumping on Rick Santorum’s inability to identify an accomplishment of Marco Rubio, using the footage of in a new television advertisement. As first reported by CNN, the 60-second spot will start running in New Hampshire on Saturday. The advertisement features clips from Thursday’s interview with Santorum on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” During the […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 3, 2016

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Donald Trump continues to lead the Republican field in New Hampshire, but a new poll of likely Republican primary voters shows Jeb Bush in second place. Trump maintains a strong lead over his Republican opponents with 31 percent, according to a Harper Polling survey of likely Republican primary voters in New Hampshire. Bush comes in […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 23, 2016

Marco Rubio’s campaign is hitting back after a Washington Post story reported the Florida senator was arrested in 1990 for being in a park after closing time. In a fundraising email to supporters Saturday, the campaign decided to come clean with a few other offenses: He colored outside the lines as a kid, double dips […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 22, 2016

Floridians now have another reason to root for Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio in the Iowa caucuses: free airline tickets. The Tampa Bay Business Journal reported that Silver Airways is running a promotion that offers free flights in Florida if Rubio or Bush the Iowa caucus. “You may think there’s only a snowball’s chance but […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 18, 2016

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Jeb Bush is calling for a complete overhaul of the nation’s education system in a plan that focuses heavily on school choice. In a post on Medium, Bush unveiled a wide-sweeping education plan that increases support for charter schools and makes federal aid to low-income and special needs students portable. The proposal also gives high […]

Associated PressNovember 13, 2015

Hillary Rodham Clinton has locked up public support from half of the Democratic insiders who cast ballots at the party’s national convention, giving her a commanding advantage over her rivals for the party’s presidential nomination. Clinton’s margin over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley is striking. Not only is it big, […]

Associated PressNovember 8, 2015

Marco Rubio, who has been attacked by GOP rivals and others for using an American Express card issued by the Republican Party of Florida for some personal spending as a state lawmaker, released two more years of charge card statements Saturday to help quell the furor. The statements, covering January 2005-October 2006, show Rubio spent […]

Diane RobertsOctober 7, 2015

In case there’s anyone left who thinks ¿Jeb? Bush is a fine man running a fine campaign for president, I give you his remarks after the latest mass shooting, this one in Oregon: “I don’t think that more government is necessarily the answer to this,” he said. “I think we need to reconnect ourselves with […]

Tag: 2016 presidential election

Robots trailing Marco Rubio in NH focus of new video

Benjamin Crump endorses Hillary Clinton

New Jeb Bush ad uses Rick Santorum’s stumble to take shot at Marco Rubio

Jeb Bush rises to 2nd place in New Hampshire, poll says

Email insights: Marco Rubio campaign hoping to raise cash off #RubioCrimeSpree

Silver Airways offers free flights in Florida if Jeb Bush or Marco Rubio win Iowa

Jeb Bush calls for “complete overhaul” of system in education plan

Party insiders give Hillary Clinton early, commanding delegate edge

Marco Rubio releases GOP charge card statements from 2005-06

Diane Roberts: ¿Jeb? Bush comes up numb and dumb again