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Jim RosicaMay 10, 2016

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Florida Gov. Rick Scott is telling #NeverTrump’ers: Get with the program. “My goal with regard to the presidential race is to get the Republican Party unified,” he said. The Naples Republican, who officially endorsed Trump, spoke to reporters after a Florida Cabinet meeting. “It’s a clear choice,” the governor said. “We’ve got a businessperson, Donald […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 4, 2016

The super PAC backing Marco Rubio is taking jabs at Jeb Bush in two advertisements. Conservative Solutions PAC, the political committee backing Rubio, released an advertisement Thursday calling Bush’s ideas “old and wrong.” “What happened to Jeb Bush,” the 30-second spot, called “What Happened,” starts. “He spent millions praising himself, and his campaign tanked. Then […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 19, 2016

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Donald Trump has a 12-point lead over Ted Cruz in Florida, according to a post-debate survey conducted for FOX 35 in Orlando. The survey found Trump is in the lead with 31 percent, while Cruz is at 19 percent in the Sunshine State. Jeb Bush is in third with 13 percent, followed by Marco Rubio […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 18, 2016

Marco Rubio may be on familiar territory during a trip to New Hampshire this week. Rubio is set to head to the Granite State on Wednesday, according to his campaign. The Florida senator is scheduled to address the New Hampshire House of Representatives on Wednesday morning. The address could remind campaign watchers of Rubio’s early […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterDecember 29, 2015

U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy, a South Carolina Republican, endorsed U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio on Tuesday during a campaign stop in Iowa. “The son of a bartender and the son of a housekeeper, who knows what it means to live the American Dream,” said Gowdy during a seven-minute speech in Clinton, Iowa. “I found my candidate. […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterDecember 29, 2015

A super PAC supporting Jeb Bush will begin airing advertisements in New Hampshire this week as the former Florida governor tries to make gains in advance of the state’s Feb. 9 primary. On Tuesday, Right to Rise USA released a 30-second spot that contrasts Bush’s record with the records of Govs. Chris Christie and John […]

Jim RosicaDecember 22, 2015

New polling shows Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump sweeping primaries in Florida and early-vote state New Hampshire, and tying with Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in South Carolina. The pollster, though, warns the “race is still young” and “there is still much room for movement for virtually all of the candidates.” More to the point, other focus-group surveys suggest Trump “may have hit […]

Jim RosicaDecember 21, 2015

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Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum says Muslims need to “deal with the problem (of radicalism), the cancer within Islam,” but “most are not and that’s a problem.” Santorum appeared Monday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program. He was asked to elaborate on comments he made on the jihadist movement in the last candidates’ debate. “The bottom line is this: […]

Jim RosicaDecember 3, 2015

Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina on Thursday said frontrunner Donald Trump “only feel(s) big when he’s trying to make other people look small.” Fiorina, the 61-year-old former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, appeared on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program. Fiorina also commented on Wednesday’s mass shooting in San Bernardino County, California: “The first thing I did was say a prayer, […]

Jim RosicaNovember 14, 2015

The Paris attacks had New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie stress that the first responsibility of the presidency is “protecting the safety, security and freedom of the American people,” he said Saturday. Christie, one of the Republican contenders for president, spoke at the Sunshine Summit in Orlando, burnishing his ‘law and order’ reputation as a federal prosecutor. After […]

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Rick Scott: GOP need to unify around Donald Trump

Super PAC supporting Marco Rubio taking jabs at Jeb Bush

Poll: Donald Trump leads in Florida by a wide margin

Marco Rubio speaks New Hampshire House of Representatives on Wednesday

Trey Gowdy endorses Marco Rubio during Iowa campaign stop

Jeb Bush super PAC targets Chris Christie, John Kasich in New Hampshire

New polls show Donald Trump strong but “race still young”

Rick Santorum: Muslims need to “confront the cancer” of radicalism

Carly Fiorina says Donald Trump makes people feel “small”

In Paris, evil has visited again, Chris Christie tells #SunshineSummit