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A.G. GancarskiDecember 7, 2015

The next good review of Sunday night’s President Barack Obama‘s address, at least from GOP Senate candidates, will be the first. Todd Wilcox joined the chorus of criticism, with a Monday morning email, “What America needs now.” The email focuses in on what Wilcox believes is Obama failing to “provide the leadership needed to eliminate […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 6, 2015

The hits keep coming for President Barack Obama from Florida’s GOP Senatorial candidates, as Carlos Lopez-Cantera panned the President’s prime time speech on Sunday. “Our President is failing us miserably in keeping Americans safe and secure, and his address tonight did not assuage the fears of the American people. He is either in complete and total denial […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 6, 2015

Predictably enough, the Ron DeSantis press shop was the first Florida Senatorial campaign to message in response to President Barack Obama‘s Sunday night speech. DeSantis takes a simple position: that Jihad is on the March, and Obama has no plan to stop it. “President Obama’s speech tonight demonstrates one troubling reality: the Islamic State specifically, and the global jihad […]

Associated PressDecember 2, 2015

Donald Trump calls them a “crooked business.” Bernie Sanders says they’re “corrupt” organizations “buying elections.” But the barrage of insults hasn’t stopped the political groups known as super PACs and their donors from showing the two presidential candidates some love – no matter how loudly they may rail against their very existence. “I’m not going […]

Drew WilsonNovember 30, 2015

A second Democrat has filed to run in House District 42, setting up a primary battle for the seat now held by Republican Rep. Mike La Rosa. Dr. Bienvenido John Valentin Jr., a clinical psychologist, filed to run for the seat Nov. 23 and will face off against John Ferentinos, a Democrat who ran as […]

Associated PressNovember 30, 2015

Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida says radical jihadists are using the refugee crisis as a cover to send terrorists to the West and that it’s impossible for the United States to vet some Syrian migrants. The debate over President Barack Obama’s plans to accept 10,000 refugees from Syria over the next year is reaching a […]

Mitch PerryNovember 30, 2015

It would be more than two-and-a-half hours before Donald Trump would appear, yet there were already hundreds of people standing in the pit area in front of the stage at the Robarts Arena in Sarasota, making sure they had a good spot last Saturday morning to see the man who has dominated American politics in 2015. Among those […]

Guest AuthorNovember 28, 2015

The first and most important responsibility of the U.S. president is to protect our national security interests around the world and defend the homeland. After years of reckless defense cuts and a failed lead-from-behind foreign policy from Barack Obama, the global challenges facing the next commander-in-chief will be profound. The stakes in this election couldn’t […]

Staff ReportsNovember 26, 2015

President Barack Obama‘s 2015 Thanksgiving proclamation: Rooted in a story of generosity and partnership, Thanksgiving offers an opportunity for us to express our gratitude for the gifts we have and to show our appreciation for all we hold dear. Today, as we give of ourselves in service to others and spend cherished time with family […]

Mitch PerryNovember 24, 2015

Republican Dan Bongino, the former Secret Service agent who nearly defeated an incumbent Democrats in race for Congress in Maryland last year, says that he is considering entering the Republican race for Senate in Florida, and will probably make up his mind by the beginning of 2016. Bonging moved to Palm City earlier this year, […]

Tag: Barack Obama

Todd Wilcox: President Obama takes “coward’s way out”

Carlos Lopez Cantera: “Our President is failing us”

Ron DeSantis: “The President’s strategy has failed”

Super PACs dole out cash, whether candidates like it or not

2nd Democrat files in HD 42, setting up primary battle for Mike LaRosa seat

Marco Rubio: Radical jihadists using refugee crisis as cover

Donald Trump supporters in Sarasota speak out

Jeb Bush: A clear choice on national security

President Barack Obama’s 2015 Thanksgiving proclamation

Former Secret Service agent and Md. Senate candidate Dan Bongino says he’s thinking of entering Florida GOP Senate contest

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