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Mitch PerryDecember 15, 2015

As both major political parties hold their last presidential debates this week (the GOP’s showdown is Tuesday in Las Vegas; the Democrats will engage this Saturday night in New Hampshire), a new national survey by the Pew Research Center shows that 74 percent of the American public say that they have given a lot of or […]

Melissa RossDecember 14, 2015

Ahead of a Tuesday deadline, the White House is rolling out an Obamacare enrollment push this week, touting a sign-up contest and messaging hard with interviews and e-blasts. “There are less than two days remaining for consumers to sign up for coverage that starts on January 1 through HealthCare.gov and we are seeing unprecedented demand,” […]

Ryan RayDecember 14, 2015

Recent terrorist attacks in Paris and elsewhere have shifted the focus of nearly all federal campaigns and U.S. Rep. David Jolly‘s bid for the Senate seat left vacant by Marco Rubio is no exception. Jolly ripped President Barack Obama for a perceived lack of strong leadership in a new web ad released Monday, called “Securing Our Homeland.” The ad, sent in an email […]

Phil AmmannDecember 9, 2015

Quietly, with little fanfare, Marco Rubio has single-handedly shaken the foundation of the Affordable Care Act, putting President Barack Obama’s signature health care law into question. First reported by Robert Pear of The New York Times, the Florida senator and presidential candidate last year slipped in a little-noticed provision into a massive spending bill, which […]

Associated PressDecember 9, 2015

The United States won’t elect a president until next year but the debate over the crowded field of candidates jostling for the Oval Office emerged as the hottest topic on Facebook this year. The race for the Democratic and Republican party nominations eclipsed an outpouring of emotions over deadly attacks, strife, social issues and disasters. […]

Associated PressDecember 7, 2015

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called Monday for a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.” The proposed ban would stand “until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on,” his campaign said in a statement. The statement added that Trump’s proposal comes in response to the level of hatred […]

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 […]

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Helene, early Sept. 27. Image via NOAA via AP.

Pew study shows that debates have made politics far more interesting for Americans this year

Email insights: “Unprecedented demand” for coverage through HealthCare.gov

Email insights: David Jolly rips administration on national security

With little fanfare, Marco Rubio single-handedly sabotages Affordable Care Act

Facebook hails U.S. presidential race as 2015’s top topic

Donald Trump calls for ‘complete shutdown’ on Muslims entering US

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