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Phil AmmannOctober 24, 2015

After a pivotal week, the presidential race has become a tale of two parties on sharply different trajectories: Hillary Rodham Clinton has tightened her grip on the Democratic nomination while Republican concern is reaching new heights. Some officials are even considering what could turn into a GOP civil war to stop Donald Trump — with […]

Melissa RossOctober 24, 2015

While thousands packed the Jacksonville Landing to hear Donald Trump speak, outside the scene was a colorful, #OnlyinDuval spectacle, marked by protesters, police presence, and the wrapup of a Saturday morning breast cancer rally. The anti-Trump signs showed up bright and early, led by a “Dump the Trump” banner, unfurled by the group Eyes Open […]

Associated PressOctober 23, 2015

Former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee said Friday he’s ending his quixotic Democratic presidential campaign after failing to gain traction against Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bernie Sanders. “After much thought I have decided to end my campaign for president today,” Chafee said at a women’s forum held by the Democratic National Committee. “But I would […]

Phil AmmannOctober 21, 2015

Vice President Joe Biden will not run for president in 2016, he said Wednesday, ending a months-long flirtation with a third White House campaign and setting him on a glide path toward the end of his decades-long political career. Biden’s decision finalizes the Democratic field of White House candidates and likely bolsters Hillary Rodham Clinton‘s […]

Mitch PerryOctober 21, 2015

Hillary Clinton is dominating the Democratic contest in Florida, and there appears to be little appetite for a Joe Biden candidacy. A new University of North Florida statewide poll of Democratic primary likely voters shows that if the primary were held today, 54.6 percent would vote for Hillary Clinton. Bernie Sanders is in second place with […]

Mitch PerryOctober 21, 2015

Jim Webb announced yesterday that he is dropping his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. “I fully accept that my views on many issues are not compatible with the power structure and the nominating base of the Democratic Party,” Webb told reporters at the National Press Club in Washington. The current Democratic hierarchy, he said, “is […]

Jac VerSteegOctober 19, 2015

In his recent entertaining column on Context Florida my former boss, Tom O’Hara, reported from The Associated Press Legislative Planning Session in Tallahassee that Gov. Rick Scott’s central message was: “It’s the year of the manufacturer.” I agree with Scott. But I am not attaching quite the same meaning to his words as the governor […]

Associated PressOctober 19, 2015

Donald Trump likes to boast about his enormous wealth and how he doesn’t need anyone else’s money to pay for his presidential campaign. That hasn’t stopped tens of thousands of people from chipping in with checks as small as $10 to let the Republican candidate know they’re behind him. Trump has taken in 73,942 contributions, […]

Jac VerSteegOctober 18, 2015

In his recent entertaining column on Context Florida my former boss, Tom O’Hara, reported from The Associated Press Legislative Planning Session in Tallahassee that Gov. Rick Scott’s central message was: “It’s the year of the manufacturer.” I agree with Scott. But I am not attaching quite the same meaning to his words as the governor […]

Associated PressOctober 17, 2015

Joe Biden is sending out an unmistakable “forget-me-not” plea for 2016, brushing past signs of a Hillary Rodham Clinton resurgence with fresh and direct suggestions he could be on the verge of entering the presidential race. The vice president’s political team broke its months-long silence on the subject with a letter circulated by one of […]

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GOP, Dems moving in opposite directions after a pivotal week

Protestors have their say outside Donald Trump rally in Jacksonville

Lincoln Chafee ends his presidential campaign

Joe Biden declines presidential run in 2016

Joe Biden distant 3rd in new Florida Democratic presidential poll

Mitch Perry Report for 10.21.15 – Quitting Jim Webb

Jac VerSteeg: Manufacturing lies is keeping campaigns alive

Small-dollar donors flock to Donald Trump, help power his campaign

Jac VerSteeg: Manufacturing lies is keeping campaigns alive

Breaking silence, Joe Biden team leans in on potential 2016 run