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Mitch PerryJuly 30, 2015

July continues to be the month of Donald Trump in the GOP presidential campaign, as the New York businessman/celebrity has taken the lead nationally in a new Quinnipiac poll released Thursday morning. Trump gets 20 percent support, followed by Scott Walker at 13 percent, and Jeb Bush at 10 percent. No other Republican gets more than […]

Marc YachtJuly 29, 2015

Donald Trump understands that when running for office any news is good news. A campaign manager will argue that garnering media attention will improve name recognition and such attention means votes. Voters will rarely remember why a candidate’s name is front-page but will remember the moniker. No candidate gains more successful press attention than presidential […]

Peter SchorschJuly 28, 2015

David Sirota, as reported in Florida Politics this week, is a Democratic operative turned political reporter for the International Business Times. Among his various political campaign roles, Sirota, 39, also was an aide to current Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. But few readers of the Times would know that, even though Sirota has penned or co-written […]

Mitch PerryJuly 27, 2015

Although he expressed some criticism about Pope Francis earlier this summer, Jeb Bush said at at town-hall meeting just outside of Orlando that he’s a “huge fan” of the current pontiff, and says he hopes to be “part of the flock” when His Holiness comes to the U.S. in September. “He’s impressive beyond belief,” Bush […]

Mitch PerryJuly 26, 2015

A week-and-half before the first major Republican presidential debate takes place, Donald Trump continues to be the biggest phenomenon in the race. A new CNN/ORC national poll has Trump leading the field with 18% support. Jeb Bush is just behind at 15%, within the poll’s margin of error. They’re joined at the top by Wisconsin Governor Scott […]

Mitch PerryJuly 24, 2015

Jeb Bush leads Marco Rubio 28 to 16 percent in Florida in a Mason-Dixon poll released Friday via POLITICO’s Marc Caputo. That’s a significant drop off in support for Rubio in Florida. In a previous survey conducted by Mason-Dixon nearly three months ago, the two Miami-Dade County residents were virtually tied, with Bush up 31-30 […]

Mitch PerryJuly 23, 2015

Democrats such as DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz are seizing on comments that Jeb Bush made Wednesday night regarding Medicare. Speaking at an Americans for Prosperity event in New Hampshire, Bush said brought up the government run health care program for seniors by first blasting television ads back in 2012 featuring a Paul Ryan-look-a-like pushing […]

Melissa RossJuly 23, 2015

As Donald Trump rides high in the polls and takes his presidential campaign to the Texas border, one prominent Florida political analyst says it’s important to have some perspective on the 2016 race. “Everybody needs a reality check,” says Matt Corrigan, UNF political science professor and author of Conservative Hurricane: How Jeb Bush Remade Florida. “Polls […]

Mitch PerryJuly 23, 2015

The years-long “Fight for $15” for fast-food workers received a huge boost this week when New York officials recommended increasing the pay of thousands of fast-food workers throughout the state. Meanwhile in Florida, Miami Democratic state Sen. Dwight Bullard filed a bill (SB 6) this week that would raise Florida’s minimum wage to $15 an […]

Mitch PerryJuly 22, 2015

A national poll released by Public Policy Polling on Wednesday afternoon shows Donald Trump leading the field of GOP presidential contenders, but his descent may be beginning. Trump leads the field with 19 percent, followed closely by Scott Walker at 17 percent. Jeb Bush was next at 12 percent, Marco Rubio and Ben Carson at 10 […]

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Donald Trump leads GOP field in new Quinnipiac poll

Marc Yacht: Donald Trump, comedian or serious candidate?

Hillary Clinton critic David Sirota’s ties to Bernie Sanders not properly disclosed to IBT readers

Jeb Bush aims to see pope when during September U.S. visit

New poll has Donald Trump leading nationally – another has him up in NH and close in Iowa

New poll has Jeb Bush up big over Marco Rubio in Florida

Debbie Wasserman Schultz calls Jeb Bush comment’s on phasing out Medicare a “massive blunder”

Matt Corrigan: 2016 race needs a reality check

Dwight Dudley leads call for $15 minimum wage in Florida at St. Pete rally

New PPP survey says Jeb Bush “continues to really struggle with voters on the right”