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Steve PeoplesJune 21, 2015

Mitt Romney, the Republican nominee for president in 2012, called for the immediate removal of the Confederate battle flag from outside the South Carolina Statehouse, scrambling the 2016 GOP presidential contenders into staking a position on a contentious cultural issue. Some still steered clear from the sensitive debate, even after the shooting deaths of nine […]

Associated PressJune 4, 2015

Jeb Bush stepped into the Republican race for president on Thursday, finally taking his place — after months of hints and relentless fundraising — amid an unwieldy field of GOP candidates unlike any in recent memory. The son of one president and brother of another, the former Florida governor has the rank of front-runner and […]

Phil AmmannJune 1, 2015

The Maverick Political Action Committee today named Florida Republicans Jason Fischer and Darrick McGhee to its annual “Future 40 Award.” Maverick PAC is the Republican-affiliated political advocacy organization of more than 3,500 young legal, business and civic leaders with 20 chapters nationwide. The group’s goal is to promote candidates and advance conservative issues. Future 40, now […]

Phil AmmannJune 1, 2015

Carly Fiorina released the first digital ad in her race to be the Republican presidential nominee. The 90-second spot, titled Momentum, mentions the “early buzz” for the former Hewlett-Packard CEO as she becomes the only female candidate in a crowded GOP field. “We need leadership in the White House now that will unlock the potential of […]

Phil AmmannMay 29, 2015

Andrea Saul, communications director for Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s non-profit Lean In, is taking her talents to Instacart, the startup on-demand grocery delivery service. As VP of communications, Saul brings a wealth of political expertise; she served as communications director for former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist as well as press secretary to presidential candidate Mitt Romney […]

Mitch PerryMay 28, 2015

A new Quinnipiac poll released on Thursday shows no front-runner in the Republican Party race for president, with five candidates tied in the lead with 10 percent support – Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Scott Walker, Dr. Ben Carson and Mike Huckabee. The second five candidates who would qualify for the first presidential debate to be broadcast […]

Associated PressMay 15, 2015

Never have more than 10 candidates taken the stage for a televised Republican presidential debate. Wish the GOP luck in trying to keep it that way. With the party’s first debate set for August, Republicans must decide to either allow what could become a nationally televised circus act, or figure out how to fairly whittle […]

Mitch PerryMay 7, 2015

There are two key pieces of news coming out of the latest WMUR Granite State Poll on the 2016 candidates for president released Wednesday. One is that most New Hampshire primary voters aren’t close to deciding on who they’ll vote for in the first primary next year. Only 5 percent of likely Republican voters tell pollsters […]

Mitch PerryMay 5, 2015

Hillary Clinton is in Las Vegas Tuesday, where she will reportedly call for a path to citizenship for the about 11 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S. That would revive the 2013 legislation co-sponsored by Marco Rubio in the Senate — before he walked away from it. She will say that the standard for a true […]

Mitch PerryMay 4, 2015

Although some fear a Jeb Bush vs. Hillary Clinton presidential contest in 2016 is inevitable, it would be very unique in one respect. According to research conducted by an official with the University of Minnesota’s Center for the Study of Politics and Governance, a Clinton/Bush matchup would be the first time in 120 years that […]

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Jeb Bush on Confederate flag: S.C. will do ‘the right thing’

Jeb Bush joins unwieldy race as new phase of GOP campaign begins

Maverick PAC picks Jason Fischer, Darrick McGhee for Future 40 Award

Carly Fiorina digital ad highlights “momentum” in Iowa

Andrea Saul, former spox for Charlie Crist, Mitt Romeny, moves to Silcone Valley startup Instacart

New national poll shows only Marco Rubio & Rand Paul competitive against Hillary Clinton

GOP wrestling with too many ’16 prospects for a TV debate

WBUR poll shows Marco Rubio with top favorability ratings in New Hampshire

Mitch Perry Report for 5.5.15 — Hillary Clinton takes on Jeb and the GOP on immigration

Jeb Bush vs. Hillary Clinton race would be unique