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Melissa RossOctober 19, 2015

A new poll shows Donald Trump still leads among Florida’s Republican primary voters, taking 21 percent of the vote if the election were held today, with Ben Carson closing in at 19 percent. The new University of North Florida statewide poll shows Marco Rubio coming in third with 14 percent and Jeb Bush at a […]

Associated PressOctober 16, 2015

Jeb Bush raised $13.4 million during the summer for his Republican presidential bid — more than almost any other primary competitor, but far less than political newcomer Ben Carson, a retired neurosurgeon who collected about $20 million during the same time period. Meanwhile, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bernie Sanders, the two leading Democrats in the […]

Phil AmmannOctober 16, 2015

Jeb Bush raised $13.4 million over the summer for his Republican presidential bid — more than almost any other primary competitor, but far less than political newcomer Ben Carson, a retired neurosurgeon who collected about $20 million during the same time period. Meanwhile, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bernie Sanders, the two leading Democrats in the […]

Peter SchorschOctober 15, 2015

The latest waypoint in the 2016 race for president is Thursday, when the deadline arrives by midnight for candidates to tell federal regulators the details of how much they’ve raised for their campaigns — and how much they’ve spent on them. Many of the major White House hopefuls have already boasted about their recent fundraising […]

Associated PressOctober 12, 2015

Ben Carson suggested last week the Holocaust wouldn’t have happened if Jews in Europe were better armed. He argued that gun control is a bigger tragedy than a bullet-riddled body. He said the best way to confront a mass shooter is to rush the gunman. The statements, after the mass shooting in Oregon that killed […]

Jim RosicaOctober 9, 2015

The Republican Party of Florida is racking up still more presidential contenders as guests at its Sunshine Summit next month, scoring U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina. The party made the announcement in a Friday morning news release. The addition of Cruz and Fiorina “is further proof that this is the […]

Phil AmmannOctober 8, 2015

A new TV spot from the super PAC supporting Jeb Bush hits the New Hampshire airwaves this week promoting the Republican presidential candidate’s history of disrupting politics as usual. First reported in CBS News, “Town Hall” is a 30-second spot produced by Right to Rise USA that will start running in the first-in-the-nation primary state. […]

Martin DyckmanOctober 7, 2015

Relativity describes not only the immensity of the universe but also the small world of American politics. George Washington was everyone’s choice for the presidency, but ever since elections to posts high and low have as often been about who might do the least harm rather than the most good. The race for the Republican […]

Phil AmmannOctober 7, 2015

On Wednesday morning, Jeb Bush got “Skimmed.” The Republican presidential hopeful appeared on theSkimm, a daily email new digest featuring “Skimm Your Candidate,” a series interviews with the 2016 White House aspirants patterned after a preliminary job interview. Skimm began in 2012 as daily email newsletters with fresh content produced by Carly Zakin and Danielle […]

Diane RobertsOctober 7, 2015

In case there’s anyone left who thinks ¿Jeb? Bush is a fine man running a fine campaign for president, I give you his remarks after the latest mass shooting, this one in Oregon: “I don’t think that more government is necessarily the answer to this,” he said. “I think we need to reconnect ourselves with […]

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UNF Poll: Donald Trump holds slight Florida lead

Donald Trump ceases self-funding; Democrats top GOP

Jeb Bush, Ben Carson lead GOP presidential fundraising

Fresh details on ’16 fundraising arrive Thursday

Ben Carson’s gun comments highlight free-wheeling style

Carly Fiorina, Ted Cruz added to RPOF’s Sunshine Summit

New Right to Rise ad focuses on Jeb Bush vow to “disrupt the beast”

Martin Dyckman: GOP field stretches relativity to its limits

Jeb Bush gets “Skimmed” for popular email news digest

Diane Roberts: ¿Jeb? Bush comes up numb and dumb again