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Mitch PerryJuly 14, 2015

George W. Bush had “Rangers” and “Pioneers” in 1999-2000. Now, Jeb Bush will use NASA related nomenclature such as “Apollo,” “Endeavor” and “Voyager” to signify high-level financial bundlers bringing large contributions to his campaign. The Jeb Bush donor program is being called Mission 2016 JEB, and it will have three distinct tiers for top bundlers […]

Mitch PerryJune 15, 2015

Jeb Bush‘s presidential announcement day was a finely tuned 90-minute event at Miami-Dade College’s Kendall campus, but it went off script toward the conclusion when Bush began to speak about his mother, Barbara. That’s when a group of immigration activists stood as one wearing green T-shirts that read “Legal Status is not enough,” and began shouting. […]

Associated PressJune 15, 2015

Jeb Bush launched a Republican presidential bid months in the making Monday with a vow to get Washington “out of the business of causing problems” and to stay true to his beliefs: easier said than done in a bristling primary contest where his conservative credentials will be sharply challenged. “I will campaign as I would […]

Phil AmmannApril 28, 2015

Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam is the special guest tonight at a Tallahassee fundraiser for the conservative Maverick PAC USA. The event begins 5:30 p.m. in the offices of Florida Realtors, 200 South Monroe St. in Tallahassee. Hosts include Florida co-chairs Slayter Bayless and Jeb Bush Jr., as well as Tallahassee co-chairs Amanda Bevis, Brandi Brown, […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 23, 2015

On Sunday morning, the Tampa Bay Times reported that Jeb Bush urged a group of New York conservatives in 2013 to support fracking at the same time he was involved with a private equity group that was raising $40 million for a company acquiring fracking wells. The Adam Smith/Alex Leary penned story also reported that fracking is a “family affair,” […]

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