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Ryan RayJuly 17, 2015

Per liberal-leaning group American Bridge: That didn’t take long. Friday, Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio started sniping at each other. Can’t wait to see what happens when they share a debate stage in August. Bush: “In Washington sadly, if you file an amendment, people just get to call it success …” Rubio: “As a party, we […]

Mitch PerryJuly 17, 2015

Donald Trump leads the Republican presidential field in a new Fox News poll released on Friday morning with 18 percent support. The businessman/celebrity’s rise has been dramatic: He’s up seven percentage points since last month and up 14 points since May. Scott Walker is second with 15 percent, followed closely by Jeb Bush at 14 percent. In fourth place […]

Mitch PerryJuly 17, 2015

“I love America.” Those were the first words out of Scott Walker’s mouth Monday night when he announced from Waukesha, Wis., that he’s now the 15th official candidate in the GOP 2016 presidential sweepstakes. Since the campaign began in earnest earlier this year, Walker has been considered in the top tier of candidates who could […]

Mitch PerryJuly 16, 2015

While Jeb Bush continues to campaign on the West Coast this week, his campaign announced several events that will bring the former Florida Governor back to the Sunshine State over the course of the rest of July. On Monday he’ll be in Tallahassee talking about reforming Washington. “It’s about making it so that folks in […]

Associated PressJuly 16, 2015

Presidential contender Jeb Bush used the ride-sharing service Uber to arrive Thursday at a startup where he was expected to talk up the benefits of small business and entrepreneurship as part of a fundraising swing through the San Francisco Bay Area. Bush pulled up at Thumbtack headquarters in the front seat of a black Toyota […]

Mitch PerryJuly 16, 2015

Jeb Bush is in San Francisco today, where he plans to hail an Uber to show support for the ride-sharing company. His appearance comes a day after California regulators required the company to pay a $7.3 million fine and hand over required information about safety and accessibility — or be shut down in their home state. The California […]

Associated PressJuly 15, 2015

Former President George H.W. Bush fell at home on Wednesday and broke a bone in his neck but was doing OK, a spokesman said. Bush, 91, was in stable condition and was doing “fine” after Wednesday’s fall, spokesman Jim McGrath said. McGrath tweeted that the 41st president would be in a neck brace. Bush, the […]

Mitch PerryJuly 15, 2015

Donald Trump may just be a passing fad in the 2016 GOP presidential sweepstakes, but he’s certainly having a moment in summer 2015. A new Washington Post/ABC News poll shows that 57 percent of Republicans now have a favorable view of the celebrity businessman, compared to 40 percent with an unfavorable one. That’s a dramatic […]

Mitch PerryJuly 15, 2015

The topsy-turvy 2016 Senate election in Florida welcomes a new edition Wednesday in the persona of one Carlos-Lopez Cantera, the man plucked by Rick Scott from the Miami-Dade County property appraiser’s office a year and a half ago to help him win re-election. Yes, mission accomplished, but what has he done for us lately? For […]

Associated PressJuly 14, 2015

Jeb Bush took aim at fellow Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump on Tuesday, criticizing his “rhetoric of divisiveness.” Speaking to more than 100 people at a restaurant in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the former Florida governor said the Republican Party should focus on bringing people together. “Whether it is Donald Trump or Barack Obama, their rhetoric […]

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Friends Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio start sniping at each other

Donald Trump leads GOP presidential field in new Fox poll

Mitch Perry Report for 7.17.15 — In N.H., Scott Walker boldly declares, “I’m an American”

Jeb Bush to hold events in Tallahassee, Orlando during next 10 days

Jeb Bush rides Uber to San Francisco startup

Mitch Perry Report for 7.16.15 — Jeb Bush goes to Uber

George H.W. Bush, 91, falls at Maine home, breaks bone in neck

New WaPo poll shows Donald Trump surging in popularity with Republicans

Mitch Perry Report for 7.15.15 — Forget about 2016; 2018 Florida politics is up and running

Jeb Bush slams Donald Trump for “rhetoric of divisiveness”