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Mitch PerryMay 18, 2015

Jeb Bush isn’t the only leading Republican presidential contender from Florida struggling to get his story straight on whether invading Iraq was the right thing to do. On Fox News Sunday, Chris Wallace refused to let Marco Rubio off the hook regarding where he stands on the issue, since he had what appear to be two completely […]

Steve SchaleMay 17, 2015

These days, every conversation about Florida and 2016 generally starts and ends with the Hispanic vote – and for good reason. It is easily the fastest growing segment of the population. The Hispanic vote in Florida is critical, though I would caution election observers that it isn’t the silver bullet. Most GOP and Democratic strategists […]

Mitch PerryMay 17, 2015

Although Jeb Bush was raked over the coals last week by the press for his meandering answers about whether it was appropriate to invade Iraq in 2003 in retrospect, less noted was how Marco Rubio appeared to flip-flop on his response to the same question. That’s why on Sunday Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace tried to […]

Associated PressMay 16, 2015

Jeb Bush worked his way through the dim hallway of an Arizona resort for hours, shuttling from room to room and meeting with dozens of Republican officials, many for the first time. He was in need of a political reset. For days, he had offered confusing answers to questions about the war in Iraq. He […]

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 […]

Associated PressMay 15, 2015

Presidential candidate Marco Rubio didn’t mention Jeb Bush or Hillary Rodham Clinton at the Georgia Republican Convention on Friday, but he said America has too many “outdated” leaders. The Florida senator said “the 20th century is over, and it’s never coming back,” and he promised “transformational” leadership from a new generation. The comments were part […]

Mitch PerryMay 15, 2015

Jeb Bush‘s answer to the Affordable Care Act is to get an Apple Watch? That’s what Democrats are saying Friday, criticizing him for his comments at a town hall meeting on Thursday in Tempe, Ariz. It was there he pointed to his expensive new watch when asked about health care, saying such devices can one day help people […]

Mitch PerryMay 15, 2015

This morning on ABC’s Good Morning America, host George Stephanopolous apologized to his audience for failing to disclose that he had donated $75,000 to the Clinton Foundation over the past few years, a revelation which has rocked the political/media establishment over the past 24 hours. Stephanopolous has worked hard over the past 13 years to […]

Bob SparksMay 14, 2015

Campaigns are not foreign to Jeb Bush. While running three statewide campaigns in Florida, he also learned the ups and downs of national campaigns with his father and brother, George H.W. Bush (Bush 41) and George W. Bush (Bush 43), respectively. Since 1980, a Bush has appeared at the top of the national ticket six […]

Mitch PerryMay 14, 2015

In Arizona on Thursday, Jeb Bush attempted to set the record straight once and for all about whether he would have invaded Iraq if he had been president in 2003. “Knowing what we now know, I would not have engaged,” Bush said at a campaign stop in Tempe. “I would not have gone into Iraq.” […]

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Carol Dover inducted into the Florida Tourism Hall of Fame.

Mitch Perry Report for 5.18.15 — Jeb Bush talks tough on gay marriage

Steven Schale: How Hispanic voters could swing Florida's 2016 presidential race to Democrats

On Fox News Sunday, Marco Rubio denies he’s flip-flopped on Iraq and immigration

Jeb Bush’s tough week exposes challenges for his likely 2016 bid

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

In Ga., Marco Rubio promises ‘transformational change’

Debbie Wasserman Schultz breaks out cancer card in dig at Jeb Bush

Mitch Perry Report for 5.15.15 – Stephanopoulos apologizes again for Clinton donation. Is the story over?

Bob Sparks: Jeb Bush moves to change the subject

In 4th try, Jeb Bush again clarifies Iraq war statement