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Ryan RayApril 13, 2015

Marco Rubio‘s life story has its own inherent interest to anyone who takes the time to look into his Florida Dream rise to the U.S. Senate, but the high-powered PR operations at the heart of today’s presidential campaigns can take no chances. That’s why Rubio has brought on a pair of top-shelf Republican media firms […]

Melissa RossApril 13, 2015

Calling himself “the least political member” of his famous political family, Neil Bush is preparing to visit Florida to say his older brother, Jeb, is likely to run for president “to make the world a better place.” “I think he’s had an extraordinary track record leading the state of Florida,” said Bush, the chairman of the […]

Mitch PerryApril 13, 2015

The suspense is over: The Associated Press reported Monday morning that Marco Rubio is officially the third Republican to declare his candidacy for president for 2016 But all eyes remain on how Rubio will deliver that announcement later Monday in downtown Miami. Giving a little pre-speech smacktalk to welcome Rubio to the highest level of […]

Ryan RayApril 13, 2015

When Marco Rubio at long last jumps in the race tonight at Miami’s Freedom Tower it will mark the entry of the first Republican contender who could really make it to the White House in 2016, writes Harry Enten of FiveThirtyEight. Why, you might ask? Rubio is both electable and conservative, and in optimal proportions. He’s in a position to satisfy […]

Mitch PerryApril 12, 2015

As the political world awaited Hillary Clinton’s expected announcement of her candidacy for president on Sunday morning, Jeb Bush opted to fill in the void, releasing a video on his Right to Rise political action committee Facebook page. “In the coming weeks and months, I look forward to an exchange of ideas and substantive policy […]

Phil AmmannApril 10, 2015

New Hampshire hosts all-but-announced presidential candidate Jeb Bush at the annual “Politics & Eggs” breakfast held by the New England Council. Bush will speak 8-9:30 a.m. Friday at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics, Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H. Politics & Eggs is the premier forum for local leaders to hear from presidential hopefuls […]

Christine Jordan SextonApril 8, 2015

No progress has been made to bridge the $4 billion-plus gap between the House and Senate proposed spending plans as the Legislature closes in on completing the sixth week of session. However, Senate President Andy Gardiner and House Speaker Steve Crisafulli didn’t seem worried that the impasse could throw the chambers into overtime. At least […]

Phil AmmannApril 8, 2015

Jeb Bush hired veteran operative Emily Benavides to help bolster Hispanic outreach in his likely presidential campaign. Benavides joins Right to Rise PAC as communications adviser and spokesperson specializing in Hispanic media. This would then become a senior position in a potential campaign, reports Adrian Carrasquillo for BuzzFeed News. “I’m excited to join Governor Bush’s […]

Mitch PerryApril 7, 2015

The big news in presidential politics Tuesday is Rand Paul‘s official entry into the campaign, making him only the second Republican to formally enter the contest, joining Ted Cruz. Marco Rubio is scheduled to join them next week by announcing his candidacy in Miami. At the same time a new poll published by Monmouth University in New Jersey […]

Martin DyckmanApril 6, 2015

The original Religious Freedom Restoration Act – RFRA for short – was intended to protect faith-based practices from unnecessary government interference. That’s the opposite of trying to use it to justify faith-based discrimination against others. But of course irony and hypocrisy are hardly strangers to politics. Congress enacted RFRA in 1993 in response to the […]

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Poolhouse ad agency gears up to frame story of Marco Rubio

Neil Bush visits Florida, says brother Jeb has “a good shot” at presidency

Debbie Wasserman Schultz calls Marco Rubio a “prune wrapped in tinsel”

FiveThirtyEight: With Marco Rubio in, 2016 GOP race gets real

Jeb Bush unveils video ahead of Hillary Clinton announcement

Jeb Bush to hit New England annual “Politics & Eggs” forum Friday

Budget impasse continues as time ticks away on regular session

Jeb Bush adds veteran Hispanic operative Emily Benavides to bolster outreach

Monmouth University poll shows wide open 2016 GOP field, with Jeb Bush on top

Martin Dyckman: Religious freedom isn't license to discriminate