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Guest AuthorFebruary 4, 2015

With Mitt Romney announcing that he will not seek the GOP presidential endorsement again, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is positioned to be the uncontested “establishment” favorite to run in 2016. But a new Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register Iowa Poll spells trouble for Jeb. He’s already “toast” according to Salon. “Jeb Bush has some work […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 4, 2015

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is emerging as the Republican front-runner in an early look at possible presidential primaries in the critical swing states of Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania. However, even with Mitt Romney out of the race, Bush’s only clear dominance is in Florida, according to a Quinnipiac University Swing State Poll released today. […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 4, 2015

Jeb Bush will take his prospective 2016 presidential candidacy to the Hawkeye State next month, with a speech at the Iowa Ag Summit on March 7 in Des Moines. There was a great deal of speculation over whether the center-right former Florida governor would avoid Iowa altogether, bypassing a group of voters that lean distinctively anti-establishment, […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 4, 2015

Jeb Bush is giving one of his first 2016-policy speeches not in Iowa, the first caucus state, or New Hampshire, the first primary state, but in Detroit, the nation’s chronically troubled city. Selecting Detroit – a calculated choice – gives some insight into Bush’s campaign strategy, Dana Bash of CNN says. In a speech at […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 4, 2015

Jeb Bush is giving one of his first 2016-policy speeches not in Iowa, the first caucus state, or New Hampshire, the first primary state, but in Detroit, the nation’s chronically troubled city. Selecting Detroit – a calculated choice – gives some insight into Bush’s campaign strategy, Dana Bash of CNN says. In a speech at […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 3, 2015

Jeb Bush has set off for the Beltway money trail. The former Florida governor will be in the Washington, D.C., area Feb. 17 hosting a pair of fundraising events for the Right to Rise PAC, his newly formed leadership committee. Bush starts with a $1,000-a-plate late morning/lunch reception at Washington offices of BGR Group, the […]

Martin DyckmanFebruary 3, 2015

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A short quiz on recent news: 1) Florida taxes its poorest citizens at what rate in proportion to the richest? Half as much. The same. Twice as much. Nearly seven times as much. 2) In which of these states did the wealthiest 1 percent NOT capture ALL the post-recession income growth between 2009 and 2012? […]

Martin DyckmanFebruary 3, 2015

A short quiz on recent news: 1) Florida taxes its poorest citizens at what rate in proportion to the richest? Half as much. The same. Twice as much. Nearly seven times as much. 2) In which of these states did the wealthiest 1 percent NOT capture ALL the post-recession income growth between 2009 and 2012? […]

Martin DyckmanFebruary 3, 2015

A short quiz on recent news: 1) Florida taxes its poorest citizens at what rate in proportion to the richest? Half as much. The same. Twice as much. Nearly seven times as much. 2) In which of these states did the wealthiest 1 percent NOT capture ALL the post-recession income growth between 2009 and 2012? […]

Ryan RayFebruary 3, 2015

With Mitt Romney out and Hillary Clinton looking like the most prohibitive primary favorite in recent memory, Jeb Bush’s top campaign aide roles have become key elements of the 2016 speculative fray. Former press secretary to Dick Cheney and Republican political consultant Juleanna Glovere reasons that the former Florida governor is likely to pick women to fill top leadership […]

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