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Peter SchorschMarch 25, 2016

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Tallahassee’s own Rick Wilson sat down with Ana Marie Cox of The New York Times Magazine to talk Donald Trump this week and, predictably, well-informed hilarity ensued. Wilson — leading GOP political consultant and Dean of the #NeverTrump movement — spoke forthrightly, as usual, about the 2016 campaign and his personal jihad against Trump and his backers, for whom he said Trump […]

Mitch PerryMarch 24, 2016

On why Americans hate politics, example No. 462. Jeb Bush came out and endorsed Ted Cruz on Wednesday. As he put it, “For the sake of our party and country, we must overcome the divisiveness and vulgarity Donald Trump has brought into the political arena, or we will certainly lose our chance to defeat the Democratic […]

Mitch PerryMarch 23, 2016

Mark McKinnon is a man of many hats. Cowboy hats, that is, which is his signature look. He’s done a lot of things in his life, but he’ll probably always be best known for his association as an ad man for George W. Bush‘s presidential campaigns. He’s also the co-creator, co-executive producer and co-host of “The Circus,” a weekly […]

Diane RobertsMarch 22, 2016

So the other jackboot has dropped: Rick Scott endorsed his Soul Brother but only after that big Florida Primary win. Scott signaled his man-crush back in January, writing breathlessly for USA TODAY that Herr Drumpf reminds him of, well, him: rich, an “outsider,” a business hombre incensed over “endless and tedious regulation and taxation.” You know, […]

Diane RobertsMarch 21, 2016

So the other jackboot has dropped: Rick Scott endorsed his Soul Brother but only after that big Florida Primary win. Scott signaled his man-crush back in January, writing breathlessly for USA Today that Herr Drumpf reminds him of, well, him: rich, an “outsider,” a business hombre incensed over “endless and tedious regulation and taxation.” You […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 21, 2016

Kim McDougal is no stranger to Tallahassee. She’s spent years in the capital city, working for governors, the Legislature and the Department of Education. She’s been described as a policy wonk fiercely loyal to Gov. Rick Scott. And, after nearly 30 years in state government, she can add chief of staff to her long list […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 21, 2016

Francis Rooney said he was unsure whether he would support Donald Trump, and tried to distance himself from the GOP front-runner. In an interview with NPR this past Tuesday, Rooney, a Naples Republican and former ambassador to the Holy See, said the “amount of anger and frustration over the last … seven years and two […]

Jac VerSteegMarch 21, 2016

Marco Rubio was convinced the Fratricide Model of politics was his ticket to the top. Now, after one brilliant win and one spectacular loss, the Florida senator claims to have renounced the model. He will not, he says, run for governor in 2018. Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam need not fear a Rubio challenge. We […]

Jac VerSteegMarch 20, 2016

Marco Rubio was convinced the Fratricide Model of politics was his ticket to the top. Now, after one brilliant win and one spectacular loss, the Florida senator claims to have renounced the model. He will not, he says, run for governor in 2018. Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam need not fear a Rubio challenge. We […]

Associated PressMarch 19, 2016

Jeb Bush kept his struggling presidential campaign afloat with a $250,000 personal loan — barely enough to keep the campaign from plunging into debt. New campaign finance documents show the former Florida governor raised about $1 million in February, which was to be his final month as a Republican candidate. Documents show his campaign wrapped […]

Tag: Jeb Bush

Rick Wilson’s war

Mitch Perry Report for 3.24.16 – Jeb Bush’s Ted Cruz endorsement means … what?

Mark McKinnon says The Circus will evolve when presidential race becomes two-person contest

Diane Roberts: Florida GOP voters don’t want to think, they just want to believe

Diane Roberts: Florida GOP voters don’t want to think, they just want to believe

Capitol veteran Kim McDougal selected as Rick Scott’s next chief of staff

Francis Rooney attributes Donald Trump’s rise to “anger and frustration”

Jac VerSteeg: Political fratricide model fails Marco Rubio

Jac VerSteeg: Political fratricide model fails Marco Rubio

Jeb Bush kept presidential campaign afloat with personal loan