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Mitch PerryMarch 5, 2016

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Although Marco Rubio and his camp continue to say that he will win Florida in the winner-take-all GOP presidential primary March 15, there’s been little statistical evidence to date indicating that might be possible. Until now. A poll taken by The Tarrance Group released Saturday shows Donald Trump continuing to lead in Florida, but only by 5 percentage points over […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 4, 2016

The Sun Sentinel won’t to endorse in the Republican presidential primary, the newspaper’s editorial revealed this week. In an editorial posted Friday, the editorial board said it was “not going to make an endorsement in Florida’s March 15 Republican presidential primary because the kind of person who should be running is not in the race.” […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 2, 2016

Get ready for a barrage of anti-Donald Trump ads, Florida. Our Principles PAC is expected to begin airing an advertisement taking aim at Trump and his failed school, Trump University. The advertisement, according to the Tampa Bay Times, is part of a national television ad buy, with an emphasis on several targeted states, including Florida. […]

Peter SchorschMarch 2, 2016

Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright; the band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light, and somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout; but there is no joy in Mudville — mighty Casey has struck out. Mudville, in this case, is Tallahassee. And Casey is a stand-in for […]

Peter SchorschMarch 2, 2016

One of my favorite short stories is Leo Tolstoy’s classic, “How Much Land Does a Man Need?“ In it, Tolstoy introduces us to Pahom, an ordinary Russian with extraordinary ambitions to own vastly more land. Satan arranges for Pahom to meet a landowning rural family, the Bashkirs, who make the striving Pahom a remarkable offer: Pahom […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 1, 2016

A former Jeb Bush campaign aide is joining an anti-Donald Trump super PAC. According to The New York Times, Tim Miller, who was Bush’s spokesman during his presidential bid, is joining Our Principles PAC. The group was formed in the days leading up to the Iowa caucuses to try to prevent Trump from securing the Republican nomination. The group, according […]

Guest AuthorMarch 1, 2016

There is a reason Marco Rubio is acting like Donald Trump. Math. If you believe averages of Real Clear Politics (RCP), with 306,619 GOP mail votes cast, Trump, polling at 40.3 percent, is dominating Rubio, polling at 20.8 percent, at 123,566 to 63,776 mail votes. Let’s assume turnout pops and 2,000,000 Republicans vote in the […]

Mitch PerryMarch 1, 2016

Marco Rubio has been subject to intense criticism in conservative circles for his initial support for comprehensive immigration reform, but never like this. On the eve of Super Tuesday, the families of 30 Americans who were tortured, raped or murdered by allegedly undocumented immigrants issued a public letter to Republican voters, saying the Florida senator […]

Ryan RayFebruary 28, 2016

An obscure but heated battle over a state contract potentially worth hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ money is at stake as budget conferees continue to hammer out differences between House and Senate proposals. At issues is the radio equipment law enforcement agents use to communicate. Problems with communication gear have led to the deaths of several […]

Ryan RayFebruary 26, 2016

A newly pugilistic Marco Rubio showed Americans his skill with slings and arrows at Thursday night’s GOP debate in Houston, calling Donald Trump a “con artist” and giving Trump a taste of his own vicious medicine by repeatedly interrupting and ridiculing him. But, as Jeremy Peters of The New York Times wrote Friday, Rubio may have just been warming up: […]

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GOP poll has Marco Rubio within striking distance of Donald Trump in Florida

Sun Sentinel says it “is not going to make an endorsement” in Republican primary

Anti-Donald Trump advertisements expected to flood Florida airwaves

Peter Schorsch: No joy in Mudville, the Legislature struck out

Marco, it’s the length of your coffin that matters

Report: Former Jeb Bush spokesman joining anti-Donald Trump super PAC

Kevin Cate: How Marco Rubio could win Florida with Donald Trump at 40 percent

U.S. victims of crimes from illegal immigrants urge GOP voters to reject Marco Rubio

State police radio replacement dispute becomes budget conference sticking point

Marco Rubio goes for the jugular against Donald Trump