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Phil AmmannFebruary 11, 2016

Madeline Albright and Gloria Steinem need to stop obsessing about young women who won’t vote for Hillary Clinton. There’s a better use for their time and energy if they want her to be elected president. That’s to take Clinton by the shoulders, shake her until her teeth rattle, and scream into her ear, “Who do […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 11, 2016

Chris Christie and Carly Fiorina have suspended their presidential campaigns. This reporter had the chance to see the New Jersey governor (yes, that is the day job he’s pretty much blown off for months) a week ago in Keene, N.H. The fun part about that was how intimate it was: It was a small crowd (maybe too small, […]

Associated PressFebruary 10, 2016

Hoping for survival in the South, a muddled field of Republican presidential contenders descended Wednesday on South Carolina, no closer to clarity about who can stand between Donald Trump and their party’s nomination. Not me, Carly Fiorina announced, dropping out of the campaign. A Chris Christie spokeswoman said his race was over, too. But a […]

Martin DyckmanFebruary 10, 2016

Madeline Albright and Gloria Steinem need to stop obsessing about young women who won’t vote for Hillary Clinton. There’s a better use for their time and energy if they want her to be elected president. That’s to take Clinton by the shoulders, shake her until her teeth rattle, and scream into her ear, “Who do […]

Gary FineoutFebruary 10, 2016

With Florida’s death penalty law in limbo due to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Emily Cope on Wednesday described in chilling detail how her father, Keith, was hog-tied and left for dead back in 2009 when she was a teenager. Cope recalled how her father suffered a stroke while he was left bound with rope […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 10, 2016

The big story coming out of New Hampshire, arguably: Ted Cruz finishing third with a financial outlay of just $580,000, which easily was the best ROI for votes for any candidate in either primary. Cruz, dismissed by the media after his Iowa victory, and his third-place finish in New Hampshire, is in the game for the […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 10, 2016

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South Carolina voters may hear a pitch from former President George W. Bush when they turn on their radios in the coming days. The Washington Post reported Wednesday that Jeb Bush’s campaign is expected to begin airing a radio advertisement in the Palmetto State featuring the former president. The 60-second spot is part of a […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 10, 2016

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New Hampshire was said to be the crucible for the three governors running for the centrist/establishment lane of the GOP presidential contest. The winner of that competition was John Kasich, the Ohio governor who came in second place behind Donald Trump. Jeb Bush came in fourth, ahead of Marco Rubio and Chris Christie, whose future […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 10, 2016

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While Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio will go on to South Carolina with their candidacies still somewhat viable, they’re both looking up at Donald Trump, who took a giant step toward the Republican nomination for president on Tuesday with his victory in New Hampshire. One of the first Florida Republicans to celebrate the Trump victory […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 10, 2016

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Marco Rubio vows that he will never allow what happened to him in Saturday night’s GOP debate to happen again. “I want you to understand something,” he told the crowd of disappointed supporters at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester, New Hampshire, Tuesday night. “Our disappointment tonight is not on you; it’s on me. It is on me. […]

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Martin Dyckman: Hillary Clinton should acknowledge that her speaking fees are offensive

Mitch Perry Report for 2.11.16 — Carly and Chris bid adieu to the circus

Jumbled GOP field hopes for survival in South Carolina

Martin Dyckman: Hillary Clinton should acknowledge that her speaking fees are offensive

Rick Scott remains mum on how to fix state’s death penalty

How Ted Cruz plans to win Florida, South

Jeb Bush campaign readies radio ads with George W. Bush for S.C., report says

Jeb Bush attacks John Kasich on Medicaid expansion as campaign moves to South Carolina

Joe Gruters fired up by Donald Trump’s New Hampshire victory

Marco Rubio promises supporters he’ll do better as campaign moves to South Carolina