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Associated PressFebruary 1, 2016

Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush, John Kasich, and Chris Christie, the four Republican candidates in a showdown for their party’s traditional supporters, closed last year with about as much money in the bank combined as Ted Cruz, the conservative insurgent they hope to topple. Then there’s Donald Trump, the celebrity businessman who has just begun to […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 31, 2016

The super PAC backing presidential hopeful Marco Rubio raised more than $30 million in 2015. Conservative Solutions PAC, the super PAC supporting Rubio, reported it raised $14.4 million in the second part of the year. The organization raised more than $30 million in 2015, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission […]

Associated PressJanuary 31, 2016

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Money may be growing tight for four Republican presidential hopefuls clustered under Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, just when they’re about to need it the most. Financial reports coming out Sunday will show who began the year with enough cash to put their long-range campaign plans into motion. For Chris Christie, Jeb Bush, and John […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 31, 2016

Donald Trump cast aspersions on Florida presidential candidates Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush during a lengthy interview Sunday leading off ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos.” When asked whether he thinks “Marco Rubio might sneak up the middle” during the Iowa caucuses Monday night, Trump said, “I sort of doubt it.” “In Florida, I’m 48 and […]

Scott PowersJanuary 31, 2016

Two days before the Iowa caucuses, The New York Times has weighed in with endorsements of Democratic front runner Hillary Clinton and Republican long shot John Kasich, calling the Ohio governor “the only plausible choice for Republicans.” The Times’ endorsement of Clinton was hardly a surprise, given that the Times has endorsed the former U.S. […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 30, 2016

Less than 48 hours from the Iowa caucuses, Jeb Bush‘s campaign announced endorsements from three former governors: Frank Keating of Oklahoma’ Dirk Kempthorne of Idaho, and Rhode Island’s Lincoln Almond. Bush, Florida governor from 1999 through 2007, also won praise Thursday in an op-ed penned by Mike Johanns, a former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, U.S. senator, […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 30, 2016

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With just two days before the Iowa caucuses, Donald Trump remains in the top spot among Iowa Republicans. According to a Gravis Marketing poll, Trump leads in Iowa with 31 percent, followed by Ted Cruz at 27 percent. Among likely Republican primary voters, Marco Rubio is in third with 13 percent, followed by Ben Carson […]

Associated PressJanuary 30, 2016

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Uncertainties are mounting in New Hampshire as Republican presidential candidates fail to sway the state’s many fence-sitters one way or the other, despite months of outreach by the various campaigns. More than 40 percent are not registered with any political party, giving them the power to choose which party they’d like to vote with come […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 29, 2016

Jeb Bush‘s most prominent super PAC, Right to Rise, has spent over $20 million in takedown ads against fellow Floridian Marco Rubio, an ongoing story in recent weeks. “This is something Jeb Bush has to decide. Does he want his legacy to be that he elected Donald Trump or Ted Cruz?” said Stuart Stevens, the GOP strategist […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 29, 2016

On MSNBC Frtiday morning, mega-pundit Mark Halperin said of Thursday night’s GOP president debate: “Ted Cruz did fine, Marco Rubio did fine.” With all due respect, Mr. Halperin, that’s pure poppycock. Cruz was supposedly the Big Dog on stage, what with the “elephant not in the room.” He blew it, and probably any chance of […]

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