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Peter SchorschJanuary 25, 2016

Robert and Nancy Watkins may be the two most essential players in Florida’s political universe. Through their South Tampa accounting firm moves tens, if not hundreds, of millions in political contributions and expenditures. Nancy is the treasurer for dozens of candidates and committees, including Conservative Solutions PAC, the most prominent super PAC supporting Marco Rubio’s bid for the White House. Among […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 25, 2016

This post is about Marc Caputo, so I should probably begin with a couple of disclaimers. Caputo is a friend and one of the more talented journalists of his generation now covering Florida politics. He probably won’t admit it, but we regularly talk. Last year he moved to POLITICO Florida from the Miami Herald; a big […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 25, 2016

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Donald Trump is gaining ground in Iowa, a new Fox News poll found. With one week before the Iowa caucuses, Trump leads Ted Cruz, 34 percent to 23 percent. The most recent poll showed Marco Rubio was in third at 12 percent, followed by Ben Carson at 7 percent. Rand Paul, the poll found, was […]

Associated PressJanuary 24, 2016

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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush unleashed a fury of criticism against Donald Trump on Saturday before imploring New Hampshire voters to forgo the billionaire businessman in the state’s Feb. 9 primary. “You have a chance to reshape this whole primary,” Bush told hundreds of voters at a state Republican Party presidential candidate forum. Trump, who […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 22, 2016

Floridians now have another reason to root for Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio in the Iowa caucuses: free airline tickets. The Tampa Bay Business Journal reported that Silver Airways is running a promotion that offers free flights in Florida if Rubio or Bush the Iowa caucus. “You may think there’s only a snowball’s chance but […]

Associated PressJanuary 22, 2016

Ted Cruz once proudly wore a belt buckle borrowed from George H.W. Bush that said: “President of the United States.” He campaigned and worked for that former president’s son, Dubya, former President George W. Bush. And Cruz helped write a book lavishing praise on him. Also, the endorsement of George P. Bush, the family’s latest […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 22, 2016

Marco Rubio has a backup plan if his presidential hopes don’t pan out, and it doesn’t include life in government. The Florida Republican told late night host Jimmy Fallon he wasn’t considering the vice presidential spot if he fails to win the Republican nomination. Instead, he has his sights set on another powerful post: NFL […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 22, 2016

Jeb Bush said Thursday that while his brother will join him on the campaign trail and his mother stars in a new ad, he remains wary of leaning on his famous family as he seeks to become its third president. At a town hall meeting Thursday night, a woman carrying a photo of Bush’s father […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 22, 2016

Who says that Donald Trump doesn’t bring people together? In what could very well be something The Nation magazine might publish next January if Trump runs the table to become our 45th president, the National Review’s newest edition contains a scathing editorial blasting the GOP front-runner, calling him a “menace to conservatism,” and contains short essays by […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 22, 2016

Want to know who is pulling ahead in Iowa? The answer might just depend on which poll you’re looking at. A flurry of polls released this week in advance of the Iowa caucuses showed it could be a tight race among the Republican presidential hopefuls. Three polls have Donald Trump leading the pack — two of […]

Tag: Jeb Bush

The state of Florida politics, as viewed through the Gasparilla Children’s Parade

Easy there, Marc Caputo

Poll: Donald Trump pulls ahead in Iowa, maintains top spot in New Hampshire

Jeb Bush upbraids Donald Trump at New Hampshire Republican forum

Silver Airways offers free flights in Florida if Jeb Bush or Marco Rubio win Iowa

Bad Blood: Ted Cruz-Bush family tension underscores deeper GOP divide

Marco Rubio reveals backup plan on “The Tonight Show”

Jeb Bush will take some family help, but avoid overreliance

Mitch Perry Report for 1.22.16 – Conservative intelligentsia makes last-ditch effort to dump Trump

Polling roundup: Candidates continue to jockey for top spot in Iowa