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Associated PressJanuary 20, 2016

Under pressure to emerge as the Republican mainstream’s presidential contender, Sen. Marco Rubio is increasingly relying on a national strategy as he lowers expectations for February’s primary contests. He’s betting big that Republican voters across the political spectrum will ultimately coalesce behind his candidacy in the state-by-state slog for delegates his team envisions for the […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 19, 2016

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Donald Trump has a 12-point lead over Ted Cruz in Florida, according to a post-debate survey conducted for FOX 35 in Orlando. The survey found Trump is in the lead with 31 percent, while Cruz is at 19 percent in the Sunshine State. Jeb Bush is in third with 13 percent, followed by Marco Rubio […]

Scott PowersJanuary 18, 2016

It came at the very end and was only 28 words long, but Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley‘s shout-out in the Democratic Presidential Debate Sunday night caught the attention of Central Florida Puerto Ricans eager for political attention for the island. O’Malley’s comment came after debate moderator Lester Holt of NBC News asked him, essentially, “Anything […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 18, 2016

Set your DVR, Marco Rubio is going to be on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” this week. The Florida senator’s campaign announced Monday that Rubio is set to appear on the late-night talk show Thursday. JUST ANNOUNCED: @MarcoRubio will be on @FallonTonight with @jimmyfallon this Thursday! https://t.co/K7a8368vk4 — Alex Conant (@AlexConant) Jan. 18, 2016 […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 18, 2016

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Jeb Bush is calling for a complete overhaul of the nation’s education system in a plan that focuses heavily on school choice. In a post on Medium, Bush unveiled a wide-sweeping education plan that increases support for charter schools and makes federal aid to low-income and special needs students portable. The proposal also gives high […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 18, 2016

Ron DeSantis has one. Carlos Lopez-Cantera has two. Now David Jolly has one as well. A super PAC, that is. It’s called FloridAmerican Conservatives. “The United States Senate seat in Florida will be open in 2016, and the national liberal Democrats – Obama, Clinton, Reid – will spend whatever it takes to put Florida in their […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 18, 2016

When the story of Jeb Bush‘s presidential campaign is written, what will have likely constituted the fatal blow is the devastating description of the former Florida governor as “low-energy” by Donald Trump. In a video released in September, Trump implored Bush supporters to “wake up” in a comical spin on a sleep-aide commercial mocking Bush. The video’s release […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 18, 2016

The super PAC supporting GOP hopeful Jeb Bush is asking donors to pitch in to fund a Super Bowl advertisement. On Friday, The New York Times reported Mike Murphy, the head or Right to Rise, urged donors in an email to contribute online to air an advertisement supporting Bush in New England during the Super […]

Associated PressJanuary 17, 2016

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Parallel political clashes were igniting Sunday in the volatile presidential primary races, as one-time Republican and Democratic favorites battled once-unlikely rivals in their own party over guns and foreign policy ahead of the Feb. 1 Iowa caucuses. Fueling the back-and-forth: President Barack Obama‘s address heralding two developments in U.S. relations with Iran as triumphs for […]

Associated PressJanuary 17, 2016

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After months of predicting a comeback for their preferred candidates, Republican establishment leaders now concede the first two contests of the presidential race, in Iowa and New Hampshire early next month, are Donald Trump‘s and Ted Cruz‘s to lose. That leaves many GOP traditionalists, who fear each candidate would be a disaster in the November […]

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Marco Rubio betting on long-haul strategy to win nomination

Poll: Donald Trump leads in Florida by a wide margin

Martin O’Malley’s debate shout-out to Puerto Ricans catches Central Floridians’ attention

Marco Rubio to appear on “The Tonight Show” this Thursday

Jeb Bush calls for “complete overhaul” of system in education plan

David Jolly has a super PAC in his bid for U.S. Senate

I finally figured out who Donald Trump is (hint, it’s a “Seinfeld” character)

Jeb Bush super PAC attempts to crowdfund Super Bowl ad

One-time presidential favorites engage longshot rivals

GOP establishment loses hope of winning Iowa, New Hampshire