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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 6, 2016

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A new Reuters poll shows Donald Trump is maintaining a hefty lead among registered Republicans. Among registered Republicans, 42.2 percent said they supported the New York businessman, compared to 15 percent for Sen. Ted Cruz and 11.2 percent for Ben Carson. Sen. Marco Rubio and former Gov. Jeb Bush rounded out the Top 5 candidates, […]

Associated PressJanuary 5, 2016

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Jeb Bush‘s recent cancellation of advertising plans in Iowa and South Carolina was yet another cost-saving step for a down-in-the-polls presidential campaign that had already thinned its staff. If not for his flush super PAC, the Republican might be gone from the contest by now. That group, Right to Rise, has burned through half of […]

Diane RobertsJanuary 5, 2016

Greeting sportsfans, I’m Brent Toast of ESPN, along with former Heisman winner Johnny Twitt. Welcome to the most important event of 2016, the college football national championship! Who will prevail? Will it be the Clemson University Tigers, led by evangelical whackjob Dabo Swinney, or the Crimson Tide of Alabama, coached by gazillionaire and part-time Bond […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 5, 2016

CoreMessage, the leading Florida public relations firm, announces the promotion Tuesday of Carrie Patrick, from account manager to Director of Advocacy. In addition to public relations campaigns and managing accounts, Patrick will also be responsible for grassroots advocacy, coalition building and expanding CoreMessage’s advocacy services “Carrie has been a great asset to the team and […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 5, 2016

Florida politicians are speaking out about President Barack Obama’s gun control proposals, with several prominent Republicans blasting the Democrat’s actions. Obama announced a package of gun-control executive actions during a speech in the East Room at the White House. The cornerstone of his executive actions is a background check requirement for guns purchased from dealers […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 5, 2016

A set of President Obama’s gun-control executive actions show “an utter disregard for the Second Amendment,” presidential hopeful Jeb Bush said in a guest commentary for The Gazette published Tuesday. “Barack Obama has proved again why he will go down as one of the most liberal and divisive presidents in the history of our nation,” […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 5, 2016

Donald Trump continues to lead the pack in the race for the Republican nomination, according to a new NBC News/SurveyMonkey poll. Among Republicans and Republican-leaning registered voters, the New York businessman has 35 percent support. That’s compared with 18 percent for U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and 13 percent for U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio. The NBC […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 4, 2016

Happy New Year to everyone, and welcome back to reading the MPR in 2016. Sunday many of the GOP presidential candidates were on “the shows” as The Donald refers to them, and there were amusing moments throughout the morning. My favorite was perhaps Chris Wallace getting into Chris Christie’s grill regarding how the New Jersey […]

Associated PressJanuary 3, 2016

The 2016 presidential election has defied all expectations so far. An enormous field of GOP candidates, still a dozen strong with a month to go before the leadoff Iowa caucuses on Feb. 1. The billionaire outsider who has tapped into the anger and fears of a nervous nation. A son and brother of presidents who […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 3, 2016

With about a month before the New Hampshire primary, Jeb Bush is heading back to the Granite State for a three-day swing. On Tuesday, Bush will start with the Greater Derry Chamber of Commerce NH Primary Series. The event is scheduled to be held at the Halligan Tavern in Derry. Later Tuesday, he’s scheduled to […]

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Reuters poll: Donald Trump maintains lead over GOP field

Cash-rich super PACs prolong flagging presidential campaigns

Diane Roberts: Hey, football fans! How's Donald Trump gonna do?

Personnel note: CoreMessage names Carrie Patrick as new Director of Advocacy

Florida Republicans blast President Barack Obama over gun-control executive actions

Jeb Bush criticizes President Barack Obama’s executive orders on guns

Donald Trump still out front of GOP field, NBC News poll finds

Mitch Perry Report for 1.4.16 — Welcome back Christie, Carly and the whole gang

7 things to watch in monthlong sprint to Iowa’s caucuses

Jeb Bush heads back to New Hampshire for 3-day campaign swing