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Phil AmmannDecember 21, 2015

Jeb Bush is the only Republican candidate with the courage to take on Donald Trump and his “unhinged proposals,” says a new ad coming from the Bush campaign. “The Only One,” a minute-long digital spot released Monday, has Bush blasting the billionaire real estate developer over his defense of Vladimir Putin – who recently praised […]

Marc YachtDecember 20, 2015

Any politician or campaign manager understands that any “NYEWS” for a candidate is good “NYEWS.” That being the case, Donald Trump proves the argument. In spite of complaints about Trump’s position on most issues, the “mouth with the do” tops the polls of Republican contenders – by a large margin. One cannot imagine his camp […]

Associated PressDecember 20, 2015

Days after going toe-to-toe with Donald Trump on the debate stage, Jeb Bush seemed to relish his new role as the Republican front-runner’s chief critic while campaigning on Saturday in New Hampshire. “I’ve got to get this off my chest: Donald Trump is a jerk,” Bush said, unprompted, between answering two voters’ questions. Then he […]

Associated PressDecember 20, 2015

It can be hard to see where Donald Trump the business ends and Donald Trump the presidential candidate begins. When Trump is confronted by his political rivals, the Republican front-runner’s company attorney threatens lawsuits on corporate letterhead. When Trump’s campaign needs event space, private businesses sometimes provide it free. The political novice’s use of corporate […]

Peter SchorschDecember 20, 2015

Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie says it’s time for voters to start getting serious about the election as they head into the new year. The New Jersey governor returned to New Hampshire Saturday to begin a four-day bus tour across the early-voting state, where he’s been drawing new interest and gaining in polls. “It’s game […]

Phil AmmannDecember 18, 2015

Jeb Bush is helping Donald Trump celebrate an anniversary, but it’s one that the Republican presidential front-runner might rather forget. Seven years ago, Dec. 18, 2008, Trump – in an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer – was heaping praise on newly elected president Barack Obama, saying he was “doing great,” and that his choice of […]

Phil AmmannDecember 18, 2015

Political spin may become a thing of the past on Medium, the blogging platform popular with candidates. PolitiFact, the fact-checking arm of the Tampa Bay Times, will soon start sifting through posts by politicians — and publishing rulings — on Medium, as a way to “bring voters the truth.” Medium, launched in August 2012 by Twitter co-founder […]

Peter SchorschDecember 17, 2015

As much as we would like to think otherwise, in politics, not everyone can be a winner. To put it another way, as Judge Smails did in the eminently quotable “Caddyshack”: “The world needs ditch-diggers, too.” Few will disagree that 2015 was a particularly fertile political year, one that produced a bumper crop of political disappointments. That’s what […]

Diane RobertsDecember 17, 2015

After careful study of the latest debate-cum-Beauty-Pageant-in-Hell, I have finally figured out what’s wrong with the Republican Party. They think real life is just like a movie. A bad, cheap movie, possibly starring Chuck Norris. Take Ted Cruz. Tuesday night he said (again) that he’d “carpet bomb” ISIL into oblivion and “find out if “sand […]

Peter SchorschDecember 17, 2015

As much as we would like to think otherwise, in politics, not everyone can be a winner. To put it another way, as Judge Smails did in the eminently quotable Caddyshack: “The world needs ditch-diggers, too.” Few will disagree that 2015 was a particularly fertile political year, one that produced a bumper crop of political disappointments – that’s what we get […]

Tag: Jeb Bush

Jeb Bush “only one” with courage to stand up to Donald Trump, new ad says

Dr. Marc J. Yacht: Democrats – Where are you?

Jeb Bush has moment of “self-therapy,” calls Donald Trump “a jerk”

Donald Trump’s mix of business, politics makes for unorthodox bid

Chris Christie says “show time” is over in New Hampshire

New Jeb Bush video shows Donald Trump heaping praise on Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton in 2008

PolitiFact will begin fact-checking posts, and publish rulings, on Medium

Peter Schorsch: The 5 most disappointing Florida politicians of 2015

Diane Roberts: Hey. What could possibly go wrong?

The 5 most disappointing Florida politicians of 2015