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Melissa RossSeptember 1, 2015

Ousted Atlantic Beach Commissioner Maria Mark had a run-in with the police Monday night. As The Florida Times-Union reported, police say Mark tried to confront a resident who supported Mark’s opponent, new Commissioner-elect John Stinson. Mark told the T-U the last straw was a “hateful sign” in the homeowner’s yard that “stated Mark should have […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 1, 2015

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Jeb Bush has been pounded by Donald Trump for weeks, and the former Florida governor is finally showing signs of life by returning fire. In a new Web ad, Trump is featured speaking in video clips going back to 1999 (on “Meet the Press” with the late Tim Russert) talking about liberal positions he’s held […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 1, 2015

Jim Norman, who has been meeting with all types of folks in the community the past few weeks and months in preparation for a return to local politics, makes it official Tuesday. He’s running for a seat on the Hillsborough County Commission. Actually, he made it official Monday by making pilgrimages to the editorial board […]

Ryan RayAugust 31, 2015

For Brandon Patty, all signs point to 2016 congressional run to replace U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, the business consultant tells Florida Politics. The former Republican campaign staff member and Navy reservist said Friday that at the current rate “there’s no reason” he won’t be a candidate in the St. Johns County-based House district. Patty said his role […]

Mitch PerryAugust 31, 2015

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Jeb Bush opposes the proposed nuclear agreement between the U.S. and Iran. He’s made that quite clear, as has every other Republican running for president. Unlike the others though, Bush said that he may not tear the deal up on “Day One” of his presidency. “At 12:01 on January, whatever it is, 19th [2017], I will […]

Mitch PerryAugust 31, 2015

The latest poll out of Iowa is not good news for the two Florida Republicans competing in the GOP presidential primary contest. Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio are tied in fifth place with 6 percent of the vote in a Bloomberg/Des Moines Register poll released over the weekend. Real estate mogul Donald Trump continues to lead in […]

Mitch PerryAugust 30, 2015

Republican Party of Florida party chairs and committee members met this weekend in Tampa. Here are some of things that we learned about the state of the party going into the fall of 2015. 1 – Blaise Ingoglia is serious about reforming the party – at least when it comes to outreach. The RPOF is getting […]

Ryan RayAugust 30, 2015

According to an analysis by the University of Minnesota’s Dr. Eric Ostermeier, businessman Donald Trump is leading his Republican presidential primary opponents in terms of number of mentions on the TV quiz show Jeopardy! – and it isn’t even close. Findings posted on the Ostermeier’s Smart Politics blog showed Trump as having a far larger footprint in the public’s pop cultural […]

Mitch PerryAugust 30, 2015

Among those in attendance at the Republican Party of Florida’s summer quarterly meeting in Tampa was former Congressman and FBI special agent Mike Rogers, who spoke at a luncheon that featured Senate candidate Todd Wilcox. Rogers, who served in the 14 years in the House representing Michigan’s 8th Congressional District, was a regular on the Sunday morning […]

Phil AmmannAugust 29, 2015

Iowa football fans will be some of the first to experience an initial advertising blitz for Jeb Bush, as a pro-Bush super PAC placed a seven-figure airtime buy for the last quarter of 2015. Right to Rise USA is spending $1.66 million for TV time in Iowa – which holds the nation’s first presidential caucuses — set […]

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Iowa football fans targeted by first ad blitz from pro-Jeb Bush super PAC