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Phil AmmannAugust 26, 2015

With Planned Parenthood under attack once again, the GOP “war on women” is far from over, so says the latest email from progressives at American Bridge 21st Century. Jeb Bush, who earlier said he was “not sure we need half a billion dollars for women’s health issues,” has changed his position – and not for […]

Jim RosicaAugust 26, 2015

Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina is calling Donald Trump’s GOP candidacy a “big wake-up call to the professional political class.” She spoke Wednesday on MSNBC’s Morning Joe program with hosts Joe Scarborough, a former Florida Panhandle congressman, and Mika Brzezinski. Fiorina, the 60-year-old former Hewlett-Packard CEO, stands at 5.5 percent in Huffington Post’s latest average […]

Phil AmmannAugust 25, 2015

Donald Trump has once again dropped an ideological firebomb – “anchor babies,” this time – right in the middle of the GOP presidential race. Despite it being a term clearly offensive to a large number of American immigrants, each of the GOP candidates has begun “parroting the leader” in a shameless bid to out-Trump The Donald […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 25, 2015

Bad news for Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio in a Tuesday Public Policy Polling poll taken in New Hampshire. Bush languishes at 7 percent, tied for fourth with Scott Walker. Rubio fares even worse, at 4 percent, tied with Chris Christie and the rapidly fading Ted Cruz. Atop the poll? Donald Trump, laps the field at 35 percent. He is 24 […]

Mitch PerryAugust 25, 2015

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On the campaign trail this year, Hillary Clinton has gone all in on backing the Latino community when it comes to immigration policy. She’s pledged to uphold President Obama‘s executive action shielding up to five million undocumented immigrants and she’s come out in full support of providing the 11-13 million undocumented a full path to […]

Associated PressAugust 24, 2015

The wife of Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush says the highly personal fight she waged against drug addiction as Florida’s first lady would remain one of her top priorities in the White House. Columba Bush, whose daughter has struggled with addiction, penned an op-ed published over the weekend in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, calling attention […]

Associated PressAugust 24, 2015

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas was the hands-down favorite of an Americans for Prosperity gathering this past weekend, if the number and volume of ovations during five presidential candidates’ speeches to Tea Party activists was the measure. At the other end of the spectrum was former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, a newcomer to events […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 23, 2015

Don’t expect to see Marty Fiorentino, Peter Rummell, John Rood, Ed Burr, Steve Diebenow or Ty Petway at Jacksonville’s City Council meeting on Tuesday. Those names, and those of a couple of dozen other #jaxpol heavy hitters, are on the committee for a Jeb Bush fundraiser at Grape and Grain in San Marco Tuesday evening at 5:30. We reported first on […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 22, 2015

Republicans “want to take us backwards,” Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz said at the Iowa State Fair on Saturday morning, taking specific aim throughout her comments at Florida Republican Presidential candidates Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio. Wasserman-Schultz pivoted into a critique of many members of the Republican field on equal pay issues, saying that “not only do […]

Phil AmmannAugust 22, 2015

Jeb Bush’s late-summer fundraising tour swings by Florida next week, as the Republican presidential candidate comes to the Miami area for a big-ticket GOP reception. The high-profile, $1,000-a-ticket private reception for the former governor begins 6 p.m. Monday, August 31 at the home of entrepreneur Manny Kadre and his wife Annie, 5345 Hammock Drive in […]

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Email insights: American Bridge answers Jeb Bush’s Planned Parenthood dog-whistle

Carly Fiorina takes on Donald Trump on “Morning Joe”

Bill Day’s latest: Donald Trump drops “anchor” while GOP parrots the leader

PPP Poll: Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush in single digits in N.H.

In new web video, Hillary Clinton slams Jeb Bush on immigration comments

Columba Bush puts drug addiction fight among top priorities

No surprise: Tea Party activists prefer Ted Cruz over Jeb Bush

Jax GOP establishment welcomes Jeb Bush Jr. on Tuesday

DWS lambastes Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio in Iowa

Jeb Bush summer fundraising tour swings by Coral Gables Aug. 31