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Mitch PerryMarch 2, 2016

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Can Club for Growth ads prevent Donald Trump from winning Florida in 13 days? After his superior effort on Super Tuesday, in which he captured seven states, it appears that nothing can prevent “Teflon Don” from his improbable run to the Republican nomination for president. However, Trump did not run the table, with Oklahoma going to Ted […]

Associated PressMarch 2, 2016

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Gripped by chaos and dismay, Republican leaders searched on Wednesday for a last-chance option to derail Donald Trump‘s momentum fueled by seven commanding Super Tuesday victories. Overshadowed by Trump’s wins, Ted Cruz came in a close second in the night’s delegate haul, thanks to a win in his home state of Texas. The strong showing […]

Peter SchorschMarch 2, 2016

Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright; the band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light, and somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout; but there is no joy in Mudville — mighty Casey has struck out. Mudville, in this case, is Tallahassee. And Casey is a stand-in for […]

Associated PressMarch 2, 2016

Was that really Chris Christie, the brusque, take-a-back-seat-to-no-one governor of New Jersey? Christie’s seemingly shell-shocked gaze as he stood behind Donald Trump on Super Tuesday is generating befuddlement and mockery in his home state and beyond. Conservatives and liberals alike have piled on. His introductory remarks were so subdued and his appearance was so grave […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 2, 2016

Mayor Lenny Curry has taken heat in emails from Jacksonville residents over backing Marco Rubio for President, and snubbing Barack Obama in February. Curry’s backing of Rubio has included robocalls and a scheduled appearance at the grand opening of Rubio’s Jacksonville headquarters Thursday, and there undoubtedly will be more to come in the next 13 days. One Jacksonville resident, Patricia Hunter, […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 2, 2016

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Though the majority of the Jacksonville political establishment has cast its lot with Marco Rubio for President, Ted Cruz backers remain on the Christian right. The “Ted Cruz Faith and Values Coalition” released a list of 43 prominent supporters. The majority of them will be best known to the faith-based community. Some, however, are known by a more […]

Peter SchorschMarch 2, 2016

One of my favorite short stories is Leo Tolstoy’s classic, “How Much Land Does a Man Need?“ In it, Tolstoy introduces us to Pahom, an ordinary Russian with extraordinary ambitions to own vastly more land. Satan arranges for Pahom to meet a landowning rural family, the Bashkirs, who make the striving Pahom a remarkable offer: Pahom […]

Mitch PerryMarch 2, 2016

We were prepared not to weigh in on the results from last night’s Super Tuesday results, but watching the evisceration of Chris Christie on Twitter last prompted a closer look at what Florida GOP strategist Rick Wilson writes about in today’s Daily Beast. “Far from having the same kind of Kevlar media armor Trump enjoys, […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 2, 2016

The Jacksonville headquarters for the Marco Rubio campaign has its official opening Thursday evening, and Mayor Lenny Curry will be there. Curry, who endorsed Rubio in February, got a boost late in his mayoral campaign when Rubio and Carlos Lopez-Cantera came to Jacksonville for an election eve rally, and the hope obviously is that such synergy will work […]

Associated PressMarch 2, 2016

Presidential candidates will wake up Wednesday morning to the cold, hard truth of delegate math. It might give the front-runners some breathing room, but for the rest of the field, the truth may hurt. What to watch for on the day after Super Tuesday doles out a quarter of all the delegates at stake in […]

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How to stop Donald Trump? GOP leaders search for a way

Peter Schorsch: No joy in Mudville, the Legislature struck out

Chris Christie’s shell-shocked look stirs mockery, befuddlement

Jax residents criticize Lenny Curry for partisan moves

Former City Council Prez leads Jax Ted Cruz supporters

Marco, it’s the length of your coffin that matters

Mitch Perry Report for 3.2.16 — How safe will it be for Republicans to endorse Donald Trump?

Lenny Curry to appear at opening of Marco Rubio’s Jax HQ

After Super Tuesday, cold hard delegate math