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A.G. GancarskiFebruary 15, 2016

There are some things that are quintessentially American. A bowl of poutine, while listening to Leonard Cohen or Glass Tiger, or while watching Hockey Night in Canada. What’s that you say? Those things are Canadian? Yes. And so, apparently, are key images in the new “Morning Again in America” ad from Marco Rubio. Shots throughout the […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 15, 2016

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has thrown his support behind Marco Rubio. Brownback endorsed Rubio on Monday. In a prepared statement, the Kansas governor said Rubio is a “true conservative who can unite the party and defeat Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders in the fall.” “In the past, conservatives have been forced to make a choice […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 15, 2016

Marco Rubio is looking for a little help to expand his team’s get-out-the-vote efforts in South Carolina. In an email to supporters Monday, the Florida Republican encouraged supporters to chip in $20 to help impact voter outreach in South Carolina. The donation, according to the email, would cover the cost of sending four bumper stickers […]

Associated PressFebruary 15, 2016

George W. Bush won a bruising South Carolina presidential primary on his way to the Oval Office, as his father did before him. Now it’s his brother’s turn, and for Jeb Bush, the most consequential foreign policy decisions of his brother’s time in office are suddenly front-and-center of his bid to keep alive his campaign […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 15, 2016

Happy Presidents Day, y’all! Other than government folks, does anyone else have today off? Just wondering. Speaking of presidents, this is a crucial week in the 2016 election for both parties, but let’s focus on the Republican election in South Carolina on Saturday. All polls show Donald Trump with a very solid lead, but a […]

Scott PowersFebruary 14, 2016

The campaign of Democratic U.S. Senate candidate U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson responded to his opponent U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy‘s attack by calling it an uninformed smear inconsistent with Valentine’s Day. Earlier Sunday, Murphy charged that Grayson has serious problems with criticism and ethics investigations of his handling of private hedge funds and should close the […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 14, 2016

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Donald Trump maintains a large lead in South Carolina, according to a new CBS News Battleground Tracker poll. According to the survey, Trump leads the Republican field with 42 percent support among likely Republican primary voters, followed by Ted Cruz in second with 20 percent. The poll found Marco Rubio has 15 percent, and John […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 14, 2016

Marco Rubio was on Fox News Sunday, with Rubio in the A Block. He then went on to do ABC’s This Week and CBS’ Face the Nation. Rubio talked the post-Scalia era, Donald Trump, and the pattern of deceit from Ted Cruz on the Sunday shows, as well as addressing his strategy in light of 3rd and […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 14, 2016

Valentine’s Day is a day of romance, and Americans United for Change is sending a love letter to their friends in the GOP. Tongue-in-cheek that is. In a new email, the progressive advocacy group, fronted by Democratic operative Brad Woodhouse, issued its Republican Party Valentine’s Day cards. “Having trouble expressing yourself to that special someone in […]

Associated PressFebruary 13, 2016

Serious issues face Saturday night’s Republican presidential debaters in South Carolina, a state with deep-rooted military culture and home to a mass murder at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston. But style is going to beg for attention alongside pressing matters of policy. Foremost, how will Marco Rubio do after his disastrous turn on the stage […]

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