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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 19, 2016

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Donald Trump has a 12-point lead over Ted Cruz in Florida, according to a post-debate survey conducted for FOX 35 in Orlando. The survey found Trump is in the lead with 31 percent, while Cruz is at 19 percent in the Sunshine State. Jeb Bush is in third with 13 percent, followed by Marco Rubio […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 18, 2016

Set your DVR, Marco Rubio is going to be on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” this week. The Florida senator’s campaign announced Monday that Rubio is set to appear on the late-night talk show Thursday. JUST ANNOUNCED: @MarcoRubio will be on @FallonTonight with @jimmyfallon this Thursday! https://t.co/K7a8368vk4 — Alex Conant (@AlexConant) Jan. 18, 2016 […]

Scott PowersJanuary 18, 2016

A campaign commercial for U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson played again Sunday night even though it had previously raised questions about closely skirting congressional ethics rules, an allegation the campaign denies. The ad ran in most Florida NBC markets during the second hour of the Democratic Presidential Debate Sunday night. It uses a few seconds of […]

Associated PressJanuary 18, 2016

Republican presidential hopeful Marco Rubio promised to keep “talking about God” as he campaigned across Iowa Monday, reminding influential evangelical voters of his commitment to Christian values just two weeks before the state’s lead-off caucuses. The Florida senator’s GOP rivals have dismissed him as too moderate at times, but on Monday, he spoke of how […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 18, 2016

When the story of Jeb Bush‘s presidential campaign is written, what will have likely constituted the fatal blow is the devastating description of the former Florida governor as “low-energy” by Donald Trump. In a video released in September, Trump implored Bush supporters to “wake up” in a comical spin on a sleep-aide commercial mocking Bush. The video’s release […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 18, 2016

Marco Rubio may be on familiar territory during a trip to New Hampshire this week. Rubio is set to head to the Granite State on Wednesday, according to his campaign. The Florida senator is scheduled to address the New Hampshire House of Representatives on Wednesday morning. The address could remind campaign watchers of Rubio’s early […]

Associated PressJanuary 17, 2016

In a swipe at his party’s front-runners, Republican White House hopeful Marco Rubio charged Saturday that anger alone isn’t enough to qualify someone to be president. “We also have to have someone for president who knows exactly what they’re going to do when they get there,” the Florida senator said, as he courted Iowa voters […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 16, 2016

As the Iowa caucuses approach, Marco Rubio makes a play for evangelicals in a 30-second spot called “Life,” in which he asserts that being anti-abortion is a “human rights issue.” He takes particular aim at “late-term abortions” that affect children who would be “viable outside the womb.” “If I have to make a choice I am […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 15, 2016

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Jeb Bush, fresh off a record-breaking fundraising effort, celebrated in July with major donors at an exclusive two-day conference in Kennebunkport, Maine. It was there the former governor boasted his $114 million hauls were “only the beginning.” That was last year. Months later, and weeks before the first votes in Iowa and New Hampshire, Bush […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 15, 2016

Happy Friday, y’all. As we go into the NFL’s best weekend (and one of the greatest in all of professional sports) and reflect on the Oscar nominations (DiCaprio, Brie Larson and Stallone are locks, by the way, and though she won’t win, I’m all in for Alicia Vikander for Supporting Actress), Friday’s national story is […]

Tag: Marco Rubio

Poll: Donald Trump leads in Florida by a wide margin

Marco Rubio to appear on “The Tonight Show” this Thursday

Alan Grayson ad with congressional footage appears again, this time in debate

Marco Rubio says faith the “single greatest influence in my life”

I finally figured out who Donald Trump is (hint, it’s a “Seinfeld” character)

Marco Rubio speaks New Hampshire House of Representatives on Wednesday

Marco Rubio jabs Republican leaders: Anger not enough

Marco Rubio makes anti-abortion pitch in new Iowa spot

Anxious Jeb Bush donors await signal it’s time to move on

Mitch Perry Report for 1.15.16 — Has the GOP contest wilted down to 2-and-a-half men?