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Mitch PerryDecember 9, 2015

Donald Trump continues to lead in the GOP presidential race in Florida, according to a new poll released Wednesday by St. Leo University Polling Institute. The NYC businessman is at 30.6 percent, up nearly 5 percent points from a similar survey conducted in October. Marco Rubio is in second place with 15 percent, a drop of […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 9, 2015

Much has been made of the latest comments of GOP Presidential candidate Donald Trump regarding Muslims entering the United States, made in reaction to President Barack Obama’s address to the nation Sunday night. However, those close to the Trump campaign, such as Florida Co-Chair Susie Wiles, are not concerned that his comments will impact his […]

Phil AmmannDecember 9, 2015

Quietly, with little fanfare, Marco Rubio has single-handedly shaken the foundation of the Affordable Care Act, putting President Barack Obama’s signature health care law into question. First reported by Robert Pear of The New York Times, the Florida senator and presidential candidate last year slipped in a little-noticed provision into a massive spending bill, which […]

Peter SchorschDecember 8, 2015

As Jeb Bush’s campaign struggles to stay above the margin of error in national polls of the presidential race, this Jeb supporter is looking for a new candidate to give his exclamation mark. I just finished reading Eli Stokols’ and Marc Caputo’s dispiriting report about Bush’s campaign and how many staffers and top level donors – even […]

Associated PressDecember 8, 2015

Donald Trump‘s plan to ban Muslims from entering the United States is shoving the Republican Party to the edge of chaos, abruptly pitting GOP leaders against their own presidential front-runner and jeopardizing the party’s longtime drive to attract minorities. Unbowed, Trump fired a searing warning Tuesday via Twitter to fellow Republicans carping about his proposal. […]

Mitch PerryDecember 8, 2015

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South Florida U.S. Rep. and Democratic Senate hopeful Patrick Murphy announced Tuesday his support for legislation that would ban people put on the terrorist watch list from being able to buy firearms in the U.S. That’s the same legislation that the GOP-led Congress rejected last week in both the House and the Senate, coming in the same week of the […]

Drew WilsonDecember 7, 2015

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Major networks have already spent more than 14 hours of nightly news airtime covering presidential candidates this year, according to a report detailing broadcast coverage of 2016 presidential candidates. The Tyndall Report, which tallies coverage from ABC, NBC and CBS, found the big three networks had spent a combined 857 minutes covering 2016 presidential campaigns […]

Ryan RayDecember 7, 2015

In Sunday’s elections which saw voters rebuke the ruling United Social Party of Venezuela, a Florida congressman sees a victory for Democracy. Clearwater U.S. Rep. David Jolly in a statement Monday hailed the victory of the Democratic Unity Roundtable opposition party in the National Assembly over the weekend, defeating the long-ruling party of former president Hugo Chavez. “Last […]

Mitch PerryDecember 7, 2015

For the first time this year, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz leads in Iowa among Republican caucusgoers, according to a new Monmouth University poll released Monday. The Texas Senator gets 24 percent among Iowans likely to participate in that state’s Iowa caucus scheduled for February. That’s a 5-point leader over Donald Trump, in second place with […]

Mitch PerryDecember 7, 2015

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The Marco Rubio for President campaign is releasing a new television ad called “Because” that will begin airing in select markets Iowa, starting Monday. It’s footage from a speech where Rubio discusses one of his main themes that has branded his campaign since it officially kicked off in Miami last March – that this election is […]

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Anheuser-Busch has a longstanding tradition of providing emergency drinking water and supplies for disaster relief efforts.

St. Leo University Florida Presidential Poll out shows Donald Trump with 30.5 % — Marco Rubio 15% — Jeb Bush 14%

Susie Wiles talks Donald Trump’s Muslim comments, GOP establishment

With little fanfare, Marco Rubio single-handedly sabotages Affordable Care Act

Peter Schorsch: If not Jeb Bush, then Chris Christie

Donald Trump’s Muslim ban idea pushes GOP toward chaos

Patrick Murphy urges ban on gun sales to those on terrorist watch list

Major networks spent 14 hours on candidate coverage in 2015, report shows

David Jolly hails Chavista defeat in Venezuelan elections

Ted Cruz takes lead in Iowa in new Monmouth University poll

Marco Rubio releases new TV ad, “Because”