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Mitch PerryNovember 18, 2015

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Donald Trump continues to lead in New Hampshire in a new poll out on Wednesday, but Marco Rubio is rising. The poll, conducted by the MassInc Polling Group for Boston NPR station WBUR, shows Trump leading with 22 percent, doubling his advantage over Rubio and Dr. Ben Carson, who are tied for second with 11 […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 17, 2015

In Tuesday letters to U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson, and U.S. Reps. Ander Crenshaw and Corrine Brown, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry urges caution on allowing Syrian refugees to enter the state in the wake of the Paris attacks. “In the aftermath of this weekend’s horrific terrorist attacks in Paris,” Curry writes, “I am more committed […]

Mitch PerryNovember 17, 2015

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A new national poll on the Republican presidential race shows that Donald Trump and Ben Carson continue to dominate the field, and should either of them drop out, the other stands to benefit the most. The UMass Poll released Monday by the University of Massachusetts Amherst shows Trump leading the field with 31 percent, followed […]

Mitch PerryNovember 16, 2015

Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz is accusing Marco Rubio and other Republicans of descending to the bottom of the barrel in their partisan responses to the Paris terrorist attacks. “This weekend our three Democratic candidates for president held a substantive conversation about keeping our country safe that remained serious and demonstrated respect for voters,” Wasserman […]

Phil AmmannNovember 16, 2015

Taking advantage of a surge in popularity after several strong Republican Party debate appearances, Marco Rubio expects to draw a new crop of supporters with a Capitol Hill fundraiser Monday. As reported by Alex Isenstadt of POLITICO, the event invitation identifies about 70 financial backers for the Florida senator’s presidential campaign — more than half […]

Associated PressNovember 16, 2015

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Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio says Israel’s fight against terrorism is the same one being fought by the United States and Europe. The Florida senator spoke in Miami Beach during a large rally in support of Israel and against anti-Semitism. He says the threat to Jerusalem and Tel Aviv is the same as the threat […]

Mitch PerryNovember 16, 2015

The rhetoric coming from the two-day cavalcade of Republican presidential candidates that took place in Orlando this past weekend changed halfway through due to the Paris terrorist attacks, but not as much as you might think. That’s because for many of the candidates, criticizing Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton‘s foreign policy achievements/objectives has been the stock […]

Associated PressNovember 16, 2015

Bring on Donald Trump, and Ben Carson, too. That’s what Democratic insiders are saying about the Republican outsiders who sit solidly atop preference polls in the race for the GOP nomination for president. They are far more worried about GOP candidates who have experience in office, with Marco Rubio cited most often as the strongest […]

Associated PressNovember 15, 2015

For most presidential candidates, a compelling personal history is an essential item in the campaign tool kit. Think Hillary Rodham Clinton and her campaign statements about fighting for women. Marco Rubio and his biography of the immigrant family that made good. Carly Fiorina and her “secretary to CEO” career path. Ben Carson and his up-by-the-bootstraps […]

Brendan FarringtonNovember 15, 2015

Several Republican candidates for president Sunday accused President Barack Obama and his former secretary of state, Democratic Party front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton, of failing in the fight against Islamic State militants as the terrorist attacks in Paris became a focal point of the nomination race. Carly Fiorina, the former tech CEO, criticized the Obama administration […]

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Marco Rubio tied for 2nd in New Hampshire in NPR poll

Lenny Curry urges caution on Syrian refugees

UMass poll shows Donald Trump with 31 percent, Ben Carson 22 percent

Debbie Wasserman Schultz says GOP has gone too far in responses to Paris terrorist attacks

Marco Rubio’s Capitol Hill fundraiser to draw wave of new supporters

Marco Rubio: Israel, Europe, U.S. in same fight against terrorism

Mitch Perry Report for 11.16.15 — A post 11/13 world?

Survey of Democratic super-delegates: Marco Rubio is top 2016 threat

Beware too-good-to-be-true personal stories from 2016 trail

GOP candidates use Paris attacks to take aim at Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton at Florida GOP summit