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Associated PressJanuary 13, 2016

President Barack Obama opened his State of the Union speech saying he’d keep it short, in what must have seemed music to the ears of some in the chamber antsy to get to Iowa to campaign for president. At times, Obama looked like he was one of them, eager to challenge biting criticism from Donald […]

Associated PressJanuary 12, 2016

Marco Rubio is increasingly portraying immigration as a national security issue rather than a question of what to do with millions of people in the country illegally, a sign of his evolving stance on a topic that remains one of his liabilities with conservative voters. “The issue is not the same one we had a […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 11, 2016

“A watched pot never boils!” You have heard that many times before. We all know it more aptly reflects our own impatience rather than our subjective reality. Of course a pot will boil if the heat is turned high enough. Watching the news this week from Oregon, the image of a simmering pot about to […]

Associated PressJanuary 11, 2016

For all the passionate support Donald Trump has amassed in New Hampshire, many Republicans and independent voters are just as passionate about not voting for Donald Trump. They are an enticing target for the pack of Republicans off the front-runner’s pace, who seek to turn a second-place finish in the nation’s first primary — or […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 11, 2016

Marco Rubio vowed to “restore the American Dream” and took a swing at the tax plans of his opponents — both Republican and Democrat — during a speech in Sarasota on Monday. “The purpose of my presidency, when it comes to economics, will be to restore the American Dream,” said Rubio during his stop at […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 11, 2016

For Jeb Bush and supporters, it’s probably wise not to rise or fall on the basis of a single poll. Case in point? New Hampshire. The Bush camp rallied this weekend around a poll that showed him moving up to second place in New Hampshire, getting 11.9 percent support. Flash forward to Monday, where a Monmouth University […]

Scott PowersJanuary 11, 2016

Neither the presidential campaign of U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio nor the U.S. Senate campaign of Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera are calling it an endorsement this morning, but Rubio’s shout-out to Lopez-Cantera in Miami Sunday night sure sounded like one, according to a report. At a Rubio rally at the Intercontinental Hotel, Rubio drew attention to […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 11, 2016

Marlon Bateman, a booker for Hugh Hewitt, has joined Marco Rubio’s campaign press team, POLITICO has reported. Bateman, a Marine combat veteran, is expected to join the campaign next week, according to POLITICO. Hewitt told POLITICO that Bateman had been with the show for more than three years, and said Bateman “is the best young man.” […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 11, 2016

Good morning, everyone. What a weekend it’s been. On Saturday, I saw “The Revenant,” the quasi-true story of Mountain Man Hugh Glass, who was part of an expedition attacked by Indians in 1823. He was nearly torn to pieces by a bear near present-day Lemmon, S.D., and left for dead by two companions. Then there […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 11, 2016

Ted Cruz leads Donald Trump in Iowa, while Trump continues to outpace the competition in New Hampshire, according to a NBC News/WSJ/Marist poll released Sunday. Among likely Republican caucus-goers, the Texas senator leads the New York businessman, 28 percent to 24 percent. The poll found Marco Rubio comes in third with 13 percent, Ben Caron […]

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Analysis: Obama in campaign form in final State of the Union

Marco Rubio shifts immigration focus to national security concerns

Ed Moore: Our unwatched pot is already boiling

Inside the New Hampshire pitch to those who don’t want Donald Trump

Marco Rubio tells Sarasota crowd he will “restore the American Dream”

Jeb Bush is only candidate NH voters view unfavorably, Monmouth U. poll finds

Marco Rubio’s shout-out to Carlos Lopez-Cantera sounds “endorsy”

Report: Marlon Bateman joins Marco Rubio campaign

Mitch Perry Report for 1.11.16 – R.I.P. , David Bowie

NBC News poll: Ted Cruz leads Donald Trump in Iowa