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Associated PressSeptember 22, 2015

Scott Walker and Rick Perry entered the 2016 presidential race with a combined 18 years of experience as governors. They exited the Republican primary – the first candidates to do so – with negligible support and dwindling bank accounts. Although Walker and Perry were both flawed candidates, their swift demise is a warning to others […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 22, 2015

Jeb Bush assured reporters in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Tuesday that, “We are in it for the long haul,” and said he thinks he’ll be able to pick up Scott Walker supports in Iowa. Though he has nabbed one such Walker backer – Iowa State Rep. Terry Baxter – he’ll need a whole lot more if […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 22, 2015

They didn’t pop bottles in the Council Chambers of Jacksonville’s City Hall after the FY 16 Budget passed. However, they might as well have. Florida Politics spoke to Chief Administrative Officer Sam Mousa after the budget was approved, and he called it a “great budget.” Equally great: the dynamic with City Council. “We defer to […]

Martin DyckmanSeptember 21, 2015

The Republican debates say a lot about who shouldn’t be president but almost nothing about which of the 16 might deserve to be. For all but a few moments, the tedious brawl last week was to good government as a demolition derby is to auto safety. It’s hard to disagree with Marco Rubio’s take on […]

Associated PressSeptember 21, 2015

The Obama administration may allow the U.N. to condemn America’s economic embargo against Cuba without a fight, The Associated Press has learned, an unprecedented step that could increase pressure on Congress to end the 54-year-old restrictions. As it does every year, the U.N. General Assembly will vote as early as next month to demand the […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 21, 2015

When members of the Republican Party of Florida’s executive committee convene via a telephone conference call Tuesday night, one of the most controversial items on their agenda is already getting bad reviews from at least one faction within the state GOP, RPOF officials confirmed last week that the committee will discuss excluding some of the biggest […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 21, 2015

Happy Monday to ‘y’all, the last Monday of summer (of Trump), and with the change of seasons, will we see a change in the running narrative of the GOP presidential race? Well, Donald Trump remains the front-runner in the CNN/ORC poll released yesterday, the first major survey taken from last week’s debate. But The Donald […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 20, 2015

After Carly Fiorina earned nearly universal praise as the big winner of last week’s Republican Presidential debate from the Reagan Library, the big question was whether that praise would translate into a bump in her poll ratings, which have languished in the lower tier this year. The answer to that is a definitive yes. According to a […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 20, 2015

As Pope Francis visits the United States for the very first time, it is our privilege as Catholics and Americans to welcome His Holiness to our country. Here, he will find people who are uniquely free. We Americans are free to give our opinions and make our voices heard. We work in a free enterprise […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 19, 2015

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The Jacksonville Jaguars host the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, and two prominent Florida Republicans have weighed in on it as ESPN reports. Their Jaguars beat writer, Mike DiRocco, tweeted on Saturday evening that “Jacksonville Mayor @lennycurry defends the #Jaguars and predicts a big win over the Dolphins on Sunday.” Senator Marco Rubio, who hasn’t been shy about […]

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