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Mitch PerryAugust 2, 2015

Donald Trump continues to lead the Republican presidential field of candidates just days before the first major debate of the political season, leading with 19 percent support in a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. He’s followed by Scott Walker at 15 percent, and Jeb Bush third at 14 percent. All other Republican candidates earn single digit […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 31, 2015

It’s unknown what his actual superpower is, yet an email from the Ron DeSantis for Senate campaign proclaims the Ponte Vedra congressman to be a “taxpayer superhero,” at least according to the reckoning of Council for Citizens against Government Waste. DeSantis is one of eight members of Congress to get a perfect score from the taxpayer watchdog […]

Bob SparksJuly 30, 2015

President Donald Trump. Mr. Trump goes to Washington. How does that sound? He has become the rage a little over a month into his version of a campaign. Trump seems to have an attack line, along with a rapid response, for those among the 15 other candidates polling above 3 percent. The national media can’t […]

Steve VancoreJuly 30, 2015

On July 18, 2105 Donald Trump uttered the unthinkable. He not only violated Ronald Reagan’s 11th commandment, he did so with an exclamation point and refused to back down. The media – mainstream and otherwise – went into overdrive and his opponents piled on. Pollsters, pundits, and politicos immediately began writing his epitaph. We assumed […]

Steve VancoreJuly 30, 2015

On July 18, 2105 Donald Trump uttered the unthinkable. He not only violated Reagan’s 11th commandment, he did so with an exclamation point and refused to back down. The media – mainstream and otherwise – went into overdrive and his opponents piled on. Pollsters, pundits, and politicos immediately began writing his epitaph. We assumed his […]

Mitch PerryJuly 30, 2015

July continues to be the month of Donald Trump in the GOP presidential campaign, as the New York businessman/celebrity has taken the lead nationally in a new Quinnipiac poll released Thursday morning. Trump gets 20 percent support, followed by Scott Walker at 13 percent, and Jeb Bush at 10 percent. No other Republican gets more than […]

Mitch PerryJuly 30, 2015

While the political media world continues to profess astonishment at Donald Trump’s rise in the polls, how about talking about the latest Republican to enter the 2016 sweepstakes? Say hello to Jim Gilmore. Jim who, you might ask? Actually, “why” might be the better adverb here. Gilmore, 65, was governor of Virginia from 1998 to […]

Mitch PerryJuly 29, 2015

For the first time this year, Donald Trump tops a state poll of GOP presidential candidates in Florida. A St. Pete Polls survey released on Wednesday shows the New York businessman with 26 percent support, with Jeb Bush in second place with 20 percent. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is in third place with 12 percent, […]

Ryan RayJuly 29, 2015

Even before the blowhard braggadocio of Donald Trump took him to the top of the national polls, there has always been a comfortable seat at the table for the loudest voice in the room when it comes to GOP presidential primaries: See Michele Bachman, Herman Cain, and Ted Cruz, not to mention Barry Goldwater before them. But one place cranking […]

Mitch PerryJuly 29, 2015

His presidential campaign may be going nowhere in New Hampshire and Iowa, but Marco Rubio can boast of something that none of the other 16 GOP contenders can say today. He’s been named one of the 50 most beautiful people in Washington, according to The Hill. Editors at the D.C.-based news site say they opened […]

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Donald Trump leads GOP field in yet another national poll

Email insights: Ron DeSantis, “Taxpayer Superhero”

Bob Sparks: Trump-mania nearing its high-water mark

Donald Trump winning Florida? The 'Say it isn’t so' Salt Shaker Test

Donald Trump winning Florida? The “Say it isn’t so” Salt Shaker test

Donald Trump leads GOP field in new Quinnipiac poll

Mitch Perry Report for 7.30.15 – Jim Gilmore joins the GOP race for Prez. Why?

Shock poll: Donald Trump leads Jeb Bush 26-20% … in Florida

Under-the-radar Marco Rubio hopes to fly high in South Carolina

Marco Rubio makes The Hill’s 50 most beautiful people in Washington list