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Bob SparksMay 14, 2015

Campaigns are not foreign to Jeb Bush. While running three statewide campaigns in Florida, he also learned the ups and downs of national campaigns with his father and brother, George H.W. Bush (Bush 41) and George W. Bush (Bush 43), respectively. Since 1980, a Bush has appeared at the top of the national ticket six […]

Mitch PerryMay 14, 2015

David Jolly says he’s excited to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives, but confesses he’s still considering entering the race for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Florida in 2016. “I would be happy to see the field develop in a way that there was a candidate that I knew I could fully […]

Mitch PerryMay 14, 2015

Marco Rubio is being lauded in some quarters Thursday morning for the way he handled the inevitable question on Iraq that was posed by Charlie Rose at the Council on Foreign Relations on Wednesday afternoon. “Not only would I not have been in favor of it, President Bush would not have been in favor of […]

Christine Jordan SextonMay 14, 2015

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Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera’s expected candidacy in the 2016 US Senate race will get a boost when the new SuperPac called Reform Washington is announced on Tampa on Thursday. The SuperPac is inspired by the leadership of Lopez-Cantera and his “agenda to ignite economic growth, ensure American national security, and refocus Congress on its Constitutional duties,” […]

Mitch PerryMay 13, 2015

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker continues to have a national lead of Republican presidential candidates in a new Public Policy Polling survey, but Marco Rubio and Mike Huckabee have the most momentum in the new poll. Walker continues to lead the field nationally with 18 percent support, followed by Rubio at 13 percent, Huckabee and Ben […]

Mitch PerryMay 13, 2015

Since joining the U.S. Senate in January 2011, Marco Rubio has paid special attention to foreign affairs. He’s often been a member of the John McCain-Lindsey Graham bloc when it comes to advocating for military action. He’s been on the Senate Foreign Affairs and Intelligence committees, and has said this spring that the knowledge he’s acquired […]

Phil AmmannMay 13, 2015

At first glance, Florida’s Senate primary to replace Marco Rubio is a microcosm of the last five years of Republican Party politics: Tea Party groups fall behind one candidate, the establishment siding with another. However, both candidates are steering clear of this ideological divide and are striving for broader appeal with primary voters. Last week, […]

Mitch PerryMay 13, 2015

President Obama’s hopes for the passage of a trade measure that would give his administration greater authority to negotiate more freely with other countries was blocked in the Senate on Tuesday, when only one Democratic senator voted to support his efforts. Obama’s goal of getting a new Asia-Pacific trade bill known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) […]

Associated PressMay 13, 2015

Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio is outlining a foreign policy doctrine centered on aggressive use of U.S. power, boosting military spending, and protecting the rights of minorities around the world. The Florida senator, who has staked out hawkish views on world affairs, is also directly warning Russia, China and Iran against “attempts to block global […]

Mitch PerryMay 12, 2015

Florida progressives have been slamming Patrick Murphy ever since the Jupiter-based congressman entered the race for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination in March, slamming him as a “Wall Street Democrat.” Their hope is that Orlando-area U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson enters the contest, giving them a classic choice between a perceived centrist and a tried-and-true liberal. We’re […]

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Bob Sparks: Jeb Bush moves to change the subject

David Jolly’s dilemma: Unimpressed by GOP Senate field, no desire to leave House

Mitch Perry Report for 5.14.15 — Foreign policy fun with Jeb and Marco

SuperPac for Carlos Lopez-Cantera’s expected Senate bid is announced

Marco Rubio, Mike Huckabee move up in PPP national poll

Marco Rubio lays out muscular foreign policy approach

Florida U.S. Senate GOP contenders struggle for broad Republican appeal

David Jolly says lack of trust in President Obama is causing him to oppose TPA

Marco Rubio promoting strong military as part of foreign policy

American Conservative Union: Alan Grayson has more conservative voting record than Patrick Murphy