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Mitch PerryAugust 4, 2015

The last national polls to be released before the first GOP presidential debate of the year takes place on Thursday are are in, and all have the same result: Donald Trump; leads in all four new polls out from CBS News, Fox, Monmouth University and Bloomberg. The CBS News poll is the latest, coming out at […]

Mitch PerryAugust 3, 2015

Donald Trump‘s endless summer of bliss at the polls continues to show no signs of dying out anytime soon. Last week he took the lead in a Florida poll for the first time, and a new Gravis Marketing poll released Monday night has him with a huge lead in South Carolina, the first state in the […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 3, 2015

The presidential campaign of U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is floundering. Our publisher, Peter Schorsch, laid it bare Monday morning: “I hate to keep dogging a fellow Floridian’s chances of winning the White House, but Rubio’s campaign really needs a 5-Hour Energy Shot.” Rubio is down in the polls. Schorsch’s theory, that Rubio’s message boils down to […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 3, 2015

At the Voters First Forum in New Hampshire, two Florida presidential candidates were scheduled to speak: former Gov. Jeb Bush and Sen. Marco Rubio. With each candidate having about five minutes to answer questions, the slot went quickly. Bush, second in most national polls to the surging Donald Trump, was expected, by Florida Politics’ Mitch Perry, to be “poised […]

Mitch PerryAugust 3, 2015

Happy Monday, which, if you live or work in Tampa, means another perilous morning for actually driving your car, as it’s raining hard once again as I write this (6:18 a.m.). This weekend’s storms and floods indicate that Tampa may never become the major city it aspires to; though there are plans to raise taxes to pay […]

Mitch PerryAugust 3, 2015

Jeb Bush told a group of elite Republicans and libertarians in a speech in Southern California on Sunday night that America is desperate for leaders, and he is the man who can fill that gap in Washington. “People are desperately looking for is a leader, and I hope you’re looking at him, ” Bush said to Politico […]

Mitch PerryAugust 2, 2015

Marco Rubio said Sunday that the government should not be shut down this fall unless Planned Parenthood is defunded, but did say that he supports a proposal to take the federal money that currently goes to that organization and instead spend it on community health care clinics across the nation. “That’s a false choice,” Rubio said […]

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 […]

Tag: Marco Rubio

Donald Trump leads in four new national polls

Donald Trump leads by 23 points in South Carolina in new poll

At Voters First Forum, Marco Rubio aims to revive fading campaign

Jeb Bush goes hawkish at Voters First Forum in N.H.

Mitch Perry Report for 8.3.15 – Forget Thursday – 14 GOP prez candidates debate tonight in NH

Speaking at Koch Brothers event, Jeb Bush says he’s the leader that America needs

Marco Rubio won’t call for shutdown over Planned Parenthood

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