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Mitch PerryJuly 22, 2015

Although Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has yet to announce any appearances in Florida, his fans in the Tampa Bay area are looking forward to seeing him next week — on video. At 7 p.m. Wednesday the U.S. senator from Vermont will speak via video hookup to his supporters at more that 1,500 separate house parties […]

Mitch PerryJuly 22, 2015

As Barack Obama proved in 2008, it clearly pays to campaign in as many states as possible in a contested primary. So while the political campaigns are centered on early voting states like Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, the Providence Journal reported Wednesday that a Rhode Islanders’ for Marco Rubio for President group has […]

Mitch PerryJuly 22, 2015

Ohio Gov. John Kasich announced his presidential candidacy at Ohio State University on Tuesday. When you look at his résumé and his center-right political persona, he could/should be a top-tier contender. But nobody seems to be talking about that today. Instead, the focus is on the fact that he’s entering the race some seven months […]

Peter SchorschJuly 21, 2015

Let’s get one thing straight. Donald Trump is not exactly Richard Holbrooke. He has somehow made even our own Alan Grayson seem mild-mannered and silver-tongued. And let’s also agree that his comments about John McCain’s military service were borderline insane. From a pragmatic political perspective, those words should have never been uttered because they will […]

Mitch PerryJuly 21, 2015

Although the big headlines coming out of the Washington Post/ABC News poll released Monday afternoon were all about Donald Trump leading the rest of the GOP presidential field by double digits, it also indicates that Jeb Bush‘ month-long momentum may be ebbing slightly. Trump leads the field with 24 points in the national survey, Scott […]

Associated PressJuly 21, 2015

Florida U.S. Rep. David Jolly announced Monday that he’s running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Marco Rubio, who is running for president, and former Gov. Charlie Crist said he’s eyeing Jolly’s seat. Jolly, a Republican elected to Congress in spring 2014, made the announcement to the media Monday morning. He was scheduled […]

Peter SchorschJuly 20, 2015

Let’s get one thing straight. Donald Trump is not exactly Richard Holbrooke. He has somehow made even our own Alan Grayson seem mild-mannered and silver-tongued. Let’s also agree that his comments about John McCain’s military service were borderline insane. From a pragmatic political perspective, those words should have never been uttered because they will hurt his campaign, not to mention […]

Ryan RayJuly 20, 2015

Set against a wall-sized backdrop reading “Reform D.C.,” Jeb Bush continued his push for the GOP’s presidential nomination in the state capital Monday morning at Florida State University’s Turnbull Conference Center. Bush, who lived in Tallahassee from 1999 until 2007 when he was governor, took on what he called the excesses of “Mount Washington,” by using the […]

Associated PressJuly 19, 2015

Once again, Donald Trump isn’t backing down from comments that have inflamed the Republican presidential race. And some of his rivals are no longer treating him with kid gloves. Republican presidential contenders Marco Rubio and Rick Perry said Trump, with his latest bombast, has demonstrated he is not fit to be president. At an Iowa […]

Ryan RayJuly 17, 2015

Per liberal-leaning group American Bridge: That didn’t take long. Friday, Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio started sniping at each other. Can’t wait to see what happens when they share a debate stage in August. Bush: “In Washington sadly, if you file an amendment, people just get to call it success …” Rubio: “As a party, we […]

Tag: Marco Rubio

More than 2 dozen Bernie Sanders viewing parties in Tampa Bay area scheduled for next week

Rhode Islanders’ for Marco Rubio for President group forms

Mitch Perry Report for 7.22.15 — Stop saying John Kasich needs to be in first debate

Peter Schorsch: Outraged at Donald Trump? Spare me

New WaPo-ABC News poll shows persistent resistance from conservatives for Jeb Bush

Rep. David Jolly running for Senate; ex-Gov. Charlie Crist eyes his seat

Outraged at Donald Trump? Spare me

Jeb Bush strikes at “Mount Washington” from his old Tallahassee perch

No retreat, no surrender for free-speaking candidate Donald Trump

Friends Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio start sniping at each other