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Ryan RayDecember 10, 2014

While the 2014 midterm elections have sent scores of Democratic Capitol Hill staffers scrambling after new employment, this fall is a season of change for some Republicans too: domestic policy specialists Sara Decker and Scott Parkinson are set to take on higher-ranking roles within U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio’s staff. Sara Decker is currently Rubio’s head […]

Daniel TilsonDecember 8, 2014

Marco Rubio is at it again. After months of fumbling around trying to boost his bona fides as a foreign policy expert, Florida’s junior U.S. senator pivoted his way out of Thanksgiving weekend seeking credibility on the domestic economic front. But in writing and speechifying about our ever-worsening American income inequality crisis, Rubio remains incredibly […]

Mitch PerryDecember 8, 2014

Opposition research generally involves a campaign gathering up as many facts as publicly (or privately) available on another candidate, preferably negative, in order to use against that candidate at an opportune time. Describing itself as “The Most Comprehensive Early Look Ever at a Presidential Field,” the D.C.-based Democratic Party group American Bridge 21st Century has […]

Mitch PerryDecember 6, 2014

In a speech that virtually screamed of presidential ambition, Marco Rubio said today that while he is not anti-Wall Street, it’s time for the GOP to become the party for a struggling middle class who now believe that the American dream is something that may no longer be attainable. “They feel this way because despite […]

Christine Jordan SextonDecember 3, 2014

It’s not a state-created “exchange” as envisioned in the federal health law but it does want to be the “marketplace” where Floridians and small businesses go to purchase health insurance, including so-called Obamacare plans. Florida Health Choices — which has enrolled 49 people since past Spring when it first started offering discount medical plans and […]

Guest AuthorDecember 1, 2014

Thanksgiving in my house was probably a lot like it is in most others. It’s a day for faith, family, food and football. It was a day to gather together under one roof and reflect on the blessings we’ve been given as a family. We were joined by my mother, and that’s a blessing in […]

Mitch PerryNovember 21, 2014

Oh yes he did. To the surprise of absolutely no one, President Obama last night announced his plan to shield millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation and grant them work permits in a 15-prime time speech. Now what happens? That’s something that Congressional Republicans will have to decide in the coming weeks, and we’ve heard […]

Peter SchorschNovember 19, 2014

Sen. Marco Rubio will campaign with Republican Senate candidate Bill Cassidy on Saturday, as early voting opens for the Dec. 6 runoff. Cassidy’s campaign announced Tuesday that Rubio will attend two rallies this weekend, in Gonzales and Kenner, to urge people to vote early and to cast those ballots against Democratic incumbent Mary Landrieu. Louisiana’s […]

Peter SchorschNovember 6, 2014

When a candidate loses an election, there’s a tendency to ask what could have been done differently. Coulda, woulda, shoulda is a natural part of the post-election period. But when a candidate loses by a margin as tight as Charlie Crist fell short against Rick Scott — 48.2 to 47.1 percent — there’s an obligation […]

Martin DyckmanNovember 6, 2014

It can no longer be said that the country is going to hell. We have arrived. The worst disappointment isn’t the re-election of the kleptocrat Rick Scott, or U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan’s defeat by a Koch stooge in North Carolina, or even the fact that Ted Cruz is now running amok in a Senate majority. […]

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Anna Maria Island home after Hurricane Milton.

Sara Decker, Scott Parkinson climb the ranks in Sen. Marco Rubio's office

Daniel Tilson: Marco Rubio’s working class hero con job

Democratic aligned group releases oppo research document on Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, etc.

Marco Rubio makes the case for middle class populism in Tampa

Slow-starting Health Choices looks to grow enrollment by offering Obamcare plans

Marco Rubio: Raise ladders of opportunity, not just the minimum wage

Mitch Perry Report 11.21.14

Marco Rubio to rally with Senate candidate Bill Cassidy

Peter Schorsch: Here are 16 factors that contributed to Charlie Crist’s loss

Martin Dyckman: This is what’s worse: Now we auction our government to the highest bidders