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Mitch PerrySeptember 11, 2015

Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio continue to struggle in the polls – this time in a new Quinnipiac survey of voters in Iowa, the site of the first election in the Republican race for president. As has been the case in recent polls, Donald Trump and Dr. Ben Carson lead the field. Trump is at […]

Bob SparksSeptember 10, 2015

Most anyone remotely paying attention to current affairs recognizes the name of Kim Davis. Some would relish picking her out of a police lineup. For those avoiding news consumption, Davis is the county clerk of Rowan County, Ky. Davis, a Democrat, was elected in 2014, defeating Republican John Cox with 53 percent of the vote. […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 10, 2015

It’s still the summer (of Trump), with more than four months to go before any registered Republican voter actually goes to the poll. But at what point do the campaigns of Florida favorite sons Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio start growing seriously concerned? Conventional wisdom espoused by political observers in Florida and nationally is Bush could […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 4, 2015

Since Donald Trump began emerging as the front-runner in GOP presidential in late July, skeptics have noted that while he’s been leading a scattered,17-person field, his unfavorable rankings among Republican still portend poorly for him in acquiring the nomination. That may beginning to change now. A new Gallup survey released on Friday shows that Trump’s net favorable rating […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 3, 2015

Dr. Ben Carson‘s movement in the GOP presidential polls isn’t happening just in Iowa. A new Monmouth University national poll of the Republican presidential candidates released on Thursday shows the staying power of real estate tycoon Donald Trump. He leads the field with 30 percent support – that’s 4 points higher than a similar poll […]

Mitch PerryAugust 31, 2015

The latest poll out of Iowa is not good news for the two Florida Republicans competing in the GOP presidential primary contest. Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio are tied in fifth place with 6 percent of the vote in a Bloomberg/Des Moines Register poll released over the weekend. Real estate mogul Donald Trump continues to lead in […]

Mitch PerryAugust 20, 2015

Donald Trump leads Jeb Bush by a 21-17 percent margin in the GOP presidential race in Florida, according to a new Quinnipiac poll released on Thursday. The Trump surge in Florida was first reflected in a St. Pete Polls survey conducted three weeks ago, and has been maintained in subsequent Florida polls. In a similar Quinnipiac poll […]

Mitch PerryAugust 18, 2015

A CNN/ORC national poll released Tuesday morning shows that even after his uneven performance at the first GOP debate and subsequent controversy with Fox News’ Megyn Kelly, Donald Trump remains the dominant candidate in the Republican presidential race, getting 24 percent of the vote. Jeb Bush is second with 13 percent. Retired pediatric neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson is third […]

Associated PressAugust 17, 2015

Scott Walker is counting steps on his FitBit. Jeb Bush swears by the Paleo diet. Bobby Jindal is a “gym rat.” With long travel days and a fresh slab of cherry pie never far away, the campaign trail is notoriously unhealthy. But many 2016 presidential candidates are striving to make smart lifestyle choices as they […]

Guest AuthorAugust 14, 2015

Now that the silly season of presidential election politics has descended upon us, it’s time to prepare for the inevitable photographic onslaught of candidates shoving food into their pie holes. With close to 20 candidates in the race at this point – Rick Perry may be driving to Amscot for a payday loan as we […]

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Sen Rick Scott in Sarasota. Photo by Jacob Ogles.

New Iowa poll has Jeb Bush in 4th place, Marco Rubio tied for 5th place

Bob Sparks: Some Republicans backing the wrong horse in Kim Davis

Time to worry? New CNN national poll has Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio both getting buried

Donald Trump’s favorability ratings rise in new Gallup Poll

National GOP poll: Donald Trump 30%, Ben Carson 18% with Carson beating Trump one-on-one

Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio are tied for fifth place in latest Iowa poll

New Quinnipiac Florida poll shows Donald Trump besting Jeb Bush 21-17 percent

Donald Trump leads Jeb Bush, 24%-13% in new CNN national poll

2016 hopefuls hit the gym, try to skip pie on campaign trail

Jeff Houck’s Power Lunch: Iconic eating on the presidential campaign trail