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Drew WilsonFebruary 29, 2016

Standing in front of the Alachua County Court House Monday former state Sen. Rod Smith teased a “major announcement” for Tuesday morning, almost certainly his entry into the race for the newly redrawn Senate District 8. The Gainesville lawyer and former Florida Democratic Party chairman would be the second candidate in the contest, joining Gainesville Republican […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 28, 2016

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Donald Trump rolled out his list of grievances on “Face the Nation” on Sunday saying the “Republican establishment is not treating me well,” preferring instead “lightweight Senator” Marco Rubio. Trump also left open the possibility of running as a third party candidate, saying, “I will abide by the pledge unless they default.” The pledge: to support […]

Steve SchaleFebruary 24, 2016

A couple of interesting tidbits on the upcoming Florida primary: 1. Well over 3 million people will vote in the Florida Presidential Preference Primary. Tampa should be the largest voting market for both parties, albeit more so for the GOP. If African-American and Hispanic turnout is high for Democrats, Miami could outpace Tampa. 2. For […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 21, 2016

Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican nominee for president, will endorse Florida Senator Marco Rubio‘s White House bid, reports The Huffington Post. “Details of Romney’s endorsement were still being worked out as of Sunday morning. The sources said that the former Massachusetts governor had been eager to provide his backing to Rubio for days but had […]

Associated PressFebruary 15, 2016

Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential candidate, offered this year’s hopefuls advice about a hard-learned lesson: Release your tax returns before the primaries and avoid tough scrutiny later. But the top three Republicans leading in national polls don’t appear to be listening. Even as other candidates – most notably Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush – […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 12, 2016

Donald Trump brought his rollicking presidential campaign to Tampa on Friday night, the first time he’s appeared in Tampa since declaring his candidacy last June. “They said this is a modern day phenomenon,” he said, looking at the packed audience in the USF Sun Dome. Referring to a recent Time magazine story that referred to the […]

Drew WilsonFebruary 11, 2016

Belleview Republican Rep. Dennis Baxley said Thursday he’s shifting his Senate campaign to newly redrawn District 12, because of incumbent Republican Sen. Alan Hays‘ decision to run for the Lake County elections supervisor post. “This district is my home. It is where I have done business, raised children, and served the public. I am honored […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 14, 2016

In the lead-up to Iowa and New Hampshire, Marco Rubio’s campaign adds two staff members from the U.S. Senate, including a former Mitt Romney press aide. Kristine Michalson, who has been press secretary for Indiana Republican Sen. Dan Coats and the Joint Economic Committee, will be Rubio’s new director of press advance, Roll Call reports. “You […]

Melissa RossJanuary 11, 2016

When Mitt Romney said “Corporations are people, my friend,” at the 2011 Iowa State Fair, Citizens United was just over a year old. That U.S. Supreme Court decision establishing corporate personhood would go on to spark a national grassroots movement that its founders say is winning over both conservatives and liberals, who believe in the idea of […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 6, 2016

Since we don’t know who the presidential nominees are yet, it’s insanely premature to speculate on who might be the vice-presidential candidates, right? Of course not. Actually, the reason I’m even thinking of this today is that my original story idea for this column is being banked for a future story. But I thought about […]

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Rod Smith teases “major announcement”; likely entering SD 8 race

Donald Trump says “Republican establishment is not treating me well.”

Steve Schale’s 5 ‘tidbits’ on the upcoming Florida presidential primary

Report: Mitt Romney to endorse Marco Rubio for president

Top Republicans stay quiet on release of their tax returns

Donald Trump calls Jeb Bush “gutless” in Tampa speech

Dennis Baxley shifts Senate campaign to newly redrawn SD 12

Marco Rubio campaign poaches 2 Senate staff members for communications team

“Move to Amend” rolls through Florida with pushback to Citizens United ruling

Mitch Perry Report for 1.6.15 – Are Nikki Haley and Julian Castro top picks for VP?