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Ryan RayFebruary 3, 2015

With Mitt Romney out and Hillary Clinton looking like the most prohibitive primary favorite in recent memory, Jeb Bush’s top campaign aide roles have become key elements of the 2016 speculative fray. Former press secretary to Dick Cheney and Republican political consultant Juleanna Glovere reasons that the former Florida governor is likely to pick women to fill top leadership […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 2, 2015

Jeb Bush added two veteran political consultants to his campaign team this week, setting up an almost certain White House campaign in 2016. The pair includes former ad men for Ted Cruz and Ron Paul. Jon Downs and Danny Diaz, co-founders of FP1 Strategies, a Washington-based political consultancy, will take charge of advertising and messaging […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 30, 2015

Jeb Bush is returning to the old stomping ground — Tallahassee — to set up a new political team. Now that Mitt Romney has officially bowed out from the 2016 presidential race, Bush’s Right to Rise political action committee is moving forward in the Florida capitol, reports Marc Caputo of the Miami Herald. Preparations are for if (and when) […]

Adam WeinsteinJanuary 29, 2015

The insane fantasy draft league that is the Republicans’ 2016 presidential field may be just a little less insane this election cycle. As a political observer who leans left, I may not have a high opinion of the politics and personalities of Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Chris Christie, and Mitt Romney, but they’re not nuts, […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 27, 2015

Although he gave the speech last Friday in San Francisco, Jeb Bush’s comments at the National Automobile Dealers Association regarding undocumented immigrants are only now becoming public, and Latino advocates aren’t pleased. The GOP presidential contender addressed the situation with illegal immigrants in America Friday during the course of his address, which political pundits noted […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 27, 2015

Although he gave the speech last Friday in San Francisco, Jeb Bush’s comments at the National Automobile Dealers Association regarding undocumented immigrants are only now becoming public, and Latino advocates aren’t pleased. The GOP presidential contender addressed the situation with illegal immigrants in America Friday during the course of his address, which political pundits noted […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 27, 2015

Why are more than a dozen Republicans crowding the 2016 presidential field? Perhaps because it is the most wide-open field ever, says Susan Page of USA TODAY. Republican and Republican-leaning voters named 18 prospective GOP candidates in a new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll asking an open-ended question about who will be the nominee next year. […]

Jac VerSteegJanuary 26, 2015

If he throws his hat into the presidential ring, Marco Rubio will run as a staunchly conservative Republican. But one of Rubio’s great advantages is something he has in common with Democrats Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. That’s the Bill Clinton of 1992 and the Barack Obama of 2008. It’s a simple as this: Marco […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 19, 2015

There may be a feast of potential candidates for the presidency in 2016. However, according to a new poll by CBS News, Americans would like to see a number of prospective candidates enter the race, but not quite all of them. The Republican field is unusually broad, and apparently growing. Mitt Romney, the 2012 GOP nominee, suggested […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 16, 2015

Brett Doster, one of Florida’s brightest political minds, has come out firmly behind former Gov. Jeb Bush. Supporting a fellow Floridian in the run up to Bush’s prospective presidential bid may be less than surprising. Yet, in Doster’s case, it is. As founder and president of political consulting firm Front Line Strategies, Doster is an expert strategist with solid […]

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