Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.

Guest AuthorAugust 6, 2015

Usually, Republicans get a pat on the back for just being brave enough to speak at a black organization’s annual meeting or conference. So we must give Jeb Bush the obligatory props for deigning to speak to an overwhelmingly black crowd at the National Urban League recently. Unlike former GOP presidential nominee and Massachusetts Gov. […]

Mitch PerryAugust 3, 2015

Jeb Bush told a group of elite Republicans and libertarians in a speech in Southern California on Sunday night that America is desperate for leaders, and he is the man who can fill that gap in Washington. “People are desperately looking for is a leader, and I hope you’re looking at him, ” Bush said to Politico […]

Jac VerSteegAugust 2, 2015

First, give Jeb Bush credit for accepting the Urban League’s invitation to speak in Fort Lauderdale on Friday. Call it a politely hostile forum. Too many other Republican candidates lacked the guts to show up. Give Bush credit also for citing examples of his leadership that could appeal to his Urban League audience. For example, […]

Mitch PerryJuly 31, 2015

In his first speech in Florida since becoming a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president, Vermont democratic socialist U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders delivered a searing indictment of the American capitalist system. He also spoke in strong terms about reforming the criminal justice system, in response to the string black people’s deaths while in detained by […]

Mitch PerryJuly 31, 2015

Jeb Bush‘s address before the National Urban League’s annual meeting in Fort Lauderdale on Friday was noteworthy because he was one of only two Republicans to address the venerable civil rights organization. However, it also brought to fore the former Florida governor’s controversial record with black people during his days in Tallahassee. Bush used some […]

Associated PressJuly 30, 2015

Following his own advice, Jeb Bush is taking his presidential campaign to the neighborhoods and churches where Hispanics and African-Americans live and worship in an effort to broaden his appeal among minority voters. The former Florida governor was in the central part of the state earlier this week, speaking to a diverse group of 150 […]

Tag: National Urban League

Chris Timmons: Thanks for the visit, Jeb. Now go home

Speaking at Koch Brothers event, Jeb Bush says he’s the leader that America needs

Jac Wilder VerSteeg: The education “achievement” missing from Jeb Bush’s Urban League speech

Bernie Sanders tells Urban League his DOJ will fight all forms of discrimination

Jeb Bush gets polite reaction at Urban League speech in Fort Lauderdale

Jeb Bush calls courtship of minority voters integral to campaign