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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 27, 2016

There’s one week until the first nominating contest of 2016, and candidates are doubling down on their campaign efforts in Iowa and New Hampshire. Marco Rubio began the week in the Hawkeye State, scheduling seven events in two days, and is planning to spend the entire week leading up to the Iowa caucuses barnstorming through […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 26, 2016

Robert and Nancy Watkins may be the two most essential players in Florida’s political universe. Through their South Tampa accounting firm moves tens, if not hundreds, of millions in political contributions and expenditures. Nancy is the treasurer for dozens of candidates and committees, including Conservative Solutions PAC, the most prominent super PAC supporting Marco Rubio’s bid for the White House. Among […]

Scott PowersJanuary 26, 2016

Another televised Democratic presidential debate is now planned for New Hampshire next week, organized outside the usual coordination of such debates by the Democratic National Committee. The Feb. 4 prime-time debate will be held five days before that state’s primary, and is expected to include all three Democratic candidates. Hosted by the New Hampshire Union Leader newspaper, […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 26, 2016

Jeb Bush is talking about jobs in a new advertisement hitting the airwaves in New Hampshire this week. The 30-second spot — dubbed “Jobs” — is slated to rotate into the campaign’s New Hampshire ad buy on Wednesday. The advertisement, as first reported by James Pindell’s Ground Game on Tuesday morning, focuses on Bush’s jobs […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 26, 2016

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Donald Trump may have the best chance of getting elected president, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. The poll found 56 percent of Republican-leaning voters said Trump had the best chance of getting elected in November 2016, followed by Ted Cruz with 17 percent. No other candidate cracked double digits when asked which […]

Associated PressJanuary 24, 2016

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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush unleashed a fury of criticism against Donald Trump on Saturday before imploring New Hampshire voters to forgo the billionaire businessman in the state’s Feb. 9 primary. “You have a chance to reshape this whole primary,” Bush told hundreds of voters at a state Republican Party presidential candidate forum. Trump, who […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 20, 2016

Hillary Clinton isn’t qualified to be president. That’s the assertion Marco Rubio’s presidential campaign is making in a new television advertisement airing in New Hampshire and South Carolina. The 30-second spot — called “Disqualified” — features clips from the Fox Business debate last week. During the spot, Rubio says that Clinton is “disqualified from being […]

Associated PressJanuary 20, 2016

Under pressure to emerge as the Republican mainstream’s presidential contender, Sen. Marco Rubio is increasingly relying on a national strategy as he lowers expectations for February’s primary contests. He’s betting big that Republican voters across the political spectrum will ultimately coalesce behind his candidacy in the state-by-state slog for delegates his team envisions for the […]

Associated PressJanuary 18, 2016

Republican presidential hopeful Marco Rubio promised to keep “talking about God” as he campaigned across Iowa Monday, reminding influential evangelical voters of his commitment to Christian values just two weeks before the state’s lead-off caucuses. The Florida senator’s GOP rivals have dismissed him as too moderate at times, but on Monday, he spoke of how […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 18, 2016

The super PAC supporting GOP hopeful Jeb Bush is asking donors to pitch in to fund a Super Bowl advertisement. On Friday, The New York Times reported Mike Murphy, the head or Right to Rise, urged donors in an email to contribute online to air an advertisement supporting Bush in New England during the Super […]

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Peter Schorsch: Politicos watch parade — of candidates in 2016 races

Granite State paper, grassroots organizers force Feb. 4 Democratic debate outside DNC

In new advertisement, Jeb Bush turns his attention to jobs

Poll: Support for Donald Trump remains strong

Jeb Bush upbraids Donald Trump at New Hampshire Republican forum

Marco Rubio in new advertisement: Hillary Clinton is “disqualified” from being president

Marco Rubio betting on long-haul strategy to win nomination

Marco Rubio says faith the “single greatest influence in my life”

Jeb Bush super PAC attempts to crowdfund Super Bowl ad