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Associated PressApril 9, 2015

If he runs for president as expected, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio will have a political committee ready to raise and spend unlimited cash on his behalf. Rubio is set to announce his 2016 campaign plans in a speech Monday in Miami and would become the third major candidate to declare his White House ambitions. A […]

Ryan RayMarch 31, 2015

It’s been said many times and many ways but in light of the host-committee dynamics behind Marco Rubio‘s April 7 breakfast fundraiser in Tallahassee, it bears repeating: the road to Florida’s 2016 GOP presidential contest may well run through the Las Vegas estate of billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson. Rubio was reportedly on the outs with the Adelson people after declining an invitation […]

Ryan RayMarch 31, 2015

It’s been said many times and many ways but in light of the host-committee dynamics behind Marco Rubio‘s April 7 breakfast fundraiser in Tallahassee, it bears repeating: the road to Florida’s 2016 GOP presidential contest may well run through the Las Vegas estate of billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson. Rubio was reportedly on the outs with the Adelson people after declining an invitation […]

Ryan RayMarch 9, 2015

Rick Wilson‘s reputation is that of somebody who minces no words. The Clintons, on the other hand, inhabit an elite echelon of world-historical prevaricators. In that spirit, Wilson served up a stiff dose of what he really thinks about the Hillary Clinton email ‘scandal,’ such as it is, in Sunday’s POLITICO – along with some pointed thoughts on […]

Guest AuthorOctober 7, 2014

First in a series. As Election Day approaches, the backers on both sides of the ballot initiative to make medical marijuana legal in Florida are getting fired up. It’s a battle of wits, money, compassion, money, politics and money and of course, the people who are donating the money to either pass or defeat Amendment […]

Martin DyckmanJune 15, 2014

Revolutions have a way of turning against their founders and friends. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor is the latest victim. Cantor didn’t launch the Tea Party revolution but he did coddle and exploit it. Unlike the leaders of the French Revolution, Cantor still has his head, as well as–until January–the congressional seat he lost in […]

Guest AuthorMarch 26, 2014

Last weekend, I was invited to attend a reunion celebration of the 20th anniversary of Joe Scarborough’s first campaign for Congress. Scarborough and his team did something that we rarely see in our lifetimes. They changed the course of politics not only in Northwest Florida, but the entire state. In 1994, Bill Clinton was president, […]

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Marco Rubio, set to launch 2016 campaign, gets a super PAC

Marco Rubio’s Tallahassee fundraiser: a keyhole into the “Sheldon Adelson primary”?

Marco Rubio's Tallahassee fundraiser: a keyhole into the "Sheldon Adelson primary"?

Rick Wilson in Politico: Let Hillary do the talking

Gary Stein: Of Pain, people, pot, politics, public figures and priorities

Martin Dyckman: Cantor’s loss means political scene will get more rancorous

Rick Outzen: Scarborough’s 94 campaign began GOP revolution