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Phil AmmannMay 29, 2015

Besides gaining support from conservative groups, U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, in his U.S. Senate campaign, is pushing his establishment credentials by bringing in Tony Fabrizio, one of the state’s most highly regarded pollsters. In addition to polling, POLITICO reports that Fabrizio – the principle at Fabrizio, Lee and Associates — will also be DeSantis’ senior […]

Mitch PerryMay 28, 2015

A new Quinnipiac poll released on Thursday shows no front-runner in the Republican Party race for president, with five candidates tied in the lead with 10 percent support – Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Scott Walker, Dr. Ben Carson and Mike Huckabee. The second five candidates who would qualify for the first presidential debate to be broadcast […]

Mitch PerryMay 26, 2015

Blaise Ingoglia has been a man on a mission since he upset the GOP establishment by becoming the surprise new head of the Republican Party of Florida in January. At the party’s spring quarterly meeting in Orlando this month, the native New Yorker and state House member introduced what he said will be a key to […]

Mitch PerryMay 21, 2015

Donald Trump has flirted with running a serious presidential campaign four times in the past 18 years -in 1988, when he was arguably at the zenith of his popularity as his Art of the Deal memoir topped the New York Times best-seller list, as well as 2000, 2004 and four years ago. So even though he says […]

Mitch PerryMay 21, 2015

It may not have actually been the definition of a filibuster, but Rand Paul worked his tail off Wednesday night on the Senate floor, calling attention to the dangers of the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs. He spoke for 10-and-a-half hours, beginning at 1:18 p.m. and lasting nearly until midnight, calling it a day at 11:49 […]

Mitch PerryMay 19, 2015

A Pew Research poll published Tuesday shows that Republican primary voters are more excited to vote for a president than in the past two election cycles. It also shows that while Hillary Clinton remains extremely popular among Democratic voters, her support is the lowest in a Pew Poll since the spring of 2008, when she was last competing to […]

Mitch PerryMay 18, 2015

Jeb Bush isn’t the only leading Republican presidential contender from Florida struggling to get his story straight on whether invading Iraq was the right thing to do. On Fox News Sunday, Chris Wallace refused to let Marco Rubio off the hook regarding where he stands on the issue, since he had what appear to be two completely […]

Associated PressMay 16, 2015

Jeb Bush worked his way through the dim hallway of an Arizona resort for hours, shuttling from room to room and meeting with dozens of Republican officials, many for the first time. He was in need of a political reset. For days, he had offered confusing answers to questions about the war in Iraq. He […]

Associated PressMay 15, 2015

Never have more than 10 candidates taken the stage for a televised Republican presidential debate. Wish the GOP luck in trying to keep it that way. With the party’s first debate set for August, Republicans must decide to either allow what could become a nationally televised circus act, or figure out how to fairly whittle […]

Mitch PerryMay 14, 2015

David Jolly says he’s excited to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives, but confesses he’s still considering entering the race for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Florida in 2016. “I would be happy to see the field develop in a way that there was a candidate that I knew I could fully […]

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Ron DeSantis adds veteran pollster Tony Fabrizio to Senate campaign team

New national poll shows only Marco Rubio & Rand Paul competitive against Hillary Clinton

Blaise Ingoglia says Lenny Curry victory a “proxy” for RPOF strategy to win in 2016

In Sarasota, Donald Trump says the world is abusing the United States

Mitch Perry Report for 5.21.15 — A comeback for Rand Paul?

New Pew poll shows Marco Rubio viewed positively by 75 percent of GOP voters 65 and older

Mitch Perry Report for 5.18.15 — Jeb Bush talks tough on gay marriage

Jeb Bush’s tough week exposes challenges for his likely 2016 bid

GOP wrestling with too many ’16 prospects for a TV debate

David Jolly’s dilemma: Unimpressed by GOP Senate field, no desire to leave House