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Peter SchorschOctober 4, 2015

Earlier this week, POLITICO ran “5 Reasons to Bet $5 on Marco Rubio” and tried to make the case for a path to the presidency for Florida’s talented junior senator. Rubio has had very good showings in the first two debates — the same in which Jeb Bush had performed at what charitably might be called a workmanlike […]

Phil AmmannSeptember 27, 2015

Donald Trump is aiming his massive ego at a new target: Marco Rubio. Trump calls the junior senator from Florida “a clown” who was “sweaty … overly ambitious,” as well as financially unsuccessful and “absent” from the U.S. Senate. Nevertheless, Bill Day’s latest shows Rubio might just prove more of a challenge to the real-estate […]

Associated PressSeptember 23, 2015

As Scott Walker gave up on his 2016 presidential race this week, he implored other Republicans in the crowded field to follow his lead and drop out so that one could rise to challenge front-runner Donald Trump. None appears likely to do so anytime soon. Walker stood out in the GOP race with his unsustainable […]

Associated PressSeptember 22, 2015

Scott Walker and Rick Perry entered the 2016 presidential race with a combined 18 years of experience as governors. They exited the Republican primary – the first candidates to do so – with negligible support and dwindling bank accounts. Although Walker and Perry were both flawed candidates, their swift demise is a warning to others […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 21, 2015

Happy Monday to ‘y’all, the last Monday of summer (of Trump), and with the change of seasons, will we see a change in the running narrative of the GOP presidential race? Well, Donald Trump remains the front-runner in the CNN/ORC poll released yesterday, the first major survey taken from last week’s debate. But The Donald […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 14, 2015

For those of you keeping track at home, the average poll rating of the presidential contenders who attended Florida Gov. Rick Scott‘s second inauguration is 1.1 percent. This number is arrived at by taking New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie‘s 2.2 percent and Rick Perry‘s doughnut and dividing by two. In retrospect, Scott inviting Christie and […]

Phil AmmannSeptember 12, 2015

Marco Rubio brings his vision of a “New American Century” to Texas next week with a high-profile fundraiser reception in the exclusive Dallas suburb of Highland Park. Real-estate investor Harlan Crow and his wife Kathy will present the $2,000-per-couple event, scheduled for Tuesday, September 22. Host reception begins at 6:30 p.m.; general reception is at […]

Associated PressSeptember 11, 2015

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry ended his second bid for the Republican presidential nomination on Friday, becoming the first major candidate of the 2016 campaign to give up on the White House. The longest-serving governor in Texas history told a group of conservative activists in St. Louis that “some things have become clear” and he […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 10, 2015

Jeb Bush may be struggling in the polls, but there was nothing but unadulterated love for him shown Thursday afternoon in Tampa, where a bevy of local and state Republicans – highlighted by an appearance by Jeb Bush Jr. – gathered to officially open the former Florida governor’s statewide headquarters. Located in the Town ‘n’ […]

Ryan RayAugust 30, 2015

According to an analysis by the University of Minnesota’s Dr. Eric Ostermeier, businessman Donald Trump is leading his Republican presidential primary opponents in terms of number of mentions on the TV quiz show Jeopardy! – and it isn’t even close. Findings posted on the Ostermeier’s Smart Politics blog showed Trump as having a far larger footprint in the public’s pop cultural […]

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Peter Schorsch: Is it time to bet on Jeb Bush again?

Bill Day’s latest: Aqua Man versus Macho Man

“Lean and mean” campaigns enable GOP candidates to endure

Ranks thinning, traditional GOP candidates try to adapt

Mitch Perry Report for 9.21.15 – Time for last rites for Scott Walker’s campaign?

For presidential contenders, attending Rick Scott’s inauguration is the kiss of death in 2015

Marco Rubio to hold major fundraiser Sept. 22 in affluent Dallas suburb

Rick Perry first to exit 2016 Republican presidential race

Bay area Republicans gather to open Jeb Bush’s statewide HQ in Tampa

Donald Trump lapping the field in the Jeopardy! primary