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Mitch PerryJanuary 18, 2016

Florida political consultant Rick Wilson is leaving the Carlos Lopez-Cantera Senate campaign, but he’ll still be working on getting CLC elected this fall. The veteran GOP strategist is transitioning from serving as an adviser to Lopez-Cantera in his bid for the U.S. Senate to working at Reform Washington, a super PAC backing the Lieutenant Governor’s candidacy. “We are […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 15, 2016

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Jeb Bush, fresh off a record-breaking fundraising effort, celebrated in July with major donors at an exclusive two-day conference in Kennebunkport, Maine. It was there the former governor boasted his $114 million hauls were “only the beginning.” That was last year. Months later, and weeks before the first votes in Iowa and New Hampshire, Bush […]

Bob SparksJuly 30, 2015

President Donald Trump. Mr. Trump goes to Washington. How does that sound? He has become the rage a little over a month into his version of a campaign. Trump seems to have an attack line, along with a rapid response, for those among the 15 other candidates polling above 3 percent. The national media can’t […]

Peter SchorschJuly 16, 2015

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 […]

Associated PressJanuary 13, 2015

A shake-out among fiery conservatives with White House ambitions was always a sure thing. Now it appears the competition among the more establishment-minded GOP candidates for president will end up just as fierce. With Mitt Romney’s move in the past week toward launching a third run for president, there are three high-profile Republicans from the […]

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Rick Wilson transitions to Carlos Lopez Cantera’s super PAC

Anxious Jeb Bush donors await signal it’s time to move on

Bob Sparks: Trump-mania nearing its high-water mark

Carlos López-Cantera announcement video “misses by a mile”

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

Mitt Romney sparks new 2016 competition among GOP establishment