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Mitch PerryMarch 13, 2016

Is it possible that the more people believe that Donald Trump could become our next president giving people a different perspective on Barack Obama? According to the latest Gallup weekly tracking poll, Obama has a 50 percent approval rating, his highest since May 2013. The president’s 50 percent weekly average exceeds the 46 percent he’s averaged […]

Mitch PerryMarch 12, 2016

With just three days left before the biggest election of his life, Marco Rubio pressed the flesh and took dozens of selfies with fans at Tampa’s uber-hip Oxford Exchange Saturday afternoon, the third stop on a five-city barnstorming tour of the Sunshine State. The Tampa stop was one of three straight meet-and-greets in the Tampa Bay area market, […]

Associated PressMarch 6, 2016

Nancy Reagan, the helpmate, backstage adviser and fierce protector of Ronald Reagan in his journey from actor to president — and finally during his 10-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease — has died. She was 94. The former first lady died Sunday at her home in the Bel-Air section of Los Angeles of congestive heart failure, […]

Associated PressMarch 2, 2016

Was that really Chris Christie, the brusque, take-a-back-seat-to-no-one governor of New Jersey? Christie’s seemingly shell-shocked gaze as he stood behind Donald Trump on Super Tuesday is generating befuddlement and mockery in his home state and beyond. Conservatives and liberals alike have piled on. His introductory remarks were so subdued and his appearance was so grave […]

Ryan RayMarch 1, 2016

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In an email fundraising appeal to supporters on Super Tuesday, Sen. Marco Rubio apologized for his recent antics attacking GOP frontrunner Donald Trump, but remained firm in his stance that Trump is unserious and unfit for the nation’s highest office. “The media being what it is, most of my back-and-forth with Donald Trump that’s gotten attention this week […]

Associated PressFebruary 29, 2016

The Florida primary is weeks away, but tens of thousands of voters headed to the polls Monday for early voting in this critical contest that could make-or-break the presidential aspirations of native son, Sen. Marco Rubio. Sixteen of Florida’s 67 counties opened for early in-person voting, including some of the state’s most populated areas, with […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 29, 2016

Former two-term Florida Sen. Connie Mack III endorsed Marco Rubio for president on Monday, joining a long list of Florida politicians backing the state’s junior U.S. senator. “”I knew Ronald Reagan. I served with Ronald Reagan. And only Marco Rubio can continue the legacy of Ronald Reagan,” Mack wrote in a statement that echoed Rubio’s claim […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 25, 2016

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It’s time for the children of the Reagan revolution to take up “mantle of leadership.” That’s the message Marco Rubio is sending to voters in states with March 1 primaries in a new television advertisement hitting the airwaves today. The Rubio campaign said the advertisement, called “Revolution,” will air in key markets in March 1 […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 19, 2016

I was sitting in my car eating lunch from a drive-thru and listening to a host who has presumed to speak for all things conservative in America. He was rambling on about which of the current Republican candidates for president was most like Ronald Reagan and concluded it must be Ted Cruz. I nearly choked […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 18, 2016

I was sitting in my car eating lunch from a drive-thru and listening to an host who has presumed to speak for all things conservative in America. He was rambling on about which of the current Republican candidates for president was most like Ronald Reagan and concluded it must be Ted Cruz. I nearly choked […]

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At Tampa’s Oxford Exchange, Marco Rubio feels the love

Former First Lady Nancy Reagan dies at 94 in California

Chris Christie’s shell-shocked look stirs mockery, befuddlement

Marco Rubio: Sorry for the “silly stuff,” but Donald Trump is no joke

Voters in Florida begin early voting in crucial primary

Connie Mack III links Marco Rubio to Ronald Reagan legacy in endorsement

Marco Rubio says it’s time for children of Reagan revolution to lead

Ed H. Moore: Which GOP candidate is most like Ronald Reagan?

Ed H. Moore: Which GOP candidate is most like Ronald Reagan?