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A.G. GancarskiApril 24, 2015

Surveying the crowd before his Wednesday evening speech about Jeb Bush at the Main Library in Downtown Jacksonville, Matthew Corrigan surveyed the crowd of 20 or so political junkies and brought up former Florida Gov. Reubin Askew. When Askew got to New Hampshire to give the first speech of his doomed presidential bid in 1984, there […]

Mitch PerryApril 22, 2015

This past weekend, Nashua, N.H., was the center of the political universe. About 20 announced presidential candidates, probable candidates, and long-shot possibilities were offered 30 minutes each by the New Hampshire Republican Party to present themselves and answer questions from 600 Republicans at the First in the Nation Republican Leadership Summit. In addition to reporting […]

Mitch PerryApril 20, 2015

All the heavyweights for the GOP presidential 2016 race were in Nashua, New Hampshire this weekend — Jeb Bush, Chris Christie, Marco Rubio, Scott Walker, Rand Paul and Ted Cruz. While those six men are always mentioned when it comes to “serious” contenders, more that a dozen other men — and one woman — who […]

Mitch PerryApril 17, 2015

What a difference a well-publicized announcement can make. For the first time this year, Marco Rubio is tied with Jeb Bush in a presidential poll in Florida. A Mason-Dixon survey released overnight shows Rubio with 31 percent support from Republicans, with Bush at 30 percent. The poll of 400 Floridians was taken Tuesday through Thursday and […]

Mitch PerryApril 17, 2015

Happy Friday to you all. Greetings from Nashua, N.H., where the latest cattle call of GOP presidential aspirants and possible aspirants are congregating for the next two days. I’ve long criticized the way we elect presidents, putting so much emphasis — too much emphasis — on two states, Iowa and New Hampshire, to define who should […]

Bob SparksApril 16, 2015

This week, two more candidates jumped on the elevator heading for the top floor of the executive branch. The announcement on Sunday by Hillary Clinton and on Monday by Marco Rubio brings the number of announced candidates for president of the United States to four. While several others will follow, it is amazing to look […]

Mitch PerryApril 15, 2015

A new poll published by Public Policy Polling shows Florida Republicans Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio need to do a lot of work to become competitive in New Hampshire, the site of the first Republican Presidential Primary election, next January. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is looking very strong, leading with 24 percent support. That’s 10 percent […]

Phil AmmannApril 14, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott will host most of the prospective 2016 Republican presidential candidates, including fellow Floridians Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio, at an Economic Growth Summit in June. Potential and announced candidates will meet in Orlando on June 2 to talk about the economy, jobs and their vision for economic growth for the country. Although […]

Ryan RayApril 13, 2015

When Marco Rubio at long last jumps in the race tonight at Miami’s Freedom Tower it will mark the entry of the first Republican contender who could really make it to the White House in 2016, writes Harry Enten of FiveThirtyEight. Why, you might ask? Rubio is both electable and conservative, and in optimal proportions. He’s in a position to satisfy […]

Mitch PerryApril 7, 2015

The big news in presidential politics Tuesday is Rand Paul‘s official entry into the campaign, making him only the second Republican to formally enter the contest, joining Ted Cruz. Marco Rubio is scheduled to join them next week by announcing his candidacy in Miami. At the same time a new poll published by Monmouth University in New Jersey […]

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