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Bob SparksMarch 3, 2015

Florida’s most conservative Republican governor in history was about to speak before last week’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, MD. Despite a record few Republicans in any state could match, his appearance before a room full of conservatives was considered a road game. Between 2007 and 2015, he fell from grace among […]

Ryan RayFebruary 26, 2015

If you believe the most recent rumblings, Marco Rubio has decided to take his chances and make a run for the White House, damn the torpedoes — and Jeb Bush. Though early polls have Bush and Scott Walker way out in front of him, recent history shows that an exciting, up-and-coming U.S. Senator with a […]

Ryan RayFebruary 26, 2015

If you believe the most recent rumblings, Marco Rubio has decided to take his chances and make a run for the White House, damn the torpedoes — and Jeb Bush. Though early polls have Bush and Scott Walker way out in front of him, recent history shows that an exciting, up-and-coming U.S. Senator with a […]

Ryan RayFebruary 26, 2015

The polygamy of 2012’s Republican presidential primary — where big-money donors hedged their bets as almost every candidate in the field took their turn as the frontrunner — will not be brooked by Jeb Bush in 2016. In fact, according to Michael Barbaro and Maggie Haberman in The New York Times, Jeb’s pitch to donors includes a […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 25, 2015

CPAC, the annual winter confab held, begins Thursday in Washington, and American Bridge 21st Century is psyched. The liberal super PAC conducts opposition research to help out Democratic candidates and their organizations (we saw one of their cameramen in Sarasota to film the Rand Paul speech earlier this month). With some very slick editing, they’ve […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 25, 2015

Remember when Mike Huckabee was the GOP nominee for president? No, of course you don’t, because although the former Arkansas governor won the 2008 Iowa Caucus, he didn’t come close to challenging John McCain for the nomination that year. With that in mind, check out the results of Wednesday’s Quinnipiac poll on who’s leading in Iowa […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 15, 2015

Although some pundits say that Jeb Bush is the front-runner for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination, a trio of new NBC News/Marist polls show in fact that the field is wide open in the early nominating states of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. However, the only two candidates with poll numbers in the double […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 12, 2015

I admit it, I fell for it hook, line and sinker. But so, too, did Marc Caputo of Politico and Adam Smith of the Tampa Bay Times. The con? That U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio has developed an elaborate fall-back plan to run for Florida governor in 2018 if he a) runs for president and does not win or b) chooses […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 10, 2015

A new series of polls taken in the first four states to hold GOP presidential primaries next year shows that although Jeb Bush maintains a small lead in New Hampshire, he cannot be declared the front runner at this early juncture. Although there is no consensus leader, unquestionably the man with the momentum now is […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 6, 2015

Jeb Bush is the front-runner for the nation’s first primary election to be held next January in New Hampshire. The WMUR Granite State Poll by the University of New Hampshire shows Bush with 17 percent support, followed by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker with 12 percent, and Chris Christie, Rand Paul and Mike Huckabee are at 9 […]

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Bob Sparks: Jeb Bush earns a respectable passing grade at CPAC

Known unknowns: Marco Rubio’s unanswerable dilemma

Known unknowns: Marco Rubio's unanswerable dilemma

Jeb Bush takes no prisoners — or wafflers

On the eve of CPAC, American Bridge 21st Century has fun with GOP prez candidates

New Quinnipiac poll shows Scott Walker up big in Iowa

New NBC News polls shows no clear front-runner in early states

Peter Schorsch: Rubio for governor? That's a wolf ticket

Scott Walker shoots ahead of Jeb Bush in 3 of 4 early primary/caucus states

Jeb Bush leads in first major poll of New Hampshire voters