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Mitch PerrySeptember 22, 2015

Jeb Bush assured reporters in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Tuesday that, “We are in it for the long haul,” and said he thinks he’ll be able to pick up Scott Walker supports in Iowa. Though he has nabbed one such Walker backer – Iowa State Rep. Terry Baxter – he’ll need a whole lot more if […]

Associated PressSeptember 22, 2015

For Scott Walker, it wasn’t one thing that led to the demise of his presidential campaign. It was just about everything. Financial troubles. A bloated staff. Repeated stumbles and flip flops. A candidate that professed to be a fighter, but too often, didn’t show all that much fight. The Wisconsin governor, who dropped out of […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 21, 2015

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, once considered among the front-runners for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination, will announce he’s quitting the race at 6 p.m. Eastern time, according to an initial report from The New York Times confirmed by the other sources. “The short answer is money,” an anonymous supporter of Walker tells the Times. “He’s made […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 21, 2015

When members of the Republican Party of Florida’s executive committee convene via a telephone conference call Tuesday night, one of the most controversial items on their agenda is already getting bad reviews from at least one faction within the state GOP, RPOF officials confirmed last week that the committee will discuss excluding some of the biggest […]

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 […]

Phil AmmannSeptember 19, 2015

As fall arrives, so does two all-American traditions — football and politics. And with the 2016 presidential race in full swing, candidates are beginning to stake ground in both fields. On Saturday, Republican candidate Jeb Bush takes his White House ambitions to Athens, Georgia for the game between the Carolina Gamecocks and the Georgia Bulldogs. […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 18, 2015

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Republican presidential candidate and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker criticized Wednesday night’s debate on CNN for being more focused on personality, rather than on policy differences among the candidates. Walker appeared Friday morning on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program. “I thought the American people were shortchanged,” Walker said of the three-hour-long debate. “I said, hey, we’re talking […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 17, 2015

CNN, of course, with probably the highest ratings in its history. As in the Fox News debates, the ratings can be attributed to Donald Trump, who took center stage. I still believe Trump was correct in asking the network to donate money from the profits of the telecast for a charity, such as for our […]

Associated PressSeptember 16, 2015

Jeb Bush calls his tax-cut plan “Reagan-inspired.” Scott Walker says “the greatest foreign policy president … was a governor from California.” Ted Cruz pitches himself as the leader for a new “Reagan revolution.” Donald Trump makes time for Ronald Reagan, too, alluding to the 40th president’s support of Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal as […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 16, 2015

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush faces a pivotal moment in his presidential campaign on Wednesday when he goes into a prime-time debate needing to make a mark in a Republican race dominated by Donald Trump. Once considered a heavy favorite for his party’s nomination, Bush has been overshadowed by Trump’s bomb-throwing rhetoric. Still trailing in […]

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