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A.G. GancarskiMarch 11, 2016

According to a poll released Friday by the Southeast Missourian, the Show Me State isn’t feeling #Marcomentum, as Marco Rubio languishes in single digits. Donald Trump has a touchdown lead over Ted Cruz, 36 to 29 percent. In a race to the bottom: Rubio at 9 percent, with John Kasich at 8 percent. This poll was taken before protesters […]

Guest AuthorMarch 11, 2016

Ted Cruz arrived in Central Florida for a rally Friday morning, joined by Fox News anchor Sean Hannity and former candidate Carly Fiorina, who recently endorsed the Republican White House hopeful. During a speech at the Faith Assembly of God megachurch in Orlando, the Texas senator doubled down on promises he’s been making on the campaign […]

Bill RuftyMarch 11, 2016

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Motorists nearly always complain about the traffic on Interstate 4, but in the last two days with the Democratic and Republican primaries Tuesday, many on the crowded highway have been presidential candidates. On the Democratic side, both former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders worked Orlando, Kissimmee and Tampa Wednesday and Thursday. […]

Scott PowersMarch 10, 2016

A new survey released by Suffolk University finds that Florida Republicans prefer Donald Trump to Marco Rubio by 9 points even though most think the New York businessman is the least conservative in the GOP candidates. The survey, of 500 likely Republican primary voters in Florida, gives Trump 36 percent, U.S. Sen. Rubio of Florida 27 percent, U.S. Sen. […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 10, 2016

In a Thursday morning press conference in Marco Rubio’s Jacksonville campaign HQ, former Senator Rick Santorum made the case for the current Florida Senator, tailored to the “strong conservative area” of Northeast Florida. “We have to make sure we have the strongest military in the world, because if we don’t lead, who will? Marco Rubio […]

Mitch PerryMarch 10, 2016

A national Public Policy Polling survey finds Americans want President Barack Obama to be able to appoint Antonin Scalia’s replacement on the Supreme Court, and they don’t want any of the Republican front runners for president making the call. The poll shows that 56 percent of Americans want a replacement to the Supreme Court occur this […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 10, 2016

A vote for anyone but Marco Rubio in Florida is a vote for Donald Trump. That’s the message Conservative Solutions PAC, the super PAC backing Rubio, is sending in a new advertisement, called “Closest.” “In Florida, a vote for Cruz or Kasich is a vote for Trump,” a man is heard saying in the 30-second […]

Mitch PerryMarch 10, 2016

In what is being dubbed by critics as the “low-energy” summit, Jeb Bush is scheduled to meet today in Miami separately with John Kasich and Ted Cruz, after reportedly already meeting with Marco Rubio on Wednesday. The idea being, I take it, is that Jeb might come out with an endorsement. If he’s going to do […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 9, 2016

The path to the GOP nomination, for Marco Rubio, clearly involves winning GOP Primaries in Minnesota and Puerto Rico, before holding an MSNBC Town Hall. The big news coming out of the event had gotten reported, to a large degree in teaser promos. He won’t say that he would be interested in running as Donald […]

Mitch PerryMarch 9, 2016

Miami is the host for presidential debates of both major parties over the next 36 hours, but will the moderators focus on what Florida voters actually care about? That certainly seems possible on Wednesday night, as Univision’s Maria Elena Salinas and Jorge Ramos and The Washington Post’s Karen Tumulty will probably be supplied with data from Facebook, one of the […]

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Marco Rubio in single digits in Missouri poll

Ted Cruz promises smaller government, slams Donald Trump at Orlando rally

I-4 heavy with traffic … of presidential candidates

New poll gives Donald Trump 9-point edge even though voters think he is least conservative

In Jax, Rick Santorum makes the Nat Sec case for “Reagan Conservative” Marco Rubio

56% in poll want Barack Obama to pick next Supreme Court justice

Pro-Marco Rubio super PAC calls on Floridians to “stop Trump”

Mitch Perry Report for 3.10.16 – Why hasn’t the Florida GOP establishment rallied around Marco Rubio?

Marco Rubio’s MSNBC Town Hall was held in Donald Trump’s shadow

Cuba, followed by immigration, are top trending issues on Facebook in Florida