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Mitch PerryFebruary 10, 2016

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While Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio will go on to South Carolina with their candidacies still somewhat viable, they’re both looking up at Donald Trump, who took a giant step toward the Republican nomination for president on Tuesday with his victory in New Hampshire. One of the first Florida Republicans to celebrate the Trump victory […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 10, 2016

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Marco Rubio vows that he will never allow what happened to him in Saturday night’s GOP debate to happen again. “I want you to understand something,” he told the crowd of disappointed supporters at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester, New Hampshire, Tuesday night. “Our disappointment tonight is not on you; it’s on me. It is on me. […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 10, 2016

So much for “Marcomentum.” Eight days ago, the national media, with some justification, was spreading the word that Marco Rubio was the unexpected star of the Iowa caucus, despite the fact that he received fewer votes than Ted Cruz and Donald Trump. Rubio began rising in the polls in New Hampshire, and it seemed that […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 10, 2016

Susie Wiles, Florida campaign co-chair for Donald Trump, answered some questions from Florida Politics about the Trump win in New Hampshire, the path going forward, and Ted Cruz’s campaign manager making a fundraising swing in NE Florida Wednesday. Trump, at this writing, sits at 34 percent. And that’s just fine with Wiles: “I hoped for a […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 9, 2016

(UPDATE) Marco Rubio will continue his presidential campaign into South Carolina after New Hampshire –just not all three events he had scheduled. The Rubio campaign has issued a statement saying that Rubio will make two of the three events previously scheduled for the Palmetto State, but will return to Washington in the afternoon. That’s because he wants […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 9, 2016

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Republican voters think Donald Trump will be their party’s nominee, according to a new NBC News|Survey Monkey tracking poll. Trump continues to lead the Republican field in the national poll, with 35 percent of Republican and Republican-leaning voters saying the supported him. Ted Cruz is in second with 20 percent, followed by Marco Rubio with […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 9, 2016

Nashua, NH — After a frenzied week of campaigning, New Hampshire voters are going to the polls today, and the good news is that it appears that if any snow does descend upon the state, it will be rather innocuous in its intensity. To say the least, that’s a big deal. You can hear the […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 9, 2016

The candidates they support are as different as can be. There’s Marco Rubio supporters and Jeb Bush boosters; Ted Cruz backers and Donald Trump allies. All of them are confident their man will get the ticket out of New Hampshire, and many still are still hopeful their candidate will be the Republican nominee. “I feel good,” said Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, a Miami Republican backing […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 8, 2016

Jeb Bush and John Kasich are battling it out for second place in New Hampshire, according to a new Emerson College Polling Society poll released Monday. Among likely Republican primary voters, Donald Trump remains in the lead in the Granite State with 31 percent. Bush is in second with 16 percent, followed by Kasich at […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 8, 2016

The final WMUR-CNN poll in New Hampshire shows that New York City businessman Donald Trump continues to hold a major lead and will be the likely victor Tuesday night. The poll, conducted by the University of New Hampshire, shows Trump up with 31 percent support. Marco Rubio is second with 17 percent, and Ted Cruz is […]

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