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Associated PressSeptember 1, 2015

Vacation-filled August is typically one of the worst months for any politician to raise money. But it was Ben Carson‘s best yet. The political novice, a retired neurosurgeon seeking the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, raised $6 million, doubling his July total, his campaign told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Carson’s supporters have handed over about […]

Mitch PerryAugust 31, 2015

Call it the Donald Trump/Ted Cruz effect, but the Florida Republicans running for Senate next year seem to be as determined to run as much against “Washington” as they do their ultimate Democratic opponent. At the Republican Party of Florida’s summer quarterly meeting this weekend in Tampa, David Jolly, Carlos Lopez-Cantera and Ron DeSantis all […]

Mitch PerryAugust 27, 2015

Jeb Bush‘s not-so-great week got worse Thursday. The former Florida governor began it by defending his use of the controversial term, “anchor babies.” Then he said it was more of an Asian issue than one involving Latino immigrants. Later it was reported that there have been money issues with his campaign, with some staff members’ paychecks that […]

Associated PressAugust 24, 2015

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas was the hands-down favorite of an Americans for Prosperity gathering this past weekend, if the number and volume of ovations during five presidential candidates’ speeches to Tea Party activists was the measure. At the other end of the spectrum was former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, a newcomer to events […]

Mitch PerryAugust 20, 2015

Donald Trump leads Jeb Bush by a 21-17 percent margin in the GOP presidential race in Florida, according to a new Quinnipiac poll released on Thursday. The Trump surge in Florida was first reflected in a St. Pete Polls survey conducted three weeks ago, and has been maintained in subsequent Florida polls. In a similar Quinnipiac poll […]

Mitch PerryAugust 18, 2015

A CNN/ORC national poll released Tuesday morning shows that even after his uneven performance at the first GOP debate and subsequent controversy with Fox News’ Megyn Kelly, Donald Trump remains the dominant candidate in the Republican presidential race, getting 24 percent of the vote. Jeb Bush is second with 13 percent. Retired pediatric neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson is third […]

Mitch PerryAugust 18, 2015

Four years ago, former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty was considered a strong challenger to Mitt Romney for the GOP presidential nomination. Then the Iowa Straw Poll happened. Pawlenty fared poorly, and on August 11, 2011, he was stunningly out of the race. Flash forward four years later: Is Scott Walker this year’s version of Tim Pawlenty? Walker has […]

Associated PressAugust 17, 2015

Scott Walker is counting steps on his FitBit. Jeb Bush swears by the Paleo diet. Bobby Jindal is a “gym rat.” With long travel days and a fresh slab of cherry pie never far away, the campaign trail is notoriously unhealthy. But many 2016 presidential candidates are striving to make smart lifestyle choices as they […]

Mitch PerryAugust 11, 2015

“Has ‘The Donald’ Peaked?” That’s the headline of a new national public opinion survey of Republican voters from Rasmussen Reports that was released Tuesday afternoon. The survey shows New York City real estate magnate Donald Trump continues to lead the crowded GOP field of presidential candidates with 17 percent support. That’s a nine-percentage point drop […]

Mitch PerryAugust 11, 2015

Donald Trump maintains a modest lead in Iowa in a new Suffolk University poll, but it claims the big winners from Thursday’s night GOP presidential debate are Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina. Trump takes 16.6 percent support, with Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is next at 12 percent. Rubio is third at 9.6 percent, […]

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Ben Carson campaign reaping cash as he rises in GOP polls

Kathy Castor shares Florida GOP Senate candidates’ frustration with Congress

Jeb Bush trails Donald Trump by 21 percentage points in new Quinnipiac national poll

No surprise: Tea Party activists prefer Ted Cruz over Jeb Bush

New Quinnipiac Florida poll shows Donald Trump besting Jeb Bush 21-17 percent

Donald Trump leads Jeb Bush, 24%-13% in new CNN national poll

Mitch Perry Report for 8.18.15 – It’s not going as planned for Scott Walker

2016 hopefuls hit the gym, try to skip pie on campaign trail

New Rasmussen national poll has Donald Trump still up, but down 9% from debate

New poll has most Iowans seeing Marco Rubio as GOP debate winner