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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 17, 2016

Filling a U.S. Supreme Court vacancy is front and center in a new advertisement for Marco Rubio. The Florida Republican’s campaign released the 60-second radio spot Wednesday. In it U.S. Sen. Tim Scott and U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy, both South Carolina Republicans, discuss how the election could decide the future of the court. “You and […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 16, 2016

Marco Rubio is the best candidate to keep America safe. That’s the message U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy is sending in a new advertisement set to air in the Palmetto State. “I have spent my life fighting to enforce the rule of law and keep Americans safe. And no one is stronger for America’s security than […]

Associated PressFebruary 11, 2016

The best hope of the Republican establishment just a week ago, Marco Rubio suddenly faces a path to his party’s presidential nomination that could require a brokered national convention. That’s according to Rubio’s campaign manager, Terry Sullivan, who told The Associated Press that this week’s disappointing performance in New Hampshire will extend the Republican nomination […]

Associated PressDecember 30, 2015

Amid new criticisms about his Senate attendance record, Marco Rubio says some of his rival candidates are getting “a little desperate and a little nasty.” The Florida senator kicked off an Iowa tour Tuesday, as a super political action committee backing Jeb Bush announced a new ad in the state accusing Rubio of missing a […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterDecember 29, 2015

U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy, a South Carolina Republican, endorsed U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio on Tuesday during a campaign stop in Iowa. “The son of a bartender and the son of a housekeeper, who knows what it means to live the American Dream,” said Gowdy during a seven-minute speech in Clinton, Iowa. “I found my candidate. […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 6, 2015

Republican Senate candidate Ron DeSantis will campaign with South Carolina Republican Congressman Trey Gowdy in the Sunshine State. Monday finds the two Congressmen at a Town Hall at the Villages at 9 a.m., and the day before that Gowdy will keynote the Volusia County GOP’s Lincoln Day dinner. Congressman DeSantis will be presented with the […]

Marc YachtNovember 3, 2015

Republican antics may play well to Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh and their listeners, but can such bleating muster the votes to win a national election? Judging by the latest GOP effort to embarrass Hillary Clinton with another Benghazi investigation, the 11-hour marathon found itself out of step even with some of its own party faithful. […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 23, 2015

In a series of news releases late on Thursday, U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown addressed a variety of issues, ranging from Benghazi hearing and the FAMU Board of Trustees to the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015. Regarding the Benghazi committee, Brown said, “I attended the House Select Committee on Benghazi hearing today. In the […]

Mitch PerryOctober 13, 2015

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In Alan Grayson‘s first paid television ad for his Senate candidacy, the Orlando-area Democrat takes some credit for Republican House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy‘s decision not to run for Speaker of the House last week. The 30-second ad highlights Grayson’s criticism of the latest investigation into the events that led to the death of Christopher Stevens, the U.S. […]

Mitch PerryOctober 8, 2015

Watching the Hillsborough County Commission Wednesday discuss the latest with the Go Hillsborough effort was a fascinating glimpse of where this experience may be heading. The headline was that county commissioners beat back a feeble attempt to stop Sheriff David Gee‘s office from investigating the charges on how consultant Parsons Brinckerhoff received its $1.35 million contract […]

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Trey Gowdy, Tim Scott call Marco Rubio a conservative who can win in new radio ad

In new ad Trey Gowdy says “no one is stronger” than Marco Rubio on national security

Marco Rubio eyes brokered convention after NH setback

Amid attendance attacks, Marco Rubio focuses on Iowa

Trey Gowdy endorses Marco Rubio during Iowa campaign stop

Ron DeSantis campaigns with Trey Gowdy in The Villages Monday

Dr. Marc J. Yacht: The GOP agenda and other fantasies

Corrine Brown addresses Benghazi, FAMU, transportation bill

In debut paid TV ad, Alan Grayson calls himself “progressive warrior”

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