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A.G. GancarskiNovember 6, 2016

The most notable thing about Sen. Marco Rubio‘s last visit to Northeast Florida as a 2016 candidate: one last illustration of the fact that while he never actually got comfortable with the idea of Donald Trump as GOP standard bearer, one of his strongholds of support — Duval County — made peace with it long ago. Consider […]

Tom JacksonJune 21, 2016

So, Corey Lewandowski, the buzz-cut professional sycophant whose philosophy amounted to “let Trump be Trump,” is out as The Donald’s campaign frontman. And this changes … what, exactly? As Edwin Starr sang, “Absolutely nuthin’!” (Say it again, y’all.) That’s right. While Lewandowski portrayed the thuggery of a crime lord’s hired muscle — hard-knuckled Toots to […]

Mitch PerryOctober 29, 2015

The immediate reaction as most Americans hit the sack Wednesday night from the political cognoscenti was that Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz were the big winners from Wednesday night’s two-hour GOP debate from Boulder, Colorado. The big losers? Jeb Bush and CNBC. That sentiment seemed to congeal Thursday morning. “For most of this year, Rubio and Cruz have been lurking in […]

Adam WeinsteinJanuary 29, 2015

The insane fantasy draft league that is the Republicans’ 2016 presidential field may be just a little less insane this election cycle. As a political observer who leans left, I may not have a high opinion of the politics and personalities of Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Chris Christie, and Mitt Romney, but they’re not nuts, […]

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