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Phil AmmannJanuary 16, 2015

Brett Doster, one of Florida’s brightest political minds, has come out firmly behind former Gov. Jeb Bush. Supporting a fellow Floridian in the run up to Bush’s prospective presidential bid may be less than surprising. Yet, in Doster’s case, it is. As founder and president of political consulting firm Front Line Strategies, Doster is an expert strategist with solid […]

Associated PressJanuary 13, 2015

A shake-out among fiery conservatives with White House ambitions was always a sure thing. Now it appears the competition among the more establishment-minded GOP candidates for president will end up just as fierce. With Mitt Romney’s move in the past week toward launching a third run for president, there are three high-profile Republicans from the […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 5, 2015

Four years ago, I wrote a piece looking at how Florida stacked up to the other battleground states, a piece I wrote that one largely in response to a bunch of reporter calls questioning Florida’s swing state status. At least we are past that debate. This piece is largely an update to that one, looking at […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 3, 2015

Several days before the White House announced the U.S. would be normalizing relations with Cuba, a high school sophomore from Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood gave a speech that wowed a bipartisan group of state legislators and education advocates at a conference sponsored by the Hispanic Council for Reform and Educational Options (HCREO). In his speech, […]

Associated PressJanuary 2, 2015

Jeb Bush has resigned all of his board memberships – both nonprofit and business – in a move that helps clear a path toward a 2016 presidential campaign. The former Florida governor stepped down from his remaining board memberships on Wednesday, the last day of the year, an aide said Wednesday night. It’s a continuation […]

Peter SchorschDecember 18, 2014

Jeb Bush’s announcement Tuesday that he is setting up an exploratory committee for the 2016 presidential race may be his most decisive move yet, but it was anything but a surprise. However, since it has been more than 150 years since a successful candidate had a 14-year gap between his last election and winning the White House, […]

Phil AmmannDecember 12, 2014

Through a conversation with about two dozen major donors, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is giving the strongest indication to date that he is considering a White House run in 2016. Supporters who raised $200,000 for Rubio in the past met with the Miami Republican met for a conversation this week to discuss the pros and cons of […]

Bob SparksOctober 1, 2014

In April 2012 the United States Secret Service took a big hit. A public relations torpedo exploded when agents on the presidential detail, along with supervisors, were found to have cavorted with prostitutes in Cartegena, Colombia. All of this occurred shortly before President Barack Obama was set to arrive. An investigation revealed this type of […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 3, 2014

Does our president really play too much golf these days. That’s the question being debated lately after questions were raised about President Obama’s commitment toward dealing with foreign policy problems in the Middle East and the Ukraine and racial tensions in Ferguson, Mo. Obama was accused of being out of bounds for hitting the links […]

Peter SchorschJuly 18, 2014

Say what you will about Republican-turned-Independent-turned-Democrat Charlie Crist, but the man is certainly campaigning to the beat of his own drummer. Crist endorsed President Barack Obama’s re-election on his own timetable, just as he switched his party registration on a whim while attending a White House Christmas Party. Crist set no timetable for when he […]

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Mitt Romney's 2012 Florida campaign manager: Jeb's the man for the Sunshine State

Mitt Romney sparks new 2016 competition among GOP establishment

Steve Schale: So just how close Is Florida? The 2016 version

William Mattox: Protect progress in any language

Bush resigns from remaining board memberships

Peter Schorsch: Did Jeb Bush wait too long after his last election for a White House run?

Marco Rubio makes strongest indication yet of a White House run in 2016

Bob Sparks: Florida’s Pierson quits as Secret Service boss after White House breach

Steve Kurlander: We should encourage Obama to play more golf, not less

Peter Schorsch: Charlie Crist’s LG pick an oddly timed decision influenced by reality of identity politics