Last night, Marco Rubio keynoted South Carolina Silver Elephant dinner in Columbia. There he called President Obama the most “divisive figure” in modern American history. Today, the Democratic National Committee is firing back. “Marco Rubio’s attacks on the president are as dishonest as they are desperate,” DNC Communications Director Brad Woodhouse said in a statement. “No one has tried [...]
A morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. Thanks for the shout-outs, Abel Harding and Steph Smith. Big thanks to Thomas Grigsby of the Moya Group who tweeted “Damn good read” and Jacob Perry, who tweeted ”Totally worth the read.” HAPPY LOBBYIST COMPENSATION REPORTS DAY! Lobbyist compensation reports are due today, offering details about how [...]
Here’s the latest speculation on the Veepstakes from Mike Allen and Jim Vandehei: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who is said by insiders to want it the most and also to annoy some aides with his aggressiveness; Sen. Marco Rubio, who is not being as seriously considered as popularly believed because aides don’t see him as experienced [...]
National Review’s Ramesh Ponnuru: “George LeMieux, who’s running for the Republican nomination to face Senator Bill Nelson (D., Fla.), recently got the endorsement of Herman Cain. LeMieux in turn praised Cain’s “9-9-9 plan” as “one kind of reform that would be a definite improvement over our current existing tax system.” Rep. Connie Mack IV (R., Fla.), [...]
The app is only a few weeks away, so I figure, why not begin rolling out a preview of what ‘Sunburn’ will be: a morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. Think Politico Playbook, only right-sized for the Sunshine State… Already receiving great feedback: Brian Graham, Dixie Strategies, “This is great stuff!” @Doug_Bush: Couldn’t [...]
The app is only a few weeks away, so I figure, why not begin rolling out a preview of what ‘Sunburn’ will be: a morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. Think Politico Playbook, only right-sized for the Sunshine State… OBAMA 46, ROMNEY 45 ACCORDING TO LATEST SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY POLL… President Barack Obama is [...]
The app is only a few weeks away, so I figure, why not begin rolling out a preview of what ‘Sunburn’ will be: a morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. Think Politico Playbook, only right-sized for the Sunshine State… GEORGE LEMIEUX CAMPAIGN SAYS CONNIE MACK WAS PLAYING ‘HOOKY’ AGAIN The LeMieux camp may [...]
Marco Rubio is the man of the hour, with speculation swarming around the potential of him joining the GOP presidential ticket. There is no doubt that Rubio is building a strong brand for himself, but is he looking to join in the race for this November, or November 2016? Several scheduled public appearances have speculators [...]
Just received this email from Marco Rubio’s PAC: Friend, The results are in and U.S. Senate candidate Richard Mourdock pulled off an impressive victory in Indiana. I am proud to announce Reclaim America PAC’s endorsement of Richard Mourdock, and to offer my personal support as well. Now he needs our help to defeat his Democratic [...]
Public Policy Polling’s State of the Nation poll for the progressive blog and labor organization finds that Obama leads Romney 48-45 among registered voters, with seven percent undecided. Among Republicans, 25 percent picked Marco Rubio from a list of eight names as the best VP candidate. Chris Christie was second at 19 percent. Jeb Bush [...]
