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U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio wins the support of 15 percent of Republican primary voters and runs best against Democrat Hillary Clinton, according to a Quinnipiac University National poll released today. The former secretary of state tops the Democratic field with 60 percent and leads top Republican contenders, except narrowly over Sen. Rubio, in head-to-head matchups, the Quinnipiac University Poll finds. The Republican primary field shows Rubio with 15 percent, former Gov. Jeb Bush with 13 percent and Wisconsin Gov. Scott…

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Republican presidential prospect Jeb Bush is preparing to embark on an experiment in presidential politics. Here’s a look at his plans to vastly enhance the role his super PAC will play in his all-but-announced campaign for president. A POLITICAL EXPERIMENT Bush’s team is preparing to give responsibility for much of the nuts-and-bolts work of running a presidential race to his super PAC, Right to Rise. While exact details are still under discussion, the strategy calls for delegating the vast majority…

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Jeb Bush is preparing to embark on an experiment in presidential politics: delegating many of the nuts-and-bolts tasks of seeking the White House to a separate political organization that can raise unlimited amounts of campaign cash. The concept, in development for months as the former Florida governor has raised tens of millions of dollars for his Right to Rise super PAC, would endow that organization not just with advertising on Bush’s behalf, but with many of the duties typically conducted…

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