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Jeb Bush tops CNN’s latest GOP presidential poll, but trails Hillary Clinton by 17 points

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Although he’s hardly breaking away, Jeb Bush leads the GOP 2016 presidential field in a new CNN/ORC International Poll released Monday morning. And Marco Rubio appears to finally be gaining some traction. However, both would be crushed by Hillary Clinton if the election were to be held tomorrow. Bush tops the GOP field with 17 percent, followed by Scott Walker at 12 percent. Rubio is tied with Rand Paul in third place in the poll with 11 percent. That’s a…

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Marco Rubio talks the big issues on Sunday’s ‘Face the Nation’

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Newly declared presidential hopeful Marco Rubio spoke with CBS’s Bob Schieffer on Friday from the campaign trail in New Hampshire’s Manchester Community College. The interview will air on Sunday’s “Face the Nation” talker. As reported by Mike Allen in POLITICO, highlights have Rubio reflecting on a number of issues he will face on the road to the White House, including his long-standing relationship with soon-to-be-announced candidate, and former mentor, Jeb Bush. “[H]e’s going be a very strong candidate,” Rubio said of the former Florida…

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Marco Rubio-Jeb Bush alliance sours in GOP primary face off

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Ties between Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, political allies for more than a decade, are fraying as the Republican presidential campaign picks up. In public, mentor Bush and protege Rubio have avoided criticizing each other since Rubio announced his candidacy. Vush allies, though, have started quietly spreading negative information about Rubio’s record. Also, supporters of the two Miami politicians are drawing contrasts between Rubio, a 43-year-old son of Cuban immigrants, and 62-year-old Bush, a member…

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In first campaign week, Marco Rubio gets $40 million in pledges

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Within days of announcing his 2016 presidential effort, Sen. Marco Rubio is already awash in campaign donations, or at least pledges of support. “Marco Rubio will have the resources necessary to run a first-class campaign,” Norman Braman told Reuters. “That’s already been determined.” A former Jeb Bush supporter, Braman is a Florida auto dealer billionaire who is now one of the Miami Republican’s high-profile donors. “Marco has had zero trouble raising money,” said George Seay, the Annandale Capital founder who will…

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Marco Rubio says U.S. may have to attack Iran or live with them having nukes

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Being from multicultural Miami, Marco Rubio is fully aware of the diversity of the country, and as a Cuban-American, some analysts say he could help sway Latino voters to the GOP side if he were to become the party’s nominee for president next year. But concern for minorities wasn’t a top concern expressed by those asking questions to Rubio at the First in the Nation Republican Leadership Summit from Nashua, New Hampshire on Friday night. A woman complained that when her…

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Jeb Bush says liberals in Florida are “angry” that some say he wasn’t a conservative governor

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Jeb Bush attempted to convince some skeptical Republicans in New Hampshire on Friday that he’s not as moderate as he’s been depicted by some because of his stances on immigration and Common Core. “The funny thing is in Florida, those that are on the left that are really upset that people are calling me something I’m not,” he said after a woman in the audience said she feared the Republicans were going to “coronate” Bush like the Democrats may end…

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Email insights: American Bridge says Jeb Bush is running with W’s hand-me-downs

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Being a younger sibling has its drawbacks. Hand-me-downs, for one. Always living in an older brother’s shadow is another. So imagine Jeb Bush’s situation. Having two-term President George W. Bush as an older brother — who left as one of the least popular leaders in modern history — a White House run provides a long list of consequences. No one is more aware of this than the former president, who told an audience in Chicago recently that his could be…

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