2016 GOP presidential primary – Page 7

Jeb Bush told: “Your message isn’t resonating”

Published on February 17, 2016 in 2017/Top Headlines by Associated Press

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush is getting an earful of advice — much of it about Donald Trump — during a campaign appearance in South Carolina. One man in the town hall audience of about 300 people told Bush his presidential “campaign has been co-opted by the P.T. Barnum of our time.” Another man at the same event told Bush, “I’m afraid that your message isn’t resonating,” suggesting Bush turn the other cheek to Trump’s continual taunting. Bush calls Trump…

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Jeb Bush tells NBC News he’s in race for “long haul”

Published on February 17, 2016 in 2017/Top Headlines by Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster

Jeb Bush is in the race for “the long haul.” Or at least that’s what the former Florida governor told NBC News reporter Peter Alexander during an interview this week. Bush brushed off questions about whether South Carolina would be his campaign’s last stand, saying he is doing well in the Palmetto State. “The obituaries have been written probably once a week and, we’re in it for the long haul,” said Bush. “But we are going to do well here.”…

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Alan Hays says Ted Cruz can return America to her founding principles

Published on February 17, 2016 in 2017/Top Headlines by Ryan Ray

Alan Hays is Ted Cruz‘ champion in Tallahassee. The state Senator from Umatilla is the co-chair (along with Lakeland Representative Neil Combee) of the Texas Senator’s presidential campaign in Florida, and he’ll be among the special guests appearing at a rally for Cruz this Saturday in Clearwater (A rally that will be sans Cruz, who will be otherwise engaged in South Carolina this weekend). “He has proven that he is willing to stand up against the establishment,” said Hays on…

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Barbara Bush to campaign with son in SC

Published on February 16, 2016 in 2017/Top Headlines by Associated Press

Jeb Bush says that his mother, Barbara Bush, will campaign for him again in South Carolina with days to go until the state’s Republican primary. The former Florida governor said Tuesday that his mother, the former First Lady, would join him on the road as she did ahead of the New Hampshire primary. Campaign spokeswoman Kristy Campbell said Barbara Bush would come to South Carolina on Thursday and stay through Saturday when South Carolina votes for a Republican presidential nominee.…

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In new ad Trey Gowdy says “no one is stronger” than Marco Rubio on national security

Published on February 16, 2016 in 2017/Top Headlines by Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster

Marco Rubio is the best candidate to keep America safe. That’s the message U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy is sending in a new advertisement set to air in the Palmetto State. “I have spent my life fighting to enforce the rule of law and keep Americans safe. And no one is stronger for America’s security than Marco Rubio,” the South Carolina Republican is shown saying in the advertisement. “Marco Rubio will be a commander in chief who brings back American strength.…

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Top Republicans stay quiet on release of their tax returns

Published on February 15, 2016 in 2017/Top Headlines by Associated Press

Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential candidate, offered this year’s hopefuls advice about a hard-learned lesson: Release your tax returns before the primaries and avoid tough scrutiny later. But the top three Republicans leading in national polls don’t appear to be listening. Even as other candidates – most notably Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush – have already disclosed years’ worth of private tax returns to dispel questions about their personal finances, Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio have failed…

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Allies of Jeb Bush, John Kasich spar over military spending

Published on February 15, 2016 in 2017/Top Headlines by Associated Press

John Kasich proudly cites his efforts while in Congress to cut what he believed was wasteful defense spending. But allies for Jeb Bush, a Republican presidential rival, see a potential vulnerability for Kasich in military-minded South Carolina and are trying to slow the Ohio governor’s momentum after a strong showing in New Hampshire. An outside group backing Bush has begun airing a television ad ahead of the Feb. 20 primary, using Kasich’s own words. It’s an effort to undermine Kasich…

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2016 GOP presidential primary - page 7

Jeb Bush told: “Your message isn’t resonating”

Jeb Bush tells NBC News he’s in race for “long haul”

Alan Hays says Ted Cruz can return America to her founding principles

Barbara Bush to campaign with son in SC

In new ad Trey Gowdy says “no one is stronger” than Marco Rubio on national security

Top Republicans stay quiet on release of their tax returns

Allies of Jeb Bush, John Kasich spar over military spending

2016 GOP presidential primary - page 7

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