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Jeb Bush takes aim at Donald Trump in new video

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Jeb Bush unveiled a new ad Wednesday morning, taking aim at Donald Trump. The video, which was first featured on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, is dubbed “Happy New Year, Chaos Candidate,” and highlights the “five times Trump was unhinged, liberal and dishonest this year,” according to the campaign. The 90-second video features clips of Trump during interviews and debates as a version of “Auld Lang Syne” plays in the background. Trump has been leading in the polls for months, with a…

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Jeb Bush brings campaign to Florida for daylong swing

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With a little more than a month before voters in Iowa and New Hampshire head to the polls, Jeb Bush is spending the day campaigning in familiar territory — his home state. Bush is scheduled to attend three stops in Florida on Monday, before packing his bags and heading back to New Hampshire for campaign events Tuesday. Bush will kick off his Florida campaign swing with a meet-and-greet at Chico’s Restaurant in Hialeah. The event is expected to begin shortly…

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Vowing that he’ll turn “Washington upside down,” Jeb Bush begins comeback in Tampa

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Political pundits from coast to coast declared Jeb Bush‘s presidential campaign all but dead Wednesday night after his desultory performance in the third GOP debate, from Boulder, Colorado. The Economist wrote that,”(I)t is hard to see him coming back into contention now.” “It was do or die. And Bush died,” wrote Slate’s Jamelle Boulle. Bush obviously believes reports of his demise are greatly exaggerated, but it’s not one to say his campaign is struggling. Although they may have already been scheduled, having three events…

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The 20 Republicans considering a 2016 White House run

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For the 2016 presidential race, more than 18 months away, the GOP presidential field is shaping up to be the largest in recent history. As it stands now, 20 Republicans have serious intentions for a White House run in 2016, with some aggressive rumblings already, and others expecting to gear up in the next few weeks. Jonathan Easley of The Hill expects a flurry of announcements to begin in April. With a year and a half until the first debate,…

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Email insights: Dems say Marco Rubio won’t bamboozle with ‘tired’ tax plans

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Marco Rubio, the prospective 2016 Republican presidential candidate, floated a few “new economic ideas” during an appearance at a recent legislative conference of the International Association of Firefighters. Rubio’s plans went over with the firefighters like a lead balloon, according to a new email from the Florida Democratic Party. The email – subject: “Marco Rubio Can’t Fool America’s Firefighters” — featured a post on the Factivists fact-checking website. On it, the FDP calls the Florida Republican’s new tax plan a “tired…

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