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Carly FIorina says there’s no difference between same-sex marriage and civil unions

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According to a 1997 GAO report, civil marriage brings with it at least 1,138 legal protections and responsibilities from the federal government, including the right to take leave from work to care for aĀ family member, the right to sponsor a spouse for immigration purposes, and Social Security survivor benefits. According toĀ GLADĀ (Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders),Ā civil unionsĀ bring few if any of those legal protections. But to Carly Florina, civil unions give same-sex couples all the rights that they should need…

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A Jeb Bush vs. Hillary Clinton race would be pretty unique, actually

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Although some fear that a Jeb Bush vs. Hillary Clinton presidential contest in 2016 is inevitable, it would be very unique in one respect. According toĀ researchĀ conducted by an official with the University of Minnesota’s Center for the Study of Politics and Governance, a Clinton/Bush matchup would be the first time in 120 years in which neither major party nominated a sitting elected or appointed political officeholder to beĀ their nominee. Bush has not held political office since his second term as…

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Mitch Perry Report for 5.4.15 — New week, many new GOP presidential candidates

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Two Republicans who have never held elected office — Dr. Ben Carson and Carly Florina — officially will declare their candidacy for the GOP nomination for president today. Carson will do it in his hometown of Detroit. Fiorina will reportedly just issue a statement, though she will appear in an interview with Katie Couric on Yahoo later today to elaborate on why she should be the next POTUS. There are heavy odds against both of these candidates, which is why…

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Mitch Perry Report for 4.28.15 — Jeb Bush. And his money.

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The Democratic National Committee’s oppo research team enjoyed poking fun at Jeb Bush yesterday, sending out an email after he was quoted in one setting over the weekend as saying that “I don’t think you need to spend $1 billion to be elected president of the United States,” while another quote attributed to him Sunday night while addressing hundreds of top donors in Miami that his organization had him saying that he “has raised more money in its first 100…

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Ben Carson teases Sarasota a week before he officially becomes a presidential candidate

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Ben Carson has become somewhat of a phenomenon among the Tea Party Right in the Republican Party, though whether there’s enough room for him in the crowded GOP presidential contest will soon be tested. A 63-year-old retired pediatric neurosurgeon who now resides in West Palm Beach, Carson’s super PAC has raised well north of $2 million. But where does he get off thinking that he can lead the country? “What I would say to those people is — wouldn’t you…

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Marco Rubio returns to Iowa for the first time as a declared presidential candidate

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Last week it was Nashua, N.H. Tomorrow, Waukee, Iowa. Waukee isĀ the site of the next GOP presidential cattle call, where Marco Rubio will make his first appearance in the Hawkeye State since officially declaring his candidacy for president earlier this month. He’ll be joined by at least seven other presidential hopefuls who will speak at the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition. Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, Mike Huckabee, Bobby Jindal, Rand Paul, Rick Santorum and Scott Walker are all scheduled to…

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The voices (of a few) New Hampshire Republicans

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Last weekend, Nashua, N.H., was the center of the political universe. Approximately 20 announced presidential candidates, probable candidates, and long-shot possibilities were offeredĀ 30 minutes each by the New Hampshire Republican Party to present themselves and answer questions from 600 Republicans at the First in the Nation Republican Leadership Summit at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. In addition to reporting on all of the speeches from the candidates,Ā Florida Politics spoke to several audience membersĀ about who they were looking for in a nominee.…

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