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Today on Context Florida: Marcocito, an RPOF candidate “invite” and the real GOP debate winner

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Today on Context Florida: Diane Roberts writes that near the end of the latest televised dork parade billed as a “Republican Debate,” CNN’s Jake Tapper asked each candidate what her or his Secret Service code name should be. “Gator!” said Marco Rubio. “Marcocito” received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida after a year at the obscure (and now-defunct) Tarkio College in Missouri, and another year at community college. The miasma from the Swamp seems to have affected his brain,…

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GOP debate watch parties scheduled in Tampa, Valrico and Lutz

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Wondering where to watch tomorrow night’s GOP debate? If you’re a Tampa Bay area Republican, we’ve got you covered. The “CruzCrew” of Ted Cruz supporters will be at Havana Blues in Tampa located at 5319 Ehrlic Road. Three GOP clubs will meet at various places around the Tampa Bay area. The Greater Brandon Republican Club will be at the Landing Bar and Grill in Valrico located at 4351 Lynx Paw Trail. Tampa Bay Young Republicans will be at 5303 West…

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USF St. Pete political scientist Darryl Paulson says Donald Trump was GOP debate’s biggest loser

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Donald Trump was last night’s biggest loser in the first official GOP presidential debate heading into election season. That’s according to USF St. Pete political scientist and professor emeritus Darryl Paulson. “People watch [debates] not to see who wins, but to see who crashes and to me the guy who hit the rail last night was Donald Trump,” Paulson said during an interview with this reporter on WMNF’s Midpoint political talk show. Paulson described a long history of debate moments that…

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Conservative group to air anti-debt ad during GOP presidential debate

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The Campaign to Fix the Debt is making sure its namesake argument is hashed out in Thursday night’s 10-candidate GOP presidential debate. In an ad created by the conservative-leaning Jamestown Associates firm, a game-show style announcer appears on screen with a blurred debate scene in the background. “Our next question comes from Molly about our $18 trillion debt,” he says as a giant screen overlooking an audience shows a smiling young girl with her hair tucked into a girlish ponytail.…

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Email insights: Hillary Clinton TBT video may indicate she’s targeting Jeb Bush, not worried about Donald Trump

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The Hillary Clinton campaign is celebrating Throwback Thursday with a twist. Instead of seeing old photos of Hillary back in her Welsley College days, her campaign has put together a video of past comments made by GOP presidential hopefuls. “Today is Throwback Thursday, when the social media-savvy among us take to Facebook and Instagram to post photos of the goofy hairstyles and outfits we’ve had the good sense to move on from,” an email linking to the video read. “Republican…

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If you learn nothing else today, read where Donald Trump supporters will be hanging out Thursday for the debate

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With the first official GOP-sanctioned debate coming up this Thursday, there are likely to be a number of watch parties throughout the Bay area. Depending on your political leanings and/or sense of humor, there is one that probably stands out above all others. A group of Donald Trump supporters are gathering for a viewing party at Hogan’s Beach on 7700 W. Courtney Campbell Causeway. An invitation was sent to SaintPetersBlog editor Peter Schorsch along with a congradulations and welcome “to…

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