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Progressive group sends “love” with GOP Valentineā€™s Day cards

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Valentineā€™s Day is a day of romance, and Americans United for Change is sending a love letter to their friends in the GOP. Tongue-in-cheek that is. In a new email, the progressive advocacy group, fronted by Democratic operativeĀ Brad Woodhouse, issued its Republican Party Valentineā€™s Day cards. ā€œHaving trouble expressing yourself to that special someone in your life this Valentineā€™s season,ā€ the email asks. ā€œWhy not let the Republican candidates do it for you with these personalized cards from their favorite…

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Pinellas GOP aims to have top presidential hopeful as Lincoln dinner draw

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The Pinellas County Republican Executive Committee’s annual Lincoln Day Dinner is set for March 12 at the Hilton Carillon Hotel in the county’s Gateway area. The event is the partyā€™s biggest fundraiser. This yearā€™s goal for the dinner is $200,000. Last year the group raised $140,000. Because it was an off-election year, however, that amount was record-breaking for the local party. Pinellas County Republican Party Executive Committee Chairman Nick DeCeglie said the group expects more than 500 guests this year…

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Hispanic Republican Club entices voters with free services

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Gearing up for the 2016 Presidential Preference Primary in Florida, The Hispanic Republican Club in Pinellas County is offering up some free services. In what should come as little surprise to anyone, that includes voter registration. The Republican Party has been, in recent years, struggling to maintain relevancy among minority voters. While the party still has a strong showing in Latin communities, that foothold could be shrinking. Voter registration drives are key for both major parties going into elections, particularly…

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Marco Rubio shifts immigration focus to national security concerns

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Marco Rubio is increasingly portraying immigration as a national security issue rather than a question of what to do with millions of people in the country illegally, a sign of his evolving stance on a topic that remains one of his liabilities with conservative voters. “The issue is not the same one we had a few years ago,” Rubio told voters recently in New Hampshire. “This issue’s different now; we have radical jihadist groups that are using our immigration system…

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Gallup: Independent voters outpace major parties for 5th straight year

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For the fifth year in a row more than 40 percent of Americans say they identify as an independent voter. According to a Gallup poll spanning all of 2015 among more than 12,000 adults, only 29 percent of respondents said they were Democrats while just 26 percent were Republicans. Independent voters appear split over which party to lean. The Democratic and Republican parties each earned 16 percent favorability from independents who said they leaned toward one party or the other.…

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Abrasive Ted Cruz tries to use personality to his advantage

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Ted Cruz‘s reputation as an arrogant, grating, in-your-face ideologue has dogged him throughout the Republican presidential race. But it hasn’t stopped the Texas senator’s rise. Cruz is increasingly embracing his irascible persona, trying to turn what could be a liability into an asset. “If you want someone to grab a beer with, I may not be that guy,” Cruz said at a Republican debate this fall when asked to describe his biggest weakness. “But if you want someone to drive…

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Today on Context Florida: Holiday service, homegrown threats, Christmas wishes and what’s wrong with the GOP

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Today onĀ Context Florida: Terri Susan Fine says the Thanksgiving season brought interesting discussions about ā€œthe holidays.ā€ Many holidays are celebrated by people of different cultures, religious backgrounds and nations of origin. There are some who may celebrate both holidays such that they wish each other ā€œMerry Christmasā€ and a ā€œHappy Hanukkah,ā€ while others include Hanukkah decorations on their Christmas trees or add the traditional red-and-green Christmas colors to their Hanukkah menorahs, the eight-light candelabra used as part of the Hanukkah…

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