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Bob Buckhorn among the speakers at Fight for 15 protest in Tampa

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The “Fight for 15” movement for fast-food and retailer workers advocating for higher wages and better treatment has been ongoing for over two years now, and on this Tax Day culminated in a protests in over 200 cities across the country, including events at City Hall in St. Petersburg and later in the day in Tampa’s Copeland Park. Although the movement has focused on fast food workers, the effort – organized by the Service Employees International Union – has also…

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The end for SaintPetersBlog

Ever since I acquired the rights to the perfect domain for my efforts — FloridaPolitics.com — I knew that one

New PPP survey shows Jeb Bush in trouble in New Hampshire

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A new poll published by Public Policy Polling shows Florida Republicans Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio need to do a lot of work to become competitive in New Hampshire, the site of the first Republican Presidential Primary election next January. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is looking very strong, leading with 24 percent support. That’s 10 percentage points higher than the second-place Republican, Texas U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz. And what’s most impressive is that Walker was only at 3 percent when PPP surveyed New…

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Marco Rubio draws from past despite future focus

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Florida Sen. Marco Rubio launched a Republican presidential campaign this week with a promise to reject “the leaders and ideas of the past.” It was a not-so-subtle jab from a 43-year-old fresh-faced, senator at his likely 2016 competitors, Republican Jeb Bush and Democrat Hillary Clinton, whose families were cemented as political dynasties in the 1990s. A closer look at Rubio’s early priorities, however, suggests that many of his policy prescriptions were born in the same era he’s vowing to leave…

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Mitch Perry Report for 4.15.15 – Waiting on Hillary

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Love her or loath her, Hillary Clinton’s official presence in the 2016 presidential sweepstakes is a big deal. But does the political media class have to lose their collective sh*t in the process? It was sort of humorous to read that story the other day about how Mrs. Clinton’s delayed video release announcing her campaign on Sunday (it came after 3 p.m. when it was rumored to happen at noon) had affected the leisure schedules of so many reporters on…

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Marco Rubio says he’s ready to be president — but will Republicans follow?

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There’s no doubt that one has to have giant stones to think they’re smart enough and charismatic enough to run the free world. Marco Rubio falls into that category. “I have heard some suggest that I should step aside and wait my turn, ” Rubio said toward the end of his 18-minute-plus speech at the Freedom Tower in downtown Miami on Monday night. “But I cannot. Because I believe our very identity as an exceptional nation is at stake, and I…

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Obama for America, Charlie Crist alum Amanda Litman named Hillary Clinton 2016 email director

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Former Charlie Crist for Governor digital director Amanda Litman is heading to Hillaryworld as the Democratic field’s only real contender kicks off her campaign today in Iowa, Clinton’s 2008 Waterloo. Litman has been named the Clinton 2016 presidential campaign’s email director, giving her a chance to put into practice her confident remarks at the end of the 2014 midterm cycle, a disastrous one for Democrats, but one that Litman says will help the Ds slingshot into victory in a more favorable presidential…

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Debbie Wasserman Schultz calls Marco Rubio a ‘prune wrapped in tinsel’

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The suspense is over — The Associated Press reported earlier this morning that Marco Rubio is officially the third Republican to declare his candidacy for president for 2016 But all eyes remain on how Rubio will deliver that announcement later today in downtown Miami. Giving a little pre-speech smacktalk to welcome Rubio to the highest level of scrutiny in American politics was Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz, always poised to attack a Republican — and in the case…

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