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Jeb Bush attacks John Kasich on Medicaid expansion as the campaign moves to South Carolina

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New Hampshire was said to be the crucible for the three governors running for the centrist/establishment lane of the GOP presidential contest. The winner of that competition was John Kasich, the Ohio Governor who came in second place behind Donald Trump. Jeb Bush came in fourth, ahead of Marco Rubio and Chris Christie, whose future in the race now looks dubious. On MSNBC’s Morning Joe on Wednesday, Bush began laying out the case why he should be the conservative choice…

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Marco Rubio promises supporters he’ll do better as the campaign moves to South Carolina

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Marco Rubio vows that he will never allow what happened to him in last Saturday night’s GOP debate to happen to him again. “I want you to understand something,” he told the crowd of disappointed supporters at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester, New Hampshire on Tuesday night. “Our disappointment tonight is not on you; it’s on me. It is on me. I did not do well on Saturday night — listen to this: that will never happen again. That will never happen again.” What…

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Mitch Perry Report for 2.10.16 – The GOP is still looking for its establishment candidate

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So much for “Marcomentum.” Eight days ago, the national media, with some justification, was spreading the word that Marco Rubio was the unexpected star of the Iowa caucus, despite the fact that he received fewer votes than Ted Cruz and Donald Trump. Rubio began rising in the polls in NH, and it seemed that the battle of the governors (Jeb Bush, Chris Christie and John Kasich) was all about who would come in third, and live to continue their campaign.…

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Despite problems charter schools could get more state money

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Setting up a potential tug-of-war over millions in taxpayer money, the Florida House is rushing ahead with a plan that would force school districts across the state to share local property taxes with charter schools. Some legislators are pushing to steer more money to charter schools even though a recent analysis by The Associated Press found that as much as $70 million has gone to charter schools that eventually closed. Republican lawmakers contend that it’s time for charter schools, which…

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Donald Trump wins New Hampshire after Iowa disappointment

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Donald Trump nailed down a solid first electoral win in New Hampshire’s presidential primary Tuesday, demonstrating his unorthodox campaign can translate large crowds at rambunctious rallies into the votes that determine delegates. His Republican rivals pinned their hopes on a strong second-place finish, looking to break from the pack and ensure the survival of their campaigns. Stung by his second-place showing in Iowa last week, Trump had been determined to make New Hampshire his proving ground for a campaign that…

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Don’t blink: Now Mike Haridopolos is suing Frank Tsamoutales

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The day after lobbyist Frank Tsamoutales sued former Senate President Mike Haridopolos for fraud and breach of contract, Haridopolos shot back with his own lawsuit, saying Tsamoutales never paid him. Haridopolos filed his own breach of contract claim Tuesday in Brevard Circuit Civil Court; the former senator lives in Merritt Island. He served as President in 2010-12 and ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate, ending his campaign in 2011. In August 2013, Haridopolos went to work as an independent contractor for Tsamoutales Strategies, a lobbying firm that is based in Tallahassee but represents clients…

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In new ad, Jeb Bush blasts John Kasich over not-so-conservative record

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In the days before the crucial New Hampshire presidential primary, Republican governors battle it out on the airwaves over their respective conservative bona fides. A new ad from Jeb Bush takes aim at fellow Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich for lacking a conservative record like Bush built during two terms as Florida’s executive-in-chief. The attack follows Kasich’s well-received performance at Friday’s ABC News GOP debate. “No Comparison,” is a nearly 90-second ad comparing Kasich’s record to Bush’s on several issues,…

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