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Donald Trump is never ever getting out of the race

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Republican candidate Donald TrumpĀ on Friday said he’s “never getting out” of the race for the presidency, denying reports that he’s plateaued in popularity. Trump joined MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program, his 14thĀ appearance on that show either in person or by phone since announcing his candidacy. Host Joe Scarborough, a former North Florida congressman, jokingly warned Trump that he was slipping in the polls. Of course, he’s not. Trump stands at 27.8 percent in the latest Huffington Post average of presidential preference…

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Mitch Perry Report for 10.7.15 — Marco Rubio is missing votes, but will that really matter?

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Happy Wednesday to y’all. And if you’re a NY Yankee fan, hey, be positive. At least you made the “playoff,” for the first time in three years. There’s aĀ new Quinnipiac pollĀ out this morning on the Florida presidential race, and the results here are similar to everywhere else in the country. Ā It’s Trump and Carson taking charge. Marco Rubio is third at 14 percent. Hey, 3rd place behind the two non-politicos — not bad, you might think. Not great either. He…

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New PPP national survey has Donald Trump up by 10 points

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Donald Trump may or may not have already peaked in the Republican presidential contest, but no other candidate gets close to him in yet another national poll of GOP candidates released on Tuesday. The Public Policy Polling survey has Trump up with 27 percent support.Ā Ben Carson is in second place with 17 percent, and Marco Rubio is next with 13 percent. These are all numbers thatĀ are roughly the same as when PPP conductedĀ its last survey back in early September. Rounding…

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John Kasich, Rick Santorum coming to Sunshine Summit

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Republican presidential candidates John Kasich and Rick Santorum have added their names to the list of contenders appearing at the Republican Party of Florida’s Sunshine Summit in Orlando next month. The state GOP announced the news Tuesday. Kasich, governor of Ohio, and Santorum, aĀ former U.S. senatorĀ representing Pennsylvania, now will join a lineup that includes former Florida Gov.Ā Jeb Bush, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, former Gov. Mike Huckabee of Arkansas, Gov. Bobby Jindal of…

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Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio still in middle of the pack in new Iowa, NH polls

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Florida’s two presidential candidates – Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio- remain in the middle of the pack in two new polls taken in Iowa and New Hampshire and released on Sunday. Donald Trump continues to lead the Republican field in both states, according to the NBC News/Wall Street Journal/MaristĀ surveys. In New Hampshire,Ā Trump now holds a five-point advantage over Carly Fiorina among GOP primary voters, 21 percent to 16 percent – followed by Bush in third place with Ā percent, and Marco…

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Jeb Bush gets blasted for “stuff happens” remark about Oregon mass shooting

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Jeb Bush received a torrent of criticism Friday afternoon after he said “stuff happens” in reference to calls for legislative action after the mass shooting that took place in Oregon on Thursday. ā€œI had this challenge as governor because we had — look, stuff happens,ā€ he said at a forum in South Carolina. ā€œThere’s always a crisis and the impulse is always to do something, and it’s not necessarily the right thing to do.ā€ He didn’t back down afterwards, changing…

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Marco Rubio rises to 4th place, Jeb Bush back in 5th in USA Today/Suffolk University poll

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Has the Donald Trump phenomenon peaked? Not exactly, according to aĀ USA Today/Suffolk University pollĀ released on Wednesday thatĀ shows the NYC real estate magnate maintaining a double-digit lead in the GOP presidential sweepstakes. Trump is at 23 percent. Ben Carson and Carly Fiorina are tied for second with 13 percent each. Marco Rubio comes in fourth with 9 percent. Jeb Bush is in fifth place with 8 percent, and Ted Cruz is next with 6 percent. Nobody else in the pack gets…

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