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On Adam Smith and trees falling in forests

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The inner workings of the Republican Party of Florida have been in the news this week after its Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer both exited the organization. POLITICO Florida’s Matt Dixon scored a major scoop over the weekend with news that Brad Herold was leaving his position as ED to manage Ron DeSantis‘ U.S. Senate campaign. FloridaPolitics.com advanced that story with a report that veteran staffer George Riley would be Herold’s replacement. Then, early Monday morning, POLITICO Florida’s Marc Caputo reported that the Florida GOP was…

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On Marco Rubio and the early states

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Counter to the POLITICO Caucus, but in agreement with The Washington Post‘s James Hohmann, I think Marco Rubio fared poorly in Tuesday’s GOP presidential candidate debate in Las Vegas, so much so that by week’s end it will be clear that he “lost.” I certainly don’t buy Mike Allen‘s argument that “Rubio is the Obama of 2008.” Hyperbole like that reminds me of when NBA reporters would compare to Kobe Bryant to Michael Jordan. Like Bryant, Rubio is very, very,…

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Give credit to … for breaking the news about the Seminole Compact deal

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“They do this at eight o’clock at night?” That was the first thing an exasperated Jim Rosica, one of our state capital reporter, said to me once I got him on the phone after news of Gov. Rick Scott reaching a deal with the Seminole Tribe of Florida hit the Twitters. Rosica and the rest of the Capitol Press Corps raced each other to break the news about the Compact. So who won the race? It certainly wasn’t me. I’m with my…

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With successful Sunshine Summit, Blaise Ingoglia makes critics eat crow

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So much for Blaise’s Blunder… After a few hiccups and a barrage of negative attention from Florida’s political media, namely the Tampa Bay Times’Adam Smith and, to a lesser extent, Politico Florida’s Marc Caputo, the Florida GOP’s Sunshine Summit was a smashing success. Fourteen presidential candidates and four U.S. Senate candidates spoke to more than 2,500 attendees. Three hundred and fifty press credentials were granted, although the RPOF did itself no favors by limiting access to Thursday night’s Statesman’s Dinner. CPSAN even offered wall-to-wall coverage.…

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Meet Matt Galka, one of the ’30 under 30′ rising stars of Florida politics

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Matt Galka‘s secret to success? “Be the same person on TV that you could talk to at a bar,” he says. The 27-year-old “multimedia journalist” started with Tallahassee’s local CBS affiliate, WCTV, in 2011. He’s now with Capitol News Service, helmed by broadcast veteran Mike Vasilinda, reporting “on the Florida Legislature and politics for more than two million viewers daily,” Galka’s website says. His work has caught the attention of his peers; he won the “Best Overall” award in 2013 from Florida…

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Today on Context Florida: Jeb Bush & stuff happens, libertarian fail and taxing “carried interest”

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Today on Context Florida: Jac Wilder VerSteeg discusses Jeb Bush’s “stuff happens” comment and his campaign’s reaction to the reaction. He gives a little advice on how to deal with questions about the Second Amendment the next time there’s a mass shooting – and there is bound to be another one he has to deal with between now and the election, assuming he’s not out of the race quickly: Before you speak, Jeb, imagine that you are in a room alone…

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Mitch Perry Report for 10.2.15 — On Jeb and Marco

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No doubt some Florida Republicans must have scoffed about how “clueless” Donald Trump was when they heard his remarks regarding the relationship between Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio in New Hampshire on Wednesday night. “They hate so much. They hate more than anybody in this room hates their neighbor,” Trump said, adding “It’s political bulls.” Now Politico’s Marc Caputo reports this morning that a tracker for Jeb’s Right to Rise PAC was busted at a Rubio campaign event in Cedar Falls, Iowa, last night. “It…

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