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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/Marist surveys. In New Hampshire, 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  percent, and Marco…

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Democratic women blast Marco Rubio’s paid family leave program, saying it’s missing the ‘paid’ part

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Last week, Marco Rubio became the first Republican presidential candidate to release a paid family leave proposal, but the reviews haven’t been very favorable. Unlike the proposals floated by Democratic presidential candidates Martin O’Malley, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton, Rubio’s plan disdains any government mandates, and instead advocates giving tax incentives so businesses will offer it to their employees. “I can barely use the word ‘plan’ here, because what Marco Rubio has laid out for paid leave wouldn’t do a thing to…

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CNN: Joe Biden can be a game-day decision for debate

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CNN says it will allow Vice President Joe Biden to participate in the first Democratic presidential primary debate even if he decides that day to be a candidate. The network released its criteria for the Oct. 13 debate on Monday. Since Biden has achieved an average of one percent support in three polls — even though he isn’t a declared candidate — CNN said he needs only to file the necessary paperwork or say he will that day to be…

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Bernie Sanders pushes for more debates

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Here’s the latest news on the 2016 race for president. (All times local): 12:35 p.m. There’s no debate about it for Bernie Sanders. Any chance there will be more than the six debates already sanctioned by the Democratic National Committee? “I have the feeling that there will be,” the Vermont senator tells CBS’ “Face the Nation.” Supporters of Sanders and former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley are pressing for more. Hillary Rodham Clinton‘s campaign has said the front-runner is open to…

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Jeb Bush slumps to 6th place in Iowa in new PPP poll

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Jeb Bush assured reporters in Cedar Falls on Tuesday that “We are in it for the long haul,” and said he believes he’ll be able to pick up some supporters of Scott Walker in Iowa. Though he has nabbed one such backer who had been supporting Walker — Iowa state Rep. Terry Baxter, he’ll need a whole lot more if he’s going to be competitive in the Hawkeye State, according to a new Public Policy Poll released today. Donald Trump leads the field…

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Hillary Clinton increases lead nationally in new CNN Democratic poll

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Has Hillary Clinton stemmed any erosion of support for her due to the ongoing saga regarding her emails? Though she trails Vermont independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders in state polls in Iowa and New Hampshire, she has never trailed in a national poll of Democratic presidential candidates this year, and a new CNN/ORC poll released Monday shows her gaining on Sanders. Clinton is at 42 percent support, compared to 24 percent for Sanders. Vice President Joe Biden is a close third at…

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Mitch Perry Report for 9.18.15 — Hillary says she’s up for more debates

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As was the case with Fox News last month, CNN received record ratings for airing its prime-time Republican presidential debate this week, with 23 million tuning in. Thanks to Donald Trump, of course, the debates have become Must See TV. Too bad the Democrats don’t have one of those. Or how about even holding a debate? Well, that will be happening — in three and a half weeks. As has been well noted, more and more Democrats have taken issue with…

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