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Jeb Bush’s Right to Rise PAC starts spending its cash on ads in three early voting states

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One of the reasons why many people thought that Jeb Bush would be the man to beat for the Republican nomination for president was his ability to raise a lot of money from the donors class. Early on in his campaign, advisers talked about a “shock and awe” fundraising strategy that would blow away virtually every other candidate in the race. And in July those predictions came true, when Right to Rise, his super PAC, announced that it raised over…

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Jeb Bush super PAC launches first New Hampshire ad

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Right to Rise, the super PAC supporting Jeb Bush’s presidential run, started its first New Hampshire ad on Wednesday. NH1.com first reported on the 30-second spot, called “Run to Win,” which broadcast online in the first-in-the-nation primary state, as well as Iowa, the first caucus state in the presidential primary. A spokesperson said the ad, which will run through July 1, targets Republicans and independent voters. The ad features video of Bush when the former Florida governor announced his campaign…

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Will Jeb Bush opt not to compete in Iowa caucus?

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Jeb Bush has had his roughest week on the campaign trail, and it’s only Thursday. The former Florida governor has been getting hammered all week by critics for his fumbling of a question regarding the Iraq war, prompting New York Times columnist Gail Collins to title her piece on Thursday, “Wow, Jeb Bush is Awful.” Meanwhile, a 19-year-old college student in Reno got in Bush’s face on Wednesday to tell him that his brother, George W. Bush, was responsible for the creation of…

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Super PACs rise in influence in 2016 campaign

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When Hillary Rodham Clinton takes the stage at fundraisers thrown by a group that wants to elect her president, she’s not presented as a White House candidate. She’s a “special guest.” When Jeb Bush raises money for a group preparing to run major parts of his all-but-certain presidential campaign, he doesn’t ask for the cash himself. And the hundreds of millions these groups will raise? They have to spend it without talking strategy with the candidates and campaigns they support.…

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Jeb Bush super PAC looks to add top GOP strategists

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Several top GOP strategists are considering joining Right to Rise, the super PAC of likely presidential candidate Jeb Bush. According to The Washington Post, a handful of select Republican Party operatives could be the nucleus of a well-funded group operating outside any official campaign, to promote Bush’s as-of-yet unannounced candidacy and tear down any challenges. At the top of the list are expert Republican pollster Neil Newhouse and advertising pro Larry McCarthy, writes Post reporter Matea Gold. Once Bush officially…

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Yes He Can! Marco Rubio on the cover of National Review

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Marco Rubio is on the cover the new National Review – a coup that should help the Miami Republican raise some national money from grass roots conservatives. The writer is John J. Miller, who has written several pieces critical of Charlie Crist: On paper, it looks like a mismatch between an unbeatable juggernaut and a doomed also-ran. Yet Crist may be vulnerable: He warmly embraced President Obama’s stimulus spending and is one of the most liberal politicians in the Republican…

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