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Marco Rubio ‘Obama problem,’ Jeb Bush ‘dynasty’ could be issues in primary, insiders say

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Lack of national experience could be a factor in the GOP presidential primary for Marco Rubio, particularly in light of seven years of President Barack Obama, a first-term senator when he began his campaign for the White House. So says the POLITICO Caucus, a weekly bipartisan analysis by a panel of political operatives and activists in the early primary states of Iowa and New Hampshire. The comparison between Florida U.S. Sen. Rubio and Obama doesn’t end there; both men have superior speaking…

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Mitch Perry Report for 6.18.15 — Rand Paul becomes the latest pol to promise to “blow up the tax code”

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Rand Paul today is unveiling his “Fair and Flat Tax,” where he aims to repeal the entire IRS tax code and replace it with a broad-based 14.5 percent tax on individuals and businesses. He says he would eliminate “nearly” every special-interest loophole, while also eliminating the payroll tax on workers and several federal taxes outright, including gift and estate taxes, telephone taxes, and all duties and tariffs. Headline, Scroll, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Hillary Clinton, Mike Merrill, United for Care, Right to…

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Jeb Bush has optimistic message, faces challenges in ’16 bid

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Jeb Bush launched a Republican presidential bid months in the making Monday with a vow to get Washington “out of the business of causing problems” and to stay true to his beliefs – easier said than done in a bristling primary contest where his conservative credentials will be sharply challenged. “I will campaign as I would serve, going everywhere, speaking to everyone, keeping my word, facing the issues without flinching,” Bush said, opening his campaign at a rally near his…

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New CNN poll: Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush lead GOP, Hillary Clinton stumbles

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In the GOP race for the 2016 presidential nomination, new polling shows U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and former Gov. Jeb Bush leading the pack, although no one candidate has emerged as a clear frontrunner. As it now stands, a new CNN/ORC 2016 poll has the race shaping up with some warnings for Democrat Hillary Clinton, as well as a few concerns for Bush, the Republican Party’s highest- profile contender. Of a group of seven Republicans, Floridians Rubio and Bush are at…

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Mike Huckabee is all about the fair tax in Orlando

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The so-called “fair tax” is a concept that’s been around for about 15 years. It would replace all federal taxes with a simple consumption tax on all retail sales. Mike Huckabee spent most of his 34 minutes on the stage at the Disney Resort and Hotel on Tuesday spouting this concept, saying that it’s the single biggest factor that will allow the U.S. economy to thrive. A Florida resident himself (he now resides in Santa Rosa Beach in the Panhandle), he…

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Mitch Perry Report for 6.2.15 — Senators doing their jobs

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Blame Rand Paul. The U.S. Senate is in session again today, and will be voting on amendments to the USA Freedom Act, which represents the first significant rollback of NSA surveillance that has been approved. Or at least that’s what the House did. Now the Senate will be working on a bill today, which means Marco Rubio will be in Washington and not Orlando for Rick Scott’s Economic Summit taking place at Disney World. Rubio will appear via video this morning…

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Marco Rubio latest GOP hopeful to bow out of Iowa Straw Poll

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Sen. Marco Rubio will not be taking part in this year’s Iowa Straw Poll. The Florida Senator and announced Republican presidential candidate is joining Jeb Bush, Sen. Lindsey Graham and Mike Huckabee in bowing out of the once-prominent presidential campaign event. POLITICO reports that Rubio’s decision, confirmed by his campaign on Saturday, is just the latest blow to the event which had been a mainstay for the Republican presidential nomination process. Several other candidates, such as Gov. Scott Walker, Sens.…

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