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David Jolly’s dilemma — not impressed by current GOP Senate field, but not keen to leave his constituents

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David Jolly says he’s excited to serve in the House of Representatives, but confesses he’s still considering entering the race for the Republican nomination for Senate in Florida in 2016. “I would be happy to see the field develop in a way that there was a candidate that I knew I could fully support,” he told Florida Politics on Wednesday. “Where the field is today, I don’t see that, and so I’m just being patient, waiting to see who else…

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New poll shows trend in NH – Marco Rubio rising, Jeb Bush falling back

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For the second time in the past week, a New Hampshire presidential poll shows Marco Rubio ascending in support there, and Jeb Bush dropping back. The new Bloomberg Politics/Saint Anselm New Hampshire Poll released on Sunday shows four Republicans in a virtual tie at the front – Rand Paul and Scott Walker get 12 percent support, with Bush and Rubio right behind at 11 percent. But as was the case in a WMUR poll conducted and published a few days ago, it’s Rubio who…

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Rand Paul hails NSA ruling as Marco Rubio argues for re-authorizing data collection

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While presidential candidates Rand Paul and Bernie Sanders were hailing the federal court ruling on Thursday that the National Security Agency‘s bulk collection of phone records isn’t authorized by the Patriot Act, Marco Rubio was on the floor of the Senate arguing for the controversial program to be reauthorized. “Here’s the truth: If this program had existed before 9/11, it is quite possible that we would have known that the 9/11 hijacker Khalid al-Mihdhar was living in San Diego and was making…

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WMUR poll shows Marco Rubio with highest favorability ratings in New Hampshire

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There are two key pieces of news coming out of the latest WMUR Granite State Poll on the 2016 candidates for president released on Wednesday. One is that most New Hampshire primary voters aren’t close to deciding on who they’ll vote for in the first primary next year. Only 5 percent of likely Republican voters tell pollsters for the New Hampshire Survey Center that they have definitely decided on their candidate of choice. Seventeen percent are leaning toward a candidate, and 78…

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Uber political caucus grows, as does popularity on Capitol Hill

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As Uber grows in popularity, so does scrutiny of the ridesharing phenomenon, especially among those in Washington, D.C. But that scrutiny has not stopped many on Capitol Hill from taking advantage of the emerging on-demand service. Despite concerns raised by some lawmakers over Uber’s handling of private customer data, the Center for Public Integrity found that 275 federal politicians and political committees spent more than $278,000 combined on a minimum of 7,625 Uber rides during 2013-2014. According to reporter Dave…

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Jeb Bush falling, Marco Rubio rising in new Iowa poll

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The Iowa caucuses are likely to be dominated by social conservatives, so nobody is expecting Jeb Bush to excel in the first presidential contest in 2016. But seventh place? That’s where he is currently in a new Quinnipiac survey released this morning. Once again, neighboring governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin leads in Iowa — in this poll he garners 25 percent support. Trailing by double-digits and tied for second place is Marco Rubio and Rand Paul at 13 percent each.…

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Marco Rubio foreign policy views receive greater scrutiny

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As he rolls out his candidacy for president, Marco Rubio has been positioning himself as somewhat of an expert on foreign policy. “Governors can certainly read about foreign policy in briefings, and meet with experts, but there is no way they’ll be ready on Day One to manage U.S. foreign policy because the learning curve alone would take a number of years, and you see that reflected in the history of the presidency,” the Republican presidential candidate told reporters and…

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