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Is Marco Rubio’s Tallahassee fundraiser an indication he’s winning the Sheldon Adelson primary?

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It’s been said many times and many ways but in light of the host-committee dynamics behindĀ Marco Rubio‘s April 7 breakfast fundraiser in Tallahassee, it bears repeating: the road to Florida’s 2016 GOP presidential contest may well run through the Las Vegas estate of billionaire casino mogulĀ Sheldon Adelson. Rubio was reportedly on the outs with the Adelson folks after declining an invitationĀ — along with rival and Twitter combatant U.S. en. Rand Paul,Ā who is derided as an isolationist in some pro-Israel circlesĀ —Ā to…

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Jeb Bush, Hillary Clinton favored by American voters in 2016, CBS poll shows

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Jeb Bush continues to lead the field as best-known presidential hopeful tested in a new poll of Republican voters released Monday by CBS News. Behind Bush is former Gov. Mike Huckabee, followed by U.S. Sens.Ā Rand PaulĀ andĀ Marco Rubio. Respondents could choose as many names as they wanted. Showing the biggest movement in the past month is Texas U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, who announced his candidacy during the survey. Thirty-seven percent of Republican voters would consider voting for him now, while only…

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Rand Paul to visit Florida Panhandle for event on Monday

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Republican Rand Paul visits the Florida Panhandle on Monday, as the special guest of a dinner reception that evening. Organizers describe the $250-a-plate fundraiser as a ā€œsmall get together for just a few peopleā€ to meet the Kentucky Senator, who is a prospective presidential candidate for 2016. The event begins 6 p.m. at Mama Clemenzaā€™s, 12273 Emerald Coast Parkway West, Suite 102 in Miramar Beach. To sponsor the event is $500; hosting will setĀ supporters back $1,000. TIME Magazine calls Paul,…

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Are the early primary states a big deal anymore?

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Few states have shaped presidential politics like Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. By hosting the nation’s first presidential primaries and caucuses, the states have heaped political and financial rewards for decades on successful candidates and hastened the end for underachievers. Yet their clout may be declining in 2016. Campaign aides and veteran political operatives expect the Republicans’ next primary season to extend well beyond the first three states, thanks to an explosion of well-financed super PACs, a robust stable…

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Donald Trump leading Marco Rubio in Suffolk University New Hampshire poll

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Winning New Hampshire doesn’t determine anything when it comes to winning the Republican presidential nomination. If that were the case, Pat Buchanan would have been the nominee in 1996, and John McCain the party’s standard bearer in 2000. But they weren’t. Both Bob Dole and George W. Bush rallied from their stunning early losses to capture the nomination for president. But having said that, Marco Rubio can’t be too pleased to see that a new Suffolk University Poll released on…

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Jeb Bush loses some momentum in Florida in new PPP survey

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A new poll shows that a majority of FloridiansĀ wouldĀ prefer that neither Jeb Bush nor Marco Rubio should run for president next year. Only 37 percent of Florida voters think Bush should run for president, to 52 percent who say they think he shouldn’t, according to the survey published today byĀ Public Policy Polling. The numbers for Marco Rubio on that front are almost identical —Ā 35 percent say he should run, to 51 percent who believe he should sit it out. PPP…

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Mitch Perry Report for 3.23.15 — Ted Cruz & Patrick Murphy declare for 2016

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It’s late March of 2015, but it’s all about 2016 for a couple of politicians in the news today. One is South Florida-based DemocraticĀ U.S. Rep.Ā Patrick Murphy, who is officially running for the U.S. Senate next year. You can read our interview with the young Democrat (he’s just 31) that we conducted with him last night. But the big news nationally is TexasĀ U.S. Sen.Ā Ted Cruz’s announcement in a few hours that he will be running for president in 2016. Unlike Jeb…

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