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High stakes for Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio in Florida presidential primary

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Leading Republican presidential prospects faced off at an event Tuesday in battleground Florida, a state that could prove pivotal to the Florida heavyweights seeking the nomination, not to mention any rival who manages to win here instead. Jeb Bush, a former two-term Florida governor, and Florida’s junior Sen. Marco Rubio, were the home-state stars at a GOP economic gathering that drew a half dozen White House hopefuls to a Disney World convention center – Rubio, tied up by Senate business,…

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Rick Perry continues his bromance with Rick Scott in Orlando

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Everyone knows that Rick Scott and former Texas Gov. Rick Perry have had something of a bromance going over the past few years, much of it regarding their competition to see which state has added more jobs over the past four years. Perry praised Scott several times during his 30-minute presentation, including a shout-out about half way through that Scott knew health care, and that he was doing the right thing in not wanting to expand Medicaid. While Scott was…

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Email insights: FDP gets creative with ‘Shady Bunch’

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A number of Republican presidential or prospective candidates in the increasingly crowded 2016 GOP presidential field will visit Walt Disney World this week – something that surely will draw attention. And that’s exactly what happened. A new email from the Florida Democratic Party blasts the entire Orlando Economic Growth Summit – presented by the always unpopular Gov. Rick Scott – with a quick turn of phrase: “The Shady Bunch.” Cute. While Scott is busy “failing to pass a budget or…

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10’s a crowd? GOP prepares for double digits on debate stage

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The first Republican presidential debate will feature no fewer than 10 candidates. That’s according to guidelines released Wednesday by debate hosts Fox News and Facebook, which offer the first clues as to how the GOP will handle its largest presidential class in recent memory. Party officials have been working privately in recent weeks to prevent its first debate in August from becoming a nationally televised circus, while lesser-known candidates have been lobbying for access. Only announced candidates will be allowed…

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GOP wrestling with too many ’16 prospects for a TV debate

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Never have more than 10 candidates taken the stage for a televised Republican presidential debate. Wish the GOP luck in trying to keep it that way. With the party’s first debate set for August, Republicans must decide to either allow what could become a nationally televised circus act, or figure out how to fairly whittle down a field likely to include eight current or former governors, four senators, two accomplished business executives and a renowned neurosurgeon. More than a half-dozen…

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Marco Rubio & Mike Huckabee move up in PPP national survey of GOP 2016 candidates

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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker continues to have a national lead of Republican presidential candidates in a new Public Policy Polling survey, but Marco Rubio and Mike Huckabee have the most momentum in this new poll. Walker continues to lead the field nationally with 18 percent support, followed by Rubio at 13 percent, Huckabee and Ben Carson at 12 percent, Jeb Bush at 11 percent, Ted Cruz at 10 percent, 5 percent for Chris Christie, and 2 percent for Rick Perry. In…

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Ron DeSantis picks up new super PAC support

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Although several conservative political committee have already come out for Ron DeSantis in his bid for the U.S. Senate, now a super PAC is supporting him. Service.Honor.Country. Action Fund (SHCAF) is a newly-minted group that can raise unlimited campaign cash, as well as independent payments on behalf of DeSantis, as he seeks Marco Rubio’s soon-to-be-open Senate seat. The group is chaired by Republican consultant Dave Carney, whose clients included Rick Perry and Newt Gingrich. “It is important that we replace…

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