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Ron DeSantis raises nearly $3 million in 2015

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The Ron DeSantis for Florida campaign announced Monday that it raised $772,000 in the fourth quarter of 2015, bringing its total contributions for 2015 to almost $3 million. “This latest financial report proves that Congressman DeSantis has cemented himself as the front-runner for the Republican nomination in Florida. The campaign not only enjoys the support of a majority of Florida’s major political donors but it also now includes some of the biggest Republican donors from around the country,” said DeSantis…

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David Jolly releases digital ad promoting his STOP Act (and takes a shot at Ron DeSantis)

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Shortly after David Jolly formally announced his legislation that would prohibit federal officers from raising money in office, he issued out a statement calling on member of the public to support the effort, called the STOP Act. He’s also released this new digital ad, which begins with news footage of cable news anchors talking about terrorism, the national debt, the immigration problem, the problems at the VA, all with ominous music playing in the background, before Jolly appears. “We can’t…

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David Jolly has a super PAC in his bid for U.S. Senate

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Ron DeSantis has one. Carlos Lopez-Cantera has two. Now David Jolly has one as well. A super PAC, that is. It’s called FloridAmerican Conservatives.  “The United States Senate seat in Florida will be open in 2016, and the national liberal Democrats — Obama, Clinton, Reid — will spend whatever it takes to put Florida in their column,” the Super PAC’s website reads. “We’re supporting David Jolly for the Republican nomination because he is the conservative who can and will hold this seat and protect our Republican majority.As a Congressman…

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On Adam Smith and trees falling in forests

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The inner workings of the Republican Party of Florida have been in the news this week after its Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer both exited the organization. POLITICO Florida’s Matt Dixon scored a major scoop over the weekend with news that Brad Herold was leaving his position as ED to manage Ron DeSantis‘ U.S. Senate campaign. FloridaPolitics.com advanced that story with a report that veteran staffer George Riley would be Herold’s replacement. Then, early Monday morning, POLITICO Florida’s Marc Caputo reported that the Florida GOP was…

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Brad Herold leaving Florida GOP to join Ron DeSantis Senate campaign

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Brad Herold is exiting his post as Executive Director of the Republican Party of Florida to serve as the campaign manager for U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis’s Senate bid. George Riley will take over January 16 as Acting Executive Director of the RPOF. Herold, a former deputy state director in Marco Rubio’s Senate office, has served as RPOF executive director since May. His hiring part of a widespread shake-up in the wake of the election of party chair Blaise Ingoglia. Herold’s move was first…

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Jac Wilder VerSteeg: 2016 to be a put up or shut up year

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At last, we will have a put up or shut up year. In 2016, people will have to act instead of speculate or opine, and we are going to have some answers, finally. In 2016, we’re going to find out who schlongs who. We will find out whether the rise of The Donald is the solidifying phenomenon that, however unlikely, it appeared to become in the final months of 2015. Trump is the biggie of 2016. We will find out…

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Mitch Perry Report for 12.17.15 — As Congress votes on spending bill, will far right turn on Paul Ryan now?

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I’m going to guess that conservatives in Congress aren’t going to turn on new House Speaker Paul D. Ryan so soon, since he’s still undergoing a honeymoon less than two months after replacing the very unpopular John Boehner. But there’s definitely unease among the far right part of the party on this omnibus spending bill that his House of Representatives will vote on tomorrow. Today comes a vote on a tax package, which apparently is only going to be supported by Republicans,…

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