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David Jolly reacts to conservative criticism of his record

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A close observation of Pinellas County Congressman David Jolly‘s record in the House indicates that despite the occasional pragmatic vote (he does represent a moderate district in Congress after all), nobody would accuse him of being a liberal. Well, almost no one. Today the Club for Growth, an economic conservative political group, came out with a statement blasting the newest entrant into the GOP Senate 2016 race, with their president, David McIntosh calling Jolly, “a big-spending liberal and former lobbyist who…

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David Jolly reacts to conservative criticism of his record

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A close observation of Pinellas County Congressman David Jolly’s record in the House indicates that despite the occasional pragmatic vote (he does represent a moderate district in Congress after all), nobody would accuse him of being a liberal. Well, almost no one. Today the Club for Growth, an economic conservative political group, came out with a statement blasting the newest entrant into the GOP Senate 2016 race, with their president, David McIntosh calling Jolly, “a big-spending liberal and former lobbyist who…

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Donald Trump leads Jeb Bush, rest of GOP presidential field in new Fox poll

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Donald Trump leads the Republican presidential field in a new Fox News poll released on Friday morning with 18 percent support. The businessman/celebrity’s rise has been dramatic; He’s up seven percentage points since last month and up 14 points since May. Scott Walker is second with 15 percent, followed closely by Jeb Bush at 14 percent. In fourth place is Rand Paul at 8 percent, Marco Rubio at 7 percent, Dr. Ben Carson at 6 percent, Ted Cruz and Mike Huckabee at…

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Mitch Perry Report for 7.17.15 — In N.H., Scott Walker boldly declares, ‘I’m an American’

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“I love America.” Those were the first words out of Scott Walker’s mouth on Monday night when he announced from Waukesha, Wis., that he is now the 15th official candidate in the GOP 2016 presidential sweepstakes. Since the campaign began in earnest earlier this year, Walker has been considered in the top tier of candidates who could win the nomination, and I’ve said for months that the nominee would probably be Walker, Jeb Bush or Marco Rubio. But Walker is beginning…

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Donald Trump leads Jeb Bush nationally in USA Today poll, 17-14%

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With Scott Walker’s official entry into the GOP presidential contest on Monday, there are now 15 Republicans vying for the highest office in the land. But if you were to just follow the polls in the past week, there are now two men that matter in the mid-summer of 2015: Donald Trump and Jeb Bush. A new Suffolk University/USA Today poll published on Tuesday shows the bombastic New York City businessman leading Bush in a new poll, 17-14 percent. Walker is third in…

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Marco Rubio trashes Iran nuclear deal

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As one the 100 members of the U.S. Senate, Marco Rubio‘s opinion about the just announced nuclear agreement between Iran and a group of six nations led by the United States matters. The proposal would significantly limit Tehran’s nuclear ability for more than a decade in return for lifting international oil and financial sanctions matters, and is expected to be debated throughout the summer, with a final vote by the Senate expected in September. Based on his short statement released this morning, you…

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Jeb Bush breaks out NASA nomenclature to signify top level bundlers

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George W. Bush had Rangers and Pioneers in 1999-2000. Now, Jeb Bush will use NASA-related nomenclature like Apollo, Endeavor and Voyager to signify high-level financial bundlers bringing large contributions to his campaign. The Jeb Bush donor program is being called Mission 2016 JEB, and it will have three distinct tiers for top bundlers to aspire to. The first tier, called Apollo, will be for bundlers who can help Bush raise at least $75,000. The second tier, called Endeavour, is for…

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