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Marco Rubio opposes Loretta Lynch for AG in part because of her stance on civil forfeiture

Published on April 23, 2015 in 2017/Top Headlines by Mitch Perry

The Senate voted 56-43 today to approve the nomination of Loretta Lynch to serve as U.S. attorney general, ending a more than five-month-long political impasse that had stalled her bid to become the first black woman to lead the Justice Department. The three Republicans running for president next year — Marco Rubio, Rand Paul and Ted Cruz — all opposed Lynch, though Cruz wasn’t on the floor to actually vote against her (a spokesman said that he had to catch…

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The voices (of a few) New Hampshire Republicans

Published on April 22, 2015 in Top Headlines by Mitch Perry

Last weekend, Nashua, N.H., was the center of the political universe. Approximately 20 announced presidential candidates, probable candidates, and long-shot possibilities were offered 30 minutes each by the New Hampshire Republican Party to present themselves and answer questions from 600 Republicans at the First in the Nation Republican Leadership Summit at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. In addition to reporting on all of the speeches from the candidates, Florida Politics spoke to several audience members about who they were looking for in a nominee.…

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Jeb Bush tops CNN’s latest GOP presidential poll, but trails Hillary Clinton by 17 points

Published on April 20, 2015 in 2017/Top Headlines by Mitch Perry

Although he’s hardly breaking away, Jeb Bush leads the GOP 2016 presidential field in a new CNN/ORC International Poll released Monday morning. And Marco Rubio appears to finally be gaining some traction. However, both would be crushed by Hillary Clinton if the election were to be held tomorrow. Bush tops the GOP field with 17 percent, followed by Scott Walker at 12 percent. Rubio is tied with Rand Paul in third place in the poll with 11 percent. That’s a…

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Mitch Perry Report for 4.20.15 — Tampa’s Bicycle Blitzkrieg

Published on April 20, 2015 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Mitch Perry

Happy 420 Day. There have been some interesting stories being produced by our friends over at the Tampa Bay Times over the past week. The paper returned to its coverage of Doug Hughes yesterday. Hughes is the Ruskin postal worker who hoped to raise awareness about the influence of big money in politics by violating national airspace to land his gyrocopter on Capital Hill. And while there has been some discussion about campaign finance reform in the wake of his actions,…

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Ted Cruz brings the energy in New Hampshire

Published on April 19, 2015 in Top Headlines by Mitch Perry

Ted Cruz headlined the daytime portion of the Republican Leadership Summit in Nashua, N.H., Saturday, where 20 presidential candidates or those seriously thinking about it came to speak. “What a testament to the desire for Americans: We want something new , we want new leadership to change the page, and to turnaround,” the 44-year-old U.S. senator from Texas said as he began his remarks. “You know the Democratic version of this I’m pretty sure is Hillary Clinton having a conversation…

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New Hampshire Republican voters relish crowded field

Published on April 19, 2015 in Top Headlines by Associated Press

For New Hampshire Republicans, the early days of the 2016 presidential campaign feel like an embarrassment of riches. The state’s notoriously fickle, independent-minded voters are relishing a wide-open Republican race and are in no hurry to crown a front-runner. Nearly 20 potential candidates — senators, governors, business executives and more — have paraded through the state in recent days to curry favor with voters and court party leaders. “The more, the better,” said Jim Blake, a Republican from Londonderry. The…

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In first campaign week, Marco Rubio gets $40 million in pledges

Published on April 18, 2015 in 2017/Top Headlines by Phil Ammann

Within days of announcing his 2016 presidential effort, Sen. Marco Rubio is already awash in campaign donations, or at least pledges of support. “Marco Rubio will have the resources necessary to run a first-class campaign,” Norman Braman told Reuters. “That’s already been determined.” A former Jeb Bush supporter, Braman is a Florida auto dealer billionaire who is now one of the Miami Republican’s high-profile donors. “Marco has had zero trouble raising money,” said George Seay, the Annandale Capital founder who will…

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Ted Cruz - page 69

Marco Rubio opposes Loretta Lynch for AG in part because of her stance on civil forfeiture

The voices (of a few) New Hampshire Republicans

Jeb Bush tops CNN’s latest GOP presidential poll, but trails Hillary Clinton by 17 points

Mitch Perry Report for 4.20.15 — Tampa’s Bicycle Blitzkrieg

Ted Cruz brings the energy in New Hampshire

New Hampshire Republican voters relish crowded field

In first campaign week, Marco Rubio gets $40 million in pledges

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