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Jeb Bush struggling with self-described ‘very conservative voters’ in new survey

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A new candidate has emerged in the battle between Jeb Bush & Scott Walker for national supremacy among GOP 2016 presidential hopefuls in a new poll. It’s Texas U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz. Cruz became the first “official” entrant into the presidential sweepstakes last week, and a new national survey of Republican voters by Public Policy Polling shows him jumping up to 16 percent, good for third place in the rankings. Walker remains at the top with 20 percent, a reduction of 5…

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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. Rand Paul and 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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Martin Dyckman: Winner-take-all primary could backfire on Florida GOP

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The first Florida presidential primary that ever mattered was intended to enhance U.S. Sen. Edmund Muskie’s campaign for the Democratic nomination. It dealt him a staggering defeat instead. Florida Republican leaders might want to consider that example before structuring next year’s primary as a winner-take-all clincher for former Gov. Jeb Bush or U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio. For the Republicans going into 2016, the field is even more volatile than it was for the Democrats in 1972. No assumption is safe.…

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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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Today on Context Florida: Ted Cruz, guns on campus, college fit and the Competitive Workforce Act

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Today on Context Florida: After vowing to not only overturn Obamacare, but to repeal “every word” of it, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is signing up his family for healthcare using the dreaded, socialist, competition-stifling, Affordable Care Act. However, Peter Schorsch explains why Cruz is not the real hypocrite in this case. Bob Sparks says that logic, passion and courage are what describes guns-on-campus debate. Although there are plausible arguments from both sides, the recent campus shooting at Florida State provided some…

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Marco Rubio seeks to strip gun-control authority from DC officials

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A likely Republican presidential candidate has introduced a bill that would ban local elected officials in the nation’s capital from enacting gun-control laws. The bill introduced Thursday by Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida would essentially leave the District of Columbia governed only by federal gun laws. Rubio says in a statement that District leaders have infringed on residents’ second-amendment rights and left them “vulnerable to criminals.” The city requires that handguns be registered, and residents must show a reason for…

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Bill Nelson takes stand against muzzling scientists on climate change

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U. S. Sen. Bill Nelson is speaking out against policies that would prohibit  government employees from discussing climate change and offered a budget amendment Thursday to prevent federal legislation from doing that. “We have all read news reports at the state level, the local level, maybe even at the federal level,” Nelson said. “Indeed some folks are trying to muzzle scientists from speaking about the science involved in oceans, atmosphere, climate and the weather.” Nelson, a Democrat from Melbourne, was…

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