April 6, 2014 - 6:00pm
Mike Huckabee Backs Lizbeth Benacquisto in CD 19
Submitted by Kevin Derby on April 7, 2014 - 2:22pm
Former Gov. Mike Huckabee, R-Ark., announced on Monday that he was backing Florida Senate Majority Leader Lizbeth Benacquisto, R-Fort Myers, in the April 22 Republican primary to replace former U.S. Rep. Trey Radel, R-Fla., in Congress. Huckabee moved to Florida after his bid for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008.
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High on Common Core and Immigration, Jeb Bush Talks Up 2016 Run
April 6, 2014 - 6:00pm
Defending Common Core and immigration reform, former Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Fla., opened the door to following his fathers and brothers footsteps and running for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016.
Bush spoke at the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library over the weekend and parts of his talk were broadcast on Fox News. During his remarks, Bush said he would make a decision by the end of the year, though he said he was not looking forward to entering the vortex of the mud fight."
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April 7, 2014 - 6:00pm
Rick Scott Jabs Charlie Crist on Obamacare in New Ad
Submitted by Kevin Derby on April 7, 2014 - 10:30am
Lets Get to Work, a political group tied to Gov. Rick Scott, released a new television ad on Monday. The ad, which will start airing across Florida on Thursday, hits former Gov. Charlie Crist for supporting President Barack Obamas federal health-care law. Despite spending most of his political career as a Republican, Crist is the favorite for the Democratic nomination to challenge Scott in November.
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NRCC Hits Alex Sink as She Ponders Rematch With David Jolly
Submitted by Kevin Derby on April 7, 2014 - 10:15am
Over the weekend, CNN reported that Democrats are hoping former state CFO Alex Sink takes on U.S. Rep. David Jolly, R-Fla., in a rematch of a special election last month. Even as Sink ponders running again, the National Republican Congressional Committee launched a pre-emptive strike against the Democrat on Monday.
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Ron DeSantis Has Ben Carson's Back in Fight Against Obamacare
Submitted by Kevin Derby on April 7, 2014 - 10:10am
At the end of last week, freshman U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., showcased Dr. Ben Carsons fight against President Barack Obamas federal health-care plan. Carson has left the door open to running for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016.
DeSantis posted the following entry on his blog:
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Common Core Foe Ted Yoho Looks to End Race to the Top
Submitted by Kevin Derby on April 7, 2014 - 9:46am
U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., is calling for the elimination of the federal Race to the Top Fund (RTT), insisting that program takes educational power away from parents and puts it in the hands of the federal government. Yoho sent a letter to U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston, R-Ga., the chairman of the House Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Subcommittee, and U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., the ranking Democrat on the committee.
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Lizbeth Benacquisto Hits the Airwaves With New Ad in CD 19
Submitted by Kevin Derby on April 7, 2014 - 9:20am
Florida Senate Majority Leader Lizbeth Benacquisto, R-Fort Myers, unveiled a new television ad as she continues her bid to replace former U.S. Rep. Trey Radel, R-Fla., in Congress. Benacquisto takes on businessman Curt Clawson, former state Rep. Paige Kreegel and activist Michael Dreikorn in the April 22 Republican primary.
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Jeb Bush and Bobby Jindal Team Up for 'New Republican' Ad
Submitted by Kevin Derby on April 7, 2014 - 9:13am
Former Gov. Jeb Bush teamed up with another potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate to help showcase a new Republican super-PAC led by veteran Republican strategist Alex Castellanos. Bush and Gov. Bobby Jindal, R-La., are in the new ad for New Republican which supports school choice, energy exploration, the free-market economy and immigration reform while opposing President Barack Obamas federal health-care law. The ad appeared on Sunday morning during the national political talk shows.
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