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Rand Paul: Jeb Bush is a Hypocrite on Pot

Sen. Rand Paul took the occasion of former Florida Gov. Jeb’s Bush’s admission that he smoked pot as a teenager as an opportunity to jab his probable 2016 opponent as a hypocrite on the issue of medical marijuana, something Bush opposes.

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Poll: Scott Walker Top Choice for Iowa Republicans

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is the top choice for president in 2016 among Republican voters in Iowa, surging past a crowded field of rivals to take the lead in a Bloomberg/Des Moines Register poll of prospective Republican candidates for president.

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Brooks: Hillary ‘Way Overpriced’

New York Times columnist David Brooks argued that Hillary Clinton’s candidacy is “way overpriced” on Friday’s “PBS NewsHour.” “The general assumption it’s Jeb Bush or Mitt Romney, some of the old guys, or Hillary Clinton … I think she’s way overpriced, and

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Mitt Romney Is Out, Jeb Bush Gears Up

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush continues to press forward with his likely 2016 presidential run, as Team Bush has just announced the hiring of Republican Iowa strategist David Kochel, who will take the lead over at his Right to Rise PAC.

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Conservative GOP Stars Say Common Core Central to 2016 Race

Less than a year ago, Beltway pundits laughed when rank and file conservatives said the Common Core standards would be a major issue in the 2016 presidential race. Now, the conservative stars of the GOP who are lining up as potential contenders know the education reform initiative boondoggle will be a critical aspect of the debates.

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CNN’s Tapper: I think Marco Rubio Should Run

Friday on the “Hugh Hewitt Show,” CNN’s  Jake Tapper said he thought Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) should run for the Republican nominee for president in 2016 because the field is wide open. Tapper said, “I think he should,” and pointed to the

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Report: Jeb’s Wife Convinced Him Illegal Immigration ‘Act of Love’

Former Florida Governor and likely 2016 presidential candidate Jeb Bush’s wife Columba was reportedly responsible for convincing him that illegal immigration is an “act of love.” According to The Hill, Bush’s wife Columba, who is a “Mexican-born immigrant,” has “steeped Jeb in

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With Romney Out, Jeb Bush Gets a Boost

With 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s announcement that he will not pursue the 2016 presidential nomination, the conservative grassroots may be celebrating. They thought of Romney as a political squish, a flip-flopper, the creator of Romneycare and the blunderer of “the 47 percent.”