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Lindsey Graham ramps up staffing for possible 2016 bid

Brittany Bramell, a former spokeswoman for House Speaker John Boehner, will spearhead communications for Security Through Strength, the PAC that is laying the groundwork for the South Carolina Republican’s long-shot bid.

Marco Rubio’s house of horrors

The brick-fronted tract house with a satellite dish and a yellow fire hydrant in front looks like many middle-class homes in Florida’s capital, except for the two names on the deed.

The revelation that the former secretary of state managed America’s top diplomatic correspondence at a nondescript email address on a private server is part of a long pattern of Clintonian irregularities. Nearly unanimous condemnation of her behavior has made starkly clear how brittle the appeal of the former first lady and U.S. senator really is.

Huckabee the Pitch-man?

Sean Parnell

The New York Times has an interesting article today on Mike Huckabee and some of his current income sources, such as an endorsement for an ‘all natural’ diabetes cure.

Huckabee Pursues Unconventional Ways to Fund a Campaign

In a wood-paneled study lined with books and framed family photos, the prospective presidential candidate looks into the camera. “I’m Mike Huckabee,” he says with all the folksy charm that propelled a career as a preacher, politician and broadcaster.

But this is no campaign ad. ... Read More >>

Sean Parnell

Republican candidates for president in 2016 may face something that hasn’t been seen in a while, an honest-to-goodness debate on substantive issues that goes beyond the routine exchange of canned sound bites and rehearsed ‘zingers.’ At least, that’s what Hugh Hewitt, talk radio host and questioner for the first GOP debate is aiming for:

Hugh Hewitt Wants A ‘Serious’ GOP Primary And Will Be Assigning Homework

When radio host Hugh Hewitt questions Republican candidates at CNN’s first primary debate this fall, ... Read More >>

In New Hampshire, Bush Finds a Familiar State for His Family

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — When former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush lays the groundwork for an all-but-certain White House bid in the state hosting the nation’s first presidential primary, he will be confronting a mixed record of voting for members of his family.

Hillary Clinton’s self-inflicted e-mail nightmare has not boosted any of her potential rivals for the presidency. In one of the more comprehensive looks at why this is so, the power trio of Jonathan Martin, Maggie Haberman, and Nick Confessore cited the Democrats’ own numbers to demonstrate how badly they’d been marginalized in the Obama years, down “more than 900 state legislative seats and 11 governorships.”