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- Derek Pearce
- Mar 28, 2012 at 12:51 pm
POLITICO: Rubio Backs ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law
On March 27, 2012, POLITICO reported:
As a Florida House member, Marco Rubio voted to enact his state’s Stand Your Ground policy — the controversial law now at the heart of the Trayvon Martin case.
As a senator, Rubio says he’s still standing behind the law — at least for now.
A.B. in the News | Senate- Derek Pearce
- Feb 2, 2012 at 3:42 pm
BuzzFeed: Marco Rubio Spent Big To Research Himself
On February 2, 2012, BuzzFeed reported:
Marco Rubio isn’t running for anything right now, but that didn’t stop him from spending more than $20,000 on a top national research firm to check out his own vulnerabilities.
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“…Now press are digging into things like his family history and his student loans, while liberal Super PACs like American Bridge are doing oppo dumps. So of course we have to do our homework so we can the record straight,” said the aide. “The fact that you have sources combing through our FEC report within hours of it being posted says all you need to say about why we are doing our own research.”
And indeed: The spending was brought to BuzzFeed’s attention by American Bridge, a Democratic opposition research group.
House | Presidential | Senate- Derek Pearce
- Jan 15, 2012 at 5:52 pm
Miami Herald: The Boomerang Effect: R’s Who Attack Newt Gingrich For Rivera Support Impugn Marco Rubio
On January 14, 2012, the Miami Herald reported:
Yesterday, after Miami Rep. David Rivera made it official that he supported Republican candidate Newt Gingrich, the anonymous conservative whisper campaign began. They pointed out that Rivera, the only one of the three Republican representatives from Miami not to endorse Mitt Romney, had been dogged by state and federal investigations owing to investigative reports in The Miami Herald.
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But, by this standard, the Republicans’ beloved Senator, Florida’s Marco Rubio, needs some new furniture. Rivera isn’t just an ally of Rubio’s. He’s a close family friend, like an uncle to Rubio’s kids.
A.B. in the News | Senate- Derek Pearce
- Jan 11, 2012 at 9:35 am
Miami Herald: Liberal Attack Group Blasts Marco Rubio For “Hypocrisy” Over Debt
On January 10, 2012, the Miami Herald wrote:
If Sen. Marco Rubio is eventually tapped to be a Republican vice-presidential candidate, expect a lot more of this from groups like American Bridge 21st Century…
A.B. in the News | Presidential- Derek Pearce
- Nov 4, 2011 at 10:26 am
Real Clear Politics: As Potential VP Candidate, Rubio Draws Scrutiny, Attacks
On November 4, 2011, Real Clear Politics reported:
American Bridge, a well-funded Democratic organization “committed to holding Republicans accountable for their words and actions,” is making hay out of The Post’s story. It put together a Web video detailing Rubio’s misstatements, as well as a memo asserting that he had 20 opportunities to correct the record, but didn’t do so. Rodell Mollineau, who leads the organization, told CNN last week that the group posted the video with the 2012 presidential election in mind even though Rubio repeatedly says he doesn’t want a spot on the ticket.
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MEMO: 12 Things We Could Learn From Previous Romney Tax Returns
ICYMI: With Mitt Romney still refusing to release his pre-2010 returns, we wanted to be sure that you saw our previous memo explaining why it is so important that Mitt Romney release them.
Click through for the 12 questions that Mitt Romney needs to answer by releasing his previous years’ tax returns.
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ICYMI: Romney Profited From Government Handouts
This morning, the Los Angeles Times reported on Mitt Romney’s reliance on tax breaks and government subsidies while working in private equity. The article focuses on Steel Dynamics, the same steel company featured in Romney’s positive ad released just this morning, and all of the government help they received. In fact, Dekalb County was forced to institute a new tax to pay for all of the handouts.
Despite his constant opposition to government interference in the free market, Mitt Romney has a long history of profiting from government handouts. Research after the jump.
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Scott Brown’s Website Steals Childhood Anecdote From… Elizabeth Dole
Sen. Scott Brown may have some explaining to do. It seems a passage from his website detailing the values instilled in him as a young child was stolen essentially word-for-word from former Sen. Elizabeth Dole.
Original research & screenshots after the jump.
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