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Leaked audio has emerged from the DeSantis donor strategy meeting in Miami on Thursday. In the clip you can hear below, DeSantis strategists tell high dollar donors making calls for the campaign that:DeSantis’s position is keeping abortion decisions at a state level (following Trump’s position);That the Governor will shift to the middle during a general election;The campaign’s position on abortion can be described as “safe, legal, and rare in Florida” – a stunning deployment of President Bill Clinton’s infamous pro-abortion catchphrase.During the session, the hosts – including DeSantis pollster Ryan Tyson amongst others – can be heard lauding this a...

Most voters fear that political violence is coming from opponents of the president’s policies, just as they did in the second year of Barack Obama’s presidency, and nearly one-in-three think a civil war is next. Thirty-one percent (31%) of Likely U.S. Voters say it’s likely that the United States will experience a second civil war sometime in the next five years, with 11% who say it’s Very Likely. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 59% consider a second civil war unlikely, but that includes only 29% who say it’s Not At All Likely. (To see...

It's time for a course-correction. I understand that the strategy for the Governor to be re-elected this November includes firmly planting his flag in the political center and holding his ground. With conservatives holding their noses at some of his policy moves, as the specter of a Phil Angelides' Governorship looms, that strategy is working. But lately I have noticed that among many of my conservative friends who are involved in politics, the enthusiasm and energy is waning. Oh, these friends will vote. But the enthusiasm to get out that vote and charge the hill for Schwarzenegger lessens with each...

Why do we pay so many taxes? Simple really. Those good folks we've placed in power in Washington are sort of like that businessman on an expense account from his company buying everyone a drink at the bar. He's not all bad; he's just flush with the idea of spending someone else's money. Think about it. You're never as careful when you're spending funds that didn’t originate in your own wallet. Let our boys in Washington pay for some of their pet projects out of pocket and our national budget would be balanced in a heartbeat. We in the Middle...