Word: jeb
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...hard to discount Obama's overwhelming support among African-Americans. In 2000 they channeled their anger at then Republican Governor Jeb Bush to the voting booth, and their massive turnout is widely credited with making the race in Florida so tight. "I think they're poised to play an even more important role this time," says Wexler. "They'll provide an enormous boost...
...scores, some districts have looked for quicker, easier ways to identify and reward teachers who boost achievement. In some cases, they have made the call largely on the basis of a single year's test results-a method experts dismiss as unreliable. In Florida, for instance, one of Governor Jeb Bush's final initiatives before he left office in January 2007 was to push through a merit-pay program that offered a 5% bonus to teachers in the top 25% in each participating district, with selection based at least 50% on how much their students' test scores jumped from...
...Young Republicans As "America's oldest youth political organization," the Young Republicans (or "YRs," as they're also known) have united registered Republicans from 18 to 40-years-old since 1935, including notable alumni Florida Governor Charlie Crist and his predecessor, Jeb Bush...
...Since he's made a point of reviving the bipartisan cooperation that his conservative predecessor, Jeb Bush, seemed to disdain, Crist also hopes the state's primary moment will point up "the kind of spirit of working together that is exactly what Americans are yearning for right now. They're tired of the bickering, and they want a new way of doing things in Washington." The G.O.P. presidential hopefuls, intentionally or not, seemed to pick up on that in their debate at Florida Atlantic University last Thursday, displaying a more civil tone than the recent spats between Obama and Hillary...
...gain an advantage in what consultants call "earned media" - the free, generally friendly local news coverage that a candidate generates by swinging through town. On that front, he's made high-profile visits to the state since 2005 - when he had an off-the-record meeting with then-Governor Jeb Bush, several of whose former staffers work for Romney today. Thursday evening's surprisingly civil G.O.P. debate played to his strengths as well: on camera, Romney came across as prepared, not scripted...