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Jacob OglesAugust 19, 2018

South Florida’s the place to be for candidates running for statewide office today. As politicians rally voters to early voting locations, where can you meet with candidates for Governor or Senate? And where will candidates’ paths converge? Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jeff Greene will campaign heavily today in Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade counties. After attending […]

Jacob OglesAugust 18, 2018

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U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson will knock on doors in West Tampa with state House Democratic Leader and state Senate candidate Janet Cruz. Officials with Nelson’s campaign say he will greet volunteers and supporters and talk about the importance of this year’s election. Vecinos de Nelson, the campaign’s grassroots team of supporters and volunteers, will join […]

Jacob OglesJuly 29, 2018

Florida voters have one more day to register to vote and be eligible to cast a ballot in the Aug. 28 primary. With contested primaries on both the Democrats and Republican sides for governor, attorney general and agriculture commissioner on the ballot, political groups around Florida have kicked into high gear to get as many […]

Jacob OglesJuly 29, 2018

On Saturday, protesters of Gov. Rick Scott disrupted a political speech multiple times, as the U.S. Senate candidate spoke to grassroots supporters in Sarasota. Individuals with Freedom Fellows, a coalition of left-leaning groups, made their way into the Republican Party of Sarasota’s Primary Election Grassroots Straw Poll event. “It’s always disappointing when people want to […]

Jacob OglesJuly 28, 2018

Mail-in ballots started arriving in mailboxes in Florida and candidates for governor and senator have started hitting the trail rallying votes. Where can you spot hopefuls for the highest offices in the Sunshine State this weekend? Democrat Jeff Greene, a Palm Beach billionaire, today launches his “Fighting For Florida” statewide bus tour in his bid […]

Jacob OglesJuly 21, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott didn’t take too well to aspersions cast by U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson at him from the Caloosahatchee River yesterday. Rather than hearing from a federal official about how green algae blooms lay with state policy, Scott promises he will do something from Washington if voters send him there to replace the incumbent. […]

Ryan NicolJune 26, 2018

A new NBC News/Marist poll shows Sen. Bill Nelson with a four-point lead over Gov. Rick Scott in the race for U.S. Senate. The survey, which sampled registered voters rather than likely voters, showed 49 percent favoring Nelson and 45 percent supporting Scott. That adds more uncertainty to a race that has seen back-and-forth polling […]

Drew WilsonJune 8, 2018

A new poll commissioned by the Florida Chamber of Commerce shows Republican Gov. Rick Scott with a 3-point lead in his bid to knock incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson out of office. The poll, conducted by Cherry Communications, put Scott ahead 48-45 with 5 percent undecided (Florida Politics has asked the poll’s sponsors why […]

Ryan NicolJune 5, 2018

In a move Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson is calling “raw politics,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has canceled most of the Senate’s August recess, forcing would-be campaigning senators to remain in Washington for most of the month. “Due to the historic obstruction by Senate Democrats of the president’s nominees, and the goal of passing appropriations bills […]

Peter SchorschMarch 12, 2018

A new poll of the 2018 U.S. Senate race shows Gov. Rick Scott with a two-point lead over Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson. The Clearview Research poll contacted 750 likely voters by phone between March 1 and March 7 and found Scott with a 43-41 advantage with 15 percent undecided. Where the poll differs with […]

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Statewide candidates will converge at South Florida rallies today

Bill Nelson, Janet Cruz to campaign today in West Tampa

Voter registration deadline Monday for Aug. 28 primary

Protesters disrupt Rick Scott speech in Sarasota

Senate and gubernatorial candidates rally votes around Florida

Rick Scott pushes back on Bill Nelson’s algae claims

NBC News/Marist poll: Bill Nelson up four points over Rick Scott in Senate race

Fresh poll: Rick Scott maintains edge over Bill Nelson

Bill Nelson, Rick Scott spar over shortened Senate recess

Rick Scott leads Bill Nelson in new poll of possible U.S. Senate race