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Ryan RayMarch 14, 2016

U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy picked up more labor support on Monday in his quest to out-maneuver liberal challenger U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson in the Democratic primary for Florida’s open U.S. Senate seat. The United Brotherhood of Carpenters Florida Regional Council endorsed Murphy’s bid for the seat left vacant by Marco Rubio. It’s betting on the Palm Beach congressman’s moderate approach to […]

Mitch PerryMarch 13, 2016

Is it possible that the more people believe that Donald Trump could become our next president giving people a different perspective on Barack Obama? According to the latest Gallup weekly tracking poll, Obama has a 50 percent approval rating, his highest since May 2013. The president’s 50 percent weekly average exceeds the 46 percent he’s averaged […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 9, 2016

The path to the GOP nomination, for Marco Rubio, clearly involves winning GOP Primaries in Minnesota and Puerto Rico, before holding an MSNBC Town Hall. The big news coming out of the event had gotten reported, to a large degree in teaser promos. He won’t say that he would be interested in running as Donald […]

Scott PowersMarch 9, 2016

A new poll from Univision Noticias and The Washington Post shows U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy leading the Democrats’ U.S. Senate race, confirming a similar result found in another poll this week. The new survey, published by those two media outlets, gives Murphy, of Jupiter, 36 percent and U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson of Orlando 29 percent. […]

Associated PressMarch 8, 2016

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Tarla Makaeff has had enough of Donald Trump after spending six years fighting him in court. The Southern California yoga instructor wants to withdraw from a federal class-action lawsuit that says Trump University fleeced students with an empty promise to teach them real estate. Her lawyers said the Republican presidential front-runner and his team have […]

Drew WilsonMarch 6, 2016

Lady Lake Republican Rep. Marlene O’Toole has filed to run for the newly redrawn Senate District 12 seat, setting up a primary battle between her and fellow Republican Rep. Dennis Baxley. O’Toole currently represents District 33 in the Florida House and, like Baxley, is finishing up her last term as a Representative, though her Lake […]

Associated PressMarch 6, 2016

Republicans can blame their united stand against President Barack Obama for their party’s splintering. Conservatives’ gut-level resistance to all things Obama — the man, his authority, his policies — gave birth to the tea party movement that powered the GOP to political success in multiple states and historic congressional majorities. Yet contained in the movement […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 5, 2016

Florida Governor Rick Scott loves to laugh, and jokes will be served with his dinner tonight, at the Gridiron Club dinner in Washington, DC. The Gridiron Club dinner offers a cavalcade of self-deprecating jokes, and Barack Obama has been a master of the format, offering a unique meta-discourse on the gap between the public persona of his […]

Associated PressMarch 4, 2016

A central Florida man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for mailing a letter threatening to kill President Barack Obama and assaulting a U.S. Secret Service agent. The U.S. attorney’s office says in a news release that 24-year-old Jeremy Addison was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty last October. Federal prosecutors say Addison sent […]

Scott PowersMarch 3, 2016

The fallout continues over President Barack Obama‘s endorsement of U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy in the Democrats’ race for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat. On Wednesday Murphy announced he had received the endorsements of Obama and Vice President Joe Biden. Murphy is one of only two Democrats the president has endorsed in contested U.S. Senate primary races […]

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Patrick Murphy picks up Florida carpenters’ union endorsement

Gallup speculates Donald Trump boosting president’s popularity by comparison

Marco Rubio’s MSNBC Town Hall was held in Donald Trump’s shadow

Patrick Murphy leads in Democrats’ U.S. Senate race, Hillary Clinton in presidential primary

Trump University plaintiff seeks to withdraw from lawsuit

Marlene O’Toole files for SD 12 race, setting up primary battle with Dennis Baxley

Seeds of GOP splinter in opposition to all things Barack Obama

Rick Scott to attend D.C.’s Gridiron Club dinner Saturday

Florida man gets 7 years in prison for threatening president

Patrick Murphy blasts Alan Grayson campaign’s blast of Barack Obama endorsement