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Brendan FarringtonJuly 9, 2015

U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, an unapologetically outspoken critic of Republicans who calls himself a congressman with guts, will enter the race to replace Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, a close friend and major Democratic Party donor said Wednesday. Trial lawyer John Morgan said he exchanged a series of emails with Grayson in which the congressman confirmed […]

Mitch PerryJuly 8, 2015

Earlier this week Politico speculated that the Democrats have a “narrow” path to recapture the U.S. Senate next year, which appears to be a much friendlier year in terms of victories compared with 2014 (when they lost nine seats) or 2018, when they must defend seats in red states like Montana, North Dakota and West Virginia. One […]

Phil AmmannJune 26, 2015

Rep. Jeff Miller has not decided on a U.S. Senate bid, despite at least one newspaper saying he is not only considering a run, but will announce it as soon as next week. Although Miller said he is leaning toward the Sen. Marco Rubio’s seat, as the Republican runs for president, he is not ready […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 25, 2015

The Flag Day Dinner is one of the most important events in the Clay County Republican Party‘s annual social calendar, and on Tuesday two men with their eyes on 2016 races, Texas Governor Rick Perry and Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera, will be the featured speakers Lopez-Cantera has done everything to signal his intentions to run […]

Mitch PerryJune 25, 2015

It’s been widely assumed that Jacksonville area Congressman Ron DeSantis won’t be the only Republican running for the Senate seat being vacated by Marco Rubio next year, but he’s the only official candidate as of Thursday morning, some 14 months before Republicans will make that choice. Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera made an announcement Saturday that […]

Phil AmmannJune 20, 2015

Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera, who has been considering a bid for Marco Rubio’s U.S. Senate seat, confirmed he will announce a decision on July 15. Lopez-Cantera announced the date to an audience of Miami-Dade Republicans while introducing Rubio – who is in the midst of his own presidential campaign — at the county GOP’s annual Lincoln Day […]

Mitch PerryJune 19, 2015

Although he was criticized earlier on Friday for seeming to downplay the racial aspect of 21-year-old Dylann Roof’s murdering nine people in a historic black church in Charleston on Wednesday night, Jeb Bush had no problem acknowledging that fact while addressing approximately 500 people at the Hillsborough County Republican Lincoln Day Dinner in Tampa on Friday night. […]

Brendan FarringtonJune 13, 2015

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For now, U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy is the only prominent Democrat in the race to replace Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, and he took advantage of that Saturday at a Florida Democratic Party fundraising event where he portrayed himself as a moderate who isn’t going to please everybody all the time. Murphy spent the day racing […]

Mitch PerryJune 10, 2015

Although he’s not an official candidate yet, Orlando-area U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson better be taken seriously by the Democratic Party establishment in Florida. That’s advice especially for those who think Patrick Murphy is their best bet to capture the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Marco Rubio next year. That’s one conclusion that can be […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 5, 2015

Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera makes $124,000 a year. Friday afternoon, the Florida Democratic Party posed a question: What has CLC done lately to earn six figures? Monday, he “toured” Florida’s Department of Revenue. Tuesday, he wore out his hands, according to the Florida Democrats, applauding “at Rick Scott‘s Republican presidential campaign pageant in Orlando.” But he […]

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Alan Grayson to enter race for Marco Rubio’s seat

NRSC “confident” GOP will keep Florida Senate seat in 2016

Despite Roll Call report, Jeff Miller insists he has not yet decided on Senate run

CLC, Rick Perry highlight Clay County GOP Flag Day dinner

Mitch Perry Report 6.25.15 — Jeff Miller now in for GOP Senate bid?

Carlos Lopez-Cantera to announce Senate intentions July 15

In Tampa, Jeb Bush says post-Charleston: “We need to bring love back into our society”

Patrick Murphy works Democratic Party event to build Senate campaign

New poll shows Patrick Murphy beats all likely GOP Senate possibles by at least 15 points

Email insights: CLC is MIA, according to Florida Democrats