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Mitch PerrySeptember 7, 2016

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After an eight-week break, Congress has returned to Washington this week, and the matter mostly on the minds of Florida’s delegation is to somehow finding a way to break the logjam regarding funding for the Zika virus. On Wednesday, Jupiter Democratic Rep. Patrick Murphy and Pinellas County Republican Congressman David Jolly penned a letter to the leaders in the House […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 7, 2016

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Ask Floridians who’s to blame for the lack of federal funding for Zika, and the answer is clear: Congress. A new survey from Public Policy Polling found 50 percent of Floridians said Congress was to blame for the lack of funding to combat Zika. The findings were released just one day after the Senate rejected […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 7, 2016

Sen. Marco Rubio has a request for President Barack Obama: Pick up the phone. Rubio urged Obama to call Guillermo “Coco” Fariñas, a Cuban democracy leader and Sakharov Prize winner, to express support for his hunger strike. Fariñas has been on a hunger strike for 48 days, and has been “hospitalized four times after collapsing […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 7, 2016

Sen. Marco Rubio leads Rep. Patrick Murphy, but the race for U.S. Senate remains close. A Public Policy Polling survey released Wednesday found 40 percent of likely Florida voters said they were backing Rubio, while 37 percent picked Murphy. Ten percent of respondents backed Libertarian Paul Stanton, while 13 percent said they were still undecided. […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 7, 2016

Rep. Patrick Murphy’s resume is at the center of a new ad from the National Republican Senatorial Committee. The new ad hits Murphy over allegations he padded his resume. In June, CBS Miami ran a two-part report where it revealed he did not meet the minimum requirements to become a CPA in Florida and wasn’t […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 7, 2016

Americans for Prosperity-Florida is diving in to Florida’s U.S. Senate race. The organization released a digital ad Wednesday targeting Rep. Patrick Murphy over his support of the Affordable Care Act, often called Obamacare, the farm bill, and export-import bank. “It’s clear that ‘Pay More Patrick’ doesn’t want to serve Floridians,” an announcer says in the […]

Scott PowersSeptember 7, 2016

What if you were playing Marco Polo and the other kid snuck away and disappeared? U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy is hitting U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio for his record of not being there in the first U.S. Senate campaign TV commercial of the fall season. The 30-second spot, “Polo,” is almost equal parts criticism of Republican Rubio for […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 6, 2016

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A top abortion rights organization is taking a swing at Sen. Marco Rubio. NARAL Pro-Choice America released a new campaign ad Tuesday, hitting Rubio over his decision to support legislation that didn’t fund women’s health clinics in the wake of the Zika outbreak. The advertisement — part of a six-figure ad campaign — also takes […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 6, 2016

Florida’s U.S. Senate race remains close, but new internal research from the Senate Majority PAC suggests there is still an opportunity for Rep. Patrick Murphy to grow his share of the votes. Internal polling done by Civis Analytics shows the race between Murphy and Sen. Marco Rubio is a statistical tie. Murphy leads 45 percent […]

Scott PowersSeptember 2, 2016

The liberal American Bridge super PAC has released a voluminous new report contending that U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and Florida Gov. Rick Scott have become “puppets” of the rival conservative Americans For Prosperity. American Bridge’s 144-page report, entitled “Florida Man Buys State: Koch Impacts In the Sunshine State,” was released Friday to coincide with Americans […]

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Patrick Murphy and David Jolly ask Congressional leaders to pass Zika funding bill now

Who’s to blame for lack of Zika funding? 50% of Floridians say Congress

Marco Rubio urges Barack Obama to call Cuban dissident on hunger strike

New poll shows Marco Rubio at 40%, Patrick Murphy at 37%

NRSC focuses on Patrick Murphy’s resume in new ad

AFP-Florida takes aim at Patrick Murphy in new digital ad

Patrick Murphy ‘Marco Polo’ ad hits Marco Rubio’s attendance

Abortion rights group hits Marco Rubio over Zika

Senate Majority PAC research shows Patrick Murphy tied with Marco Rubio, but ‘has a lot of room for growth’

“Florida Man buys state” — American Bridge PAC says Americans for Prosperity buys Florida