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A.G. GancarskiApril 11, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott rolled out his Senate campaign in the Jacksonville market Wednesday, with a stop at Ring Power on the Southside. Scott’s political committee has sent out prepared remarks for each local event that have been the same as those sent out for the launch in Orlando Monday. However, at least in the Jacksonville market, […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 11, 2018

During a quick press gaggle Wednesday in Jacksonville, Gov. Rick Scott addressed foreign policy; specifically, what appears to be an escalation of the American role in Syria. The Syrian imbroglio is the first foreign policy crisis that has popped up in the two days since Scott officially became a candidate. With President Donald Trump vowing that “nice […]

Danny McAuliffeApril 11, 2018

Citing an early poll showing almost half of Florida’s voters don’t know enough about Democratic U.S. Senator Bill Nelson to determine whether or not he’s doing a good job representing the state in Washington D.C., national Republicans are trying to convey to curious voters that Nelson is a no-show lawmaker. On Wednesday, the National Republican Senatorial Committee launched […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 11, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott, a newly-minted candidate for Senate, faces his first Federal Elections Commission complaint a day after his campaign launch. In comments Wednesday in Jacksonville, Scott disclaimed responsibility for the issue when we asked him if he had used the New Republican PAC, a federal Super PAC, to skirt campaign finance laws by fundraising without formally […]

Danny McAuliffeApril 10, 2018

The Republican National Committee was quick to pounce on revelations of U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson‘s habit of spreading false, politically charged information after recent tragedies in Florida. On Tuesday, the RNC launched a Twitter account with the handle @FakeNewsNelson “to hold the Senator accountable for spreading fake news,” according to RNC Florida Communications Director Taryn […]

Danny McAuliffeApril 10, 2018

Not more than a day after Gov. Rick Scott‘s entrance into the U.S. Senate race against incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson, the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland are making it known whose side they aren’t on. Dylan Baierlein, a student at Stoneman Douglas, where 17 people were fatally shot on Feb. 14, […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 10, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott‘s U.S. Senate campaign team, announced Tuesday via a media release but first forecasted on Florida Politics, is an “unmatched team of hard-working, loyal advisers with years of experience” according to the newly-minted candidate. Many of the names are known already to Florida political observers. Campaign manager Jackie Schutz Zeckman, Scott’s most recent former chief of […]

Drew WilsonApril 10, 2018

In a Monday email, the Florida Education Association said Gov. Rick Scott doesn’t deserve the vote of anyone who cares about public education. The email, sent out hours after Scott announced his U.S. Senate campaign, said the two-term governor “has been a real dud” when it comes to strengthening public education. The teacher union dinged […]

Danny McAuliffeApril 9, 2018

The Sunshine State is a hotbed of military activity and in turn, defense spending takes up a decent-sized portion of the state’s economic tally, according to one of the Navy’s top-ranking members. Rear Admiral Babette “Bette” Bolivar, commander of Navy Region Southeast, spoke to the Economic Club of Florida Monday in Tallahassee. She’s one of two […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 9, 2018

Senate Minority Leader-Designate Audrey Gibson, a Jacksonville Democrat, excoriated Gov. Rick Scott upon his U.S. Senate campaign launch Monday. “Rick Scott cannot erase seven years of leaving behind my constituents and others throughout this state and now try to take his same show to Washington. His jobs incentive programs have not provided real jobs to the average […]

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Rick Scott brings Senate rollout to Jacksonville market

Rick Scott sees intervention in Syria as a ‘fight for freedom’

Republicans’ Google Ads target Bill Nelson’s tenure

Rick Scott disclaims responsibility for federal elections complaint about ‘New Republican PAC’

Republicans target Bill Nelson with ‘Fake News Nelson’ Twitter account

The Parkland effect: Student-made parody trumps Rick Scott’s Senate ad

Familiar names populate Rick Scott U.S. Senate campaign team

Email Insights: FEA lays into Rick Scott’s record on education

Economic impact of defense in Florida? It’s big, naval regional commander says

Audrey Gibson pans Rick Scott Senate launch, lauds ‘moderate’ Bill Nelson

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