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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 12, 2016

Hillary Clinton’s words are being used against her in a new TV ad for Donald Trump. The Trump campaign released a 30-second spot Monday featuring footage of Clinton calling Trump supporters deplorable, comments she made during a fundraiser on Friday. Clinton later expressed regret for the comments. “You could put half of Trump’s supporters into […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 12, 2016

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A new poll shows Donald Trump leading Hillary Clinton in the Sunshine State. The automated poll conducted by JMC Analytics and Polling showed Trump was at 46 percent. Clinton, the poll found, was at 42 percent. Libertarian Gary Johnson received 3 percent support, followed by Jill Stein, the Green Party candidate, with 1 percent. Eight percent […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 12, 2016

Hillary Clinton is letting Republicans make the case against Donald Trump in a new TV ad. The 30-second spot, called “Agree,” features clips of several prominent Republicans — including Sens. Lindsey Graham, Ben Sasse, and Jeff Flake, and 2012 GOP nominee Mitt Romney — speaking out against Trump. The ad shows several Republicans saying they cannot […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 9, 2016

The trip is back on. Gov. Rick Scott will head to Washington D.C., next week to push for Zika funding. The governor’s office said Scott will travel to the nation’s capital on Sept. 13 and 14. The Naples Republican was scheduled to travel to D.C. earlier this week to meet with members of Congress and ask […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 9, 2016

Sen. Marco Rubio has a seven-point lead in the latest Quinnipiac University poll. The survey of likely Florida voters found Rubio leads Rep. Patrick Murphy, 50 percent to 43 percent. Six percent of respondents said they still didn’t know who they would vote for. Quinnipiac University polled 601 likely Florida voters between Aug. 31 and […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 9, 2016

Eric Lynn promised to transfer $500,000 from his congressional campaign into a political committee backing his state House run, but state and federal records show Lynn moved much less than that. Federal campaign finance records show Lynn had $273,481 in his federal campaign account as of June 30. The most recent reporting period ran from […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 9, 2016

Hillary Clinton is making the case for collaboration in her newest TV ad. According to the Clinton campaign, the ad makes the case that “the only way we solve problems is bringing people together.” The 30-second spot — called “Only Way” — is meant to highlight the work she has done over the years. “Donald […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 8, 2016

It’s been overlooked for years, but criminal justice reform could be coming down the pike. Sen. Jeff Brandes said he hopes to make reforming the system a top priority, but told the Florida Association of Professional Lobbyists it could take years before reforms are achieved. Calls for reform aren’t new, but they are growing louder. […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 8, 2016

The rise of social media has fundamentally changed politics. And that shift has created a system that “rewards loud voices not always backed up by facts,” said Luke Russert, a former NBC News correspondent. “We live in a hyper-connected world,” he said. “It has pushed the media to gin up content to feed the beast. […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 8, 2016

A liberal super PAC is hitting Donald Trump over his $25,000 donation to Attorney General Pam Bondi. “American Bridge” released a 30-second spot Thursday calling Trump to task over a 2013 donation to Bondi’s political committee. The ad, first reported by the Tampa Bay Times, is called “The Art of the Bribe” and features clips […]

Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster

Hillary Clinton’s ‘deplorable’ comments at center of new Donald Trump ad

New poll shows Donald Trump, Marco Rubio leading in Florida

New Hillary Clinton ad shows Republicans criticizing Donald Trump

Rick Scott headed to D.C. to talk Zika next week

Poll: Marco Rubio leads Patrick Murphy, 50% to 43%

Finance reports show Eric Lynn never transferred all of the money out of his congressional account

Hillary Clinton talks about the need to bring people together in new TV ad

Jeff Brandes turns attention to criminal justice reform

Luke Russert talks politics, media at Florida Association of Professional Lobbyists annual conference

American Bridge spot focuses on Donald Trump, Pam Bondi