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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 7, 2016

The fundraising committee backing Chris Sprowls raised more than $120,000 in May, marking another strong fundraising month for the committee. State records show Floridians for Economic Freedom raised $122,000 in May. Since February 2015, the committee has raised $332,000. State records show nearly 70 percent of those contributions were given in the past three months. […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 6, 2016

The super PAC backing Hillary Clinton’s bid for president is out with a new advertisement taking aim at Donald Trump and his controversial comments about people with disabilities. The 60-second spot is set to begin airing in seven states, including Florida, Ohio and Virginia, this week. The advertisement kicks off $20 million ad buy by […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 6, 2016

Francis Rooney will support Donald Trump in the 2016 election. “I’m 100 percent for Donald Trump, he’s our nominee,” said Rooney, a Naples Republican running for in Florida’s 19th Congressional District. “We may not know all of the things we’d like to know about Donald Trump. He hasn’t been in this game a long time, […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 6, 2016

Calling himself a patriot and conservative, Francis Rooney officially kicked off his campaign for Florida’s 19th Congressional District by promising to fix Washington, D.C. Rooney, the former ambassador to the Holy See and a longtime Bush family supporter, kicked off at Mel’s Diner in Fort Myers on Monday morning. “I’ll fight for you, because we’re […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 6, 2016

Florida voters are still unsure who they’ll vote for in the U.S. Senate primary. A new Mason-Dixon poll found 43 percent of likely Democrats and 49 percent of likely Republican voters said they did not know who they would vote for in the Aug. 30 Senate primary. The findings were first reported by POLITCO Florida. […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 6, 2016

Nearly half of Florida voters believe Marco Rubio should run for re-election in 2016. According to a new Mason-Dixon survey, 49 percent of Florida voters said Rubio should run for re-election. The survey found 39 percent said he shouldn’t run again; while 12 percent said they weren’t sure. The survey’s findings — which were first […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 6, 2016

Raquel Regalado is hitting her opponent over the PGA Tour’s decision to leave Doral. In an email to supporters Saturday, Regalado said Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez didn’t do enough to keep the tournament in Miami-Dade County. “When Gimenez got a call from the PGA that after 55 years they were leaving Miami-Dade, he assumed […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 6, 2016

Count Byron Donalds out of the race to replace Curt Clawson. Donalds said Friday he does not plan to run for Florida 19th Congressional District seat being vacated by Clawson, a Bonita Springs Republican. Instead, Donalds said he will remain focused on the state House District 80 race. “I believe my time and talent will […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 4, 2016

Rick Scott will meet with Donald Trump on Monday, but once again said he would pass if offered a spot on the presidential ticket. The Washington Post on Thursday reported Scott will travel to New York to meet with the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. On Friday, Scott told CNN he initiated the meeting in hopes […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 3, 2016

Rick Scott for vice president? Maybe not. A new Mason-Dixon poll shows some Floridians would be less likely to vote for Donald Trump if the Florida governor was also on the ticket. The survey found 40 percent of Floridians polled said they would be less likely to vote for Trump if Scott was his running […]

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Fundraising committee backing Chris Sprowls raises $122K in May

New Priorities USA ad targets Donald Trump for mocking people with disabilities

Francis Rooney says he will support Donald Trump

Francis Rooney officially kicks off CD 19 bid

Mason-Dixon poll: Carlos Beruff 17%, David Jolly 13%, Ron DeSantis 10%

49% of Florida voters think Marco Rubio should run for re-election

Email Insights: Raquel Regalado blasts Carlos Gimenez over PGA decision to leave Doral

Byron Donalds not running for Congress, focusing on HD 80 race

Rick Scott to meet with Donald Trump; again says he would pass on VP spot

40% of Floridians say they’re less likely to vote for Donald Trump if Rick Scott is VP