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Scott PowersAugust 12, 2016

The Better Florida Alliance — a conservative group dedicated to economic freedom, tough national security and strict Constitutional government — has issued report cards rating Florida’s major U.S. Senate candidates on “National Security” issues. The group gave all A grades to the Republicans, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and his challenger Carlos Beruff, and low and failing grades, […]

Scott PowersAugust 12, 2016

The national progressive Democrats’ group Democracy For America has announced endorsements in several more Florida races, including backing Henry Lim, Alex Barrio, and Sheena Meade in Florida House races, and Dwight Bullard in a Florida Senate race. Meade is running in House District 46, Lim in House District 47 and Barrio in House District 48, […]

Scott PowersAugust 12, 2016

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is coming out with a new television commercial highlighting his bill to provide accountability to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The 30-second spot, “Served,” features several veterans praising Rubio for writing and passing a bill for accountability at that department in 2014. “Politicians always talk about how broken the VA is,” […]

Scott PowersAugust 12, 2016

A new poll says that Floridians want stronger background checks and no-fly, no-buy restrictions for guns — and feel strongly enough about it to vote that way. Public Policy Polling said the results also say that making it harder for criminals to get guns is either a “very important” or “somewhat important” issue for them […]

Scott PowersAugust 12, 2016

Donald Trump’s war on the media is getting out of hand — and it’s time the media started fighting back. I’m sure Trump and his supporters would argue that the media already is fighting, and even started the whole thing. He doesn’t like the things reported about him. Every chance he gets he complains that […]

Scott PowersAugust 11, 2016

For the first time in Central Florida Donald Trump brought up Orlando’s Pulse nightclub massacre in more than a passing way — and his advice was that people should be prepared to shoot back in such situations. It’s not a new suggestion from the Republican nominee. He brought it up shortly after the Paris and San […]

Scott PowersAugust 11, 2016

The Central Florida Police Benevolent Association has endorsed Democrat Bob Poe in Florida’s 10th Congressional District, despite the fact that former Orlando Police Chief Val Demings is one of his opponents. The Central Florida PBA represents approximately 700 members of numerous law enforcement agencies throughout the Central Florida area. “The Central Florida Police Benevolent Association […]

Scott PowersAugust 11, 2016

After having promised to help following the Pulse massacre, U.S. Sen Marco Rubio has turned his back on Orlando’s pain and added to it by appearing at a controversial conference laced with anti-gay speakers, protesters charged outside that conference Thursday. “Shame on you Marco!” was a message repeated by speaker after speaker, including by Barbara […]

Scott PowersAugust 11, 2016

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Former Orlando Police Chief Val Demings‘ support from Washington D.C.’s Democratic leaders continues to draw angry backlashes and clashes with her three Democratic rivals in Florida’s Congressional District 10 race. According to The Orlando Political Observer, a private meeting Demings held Wednesday with black clergy, featuring U.S. Congress Democratic Black Caucus PAC Chair U.S. Gregory […]

Scott PowersAugust 10, 2016

A political action committee associated with George Soros has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on television commercials and other advertising to get Aramis Ayala elected state attorney in the Orlando-based 9th Judicial Circuit. Florida Safety & Justice, which shares the “Safety & Justice” name and its chairwoman, Whitney Tymas, with other Soros-funded political committees, […]

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Anna Maria Island home after Hurricane Milton.

Better Florida Alliance rates U.S. Senate candidates on national security

National progressive group endorses Henry Lim, Alex Barrio, Sheena Meade, Dwight Bullard

Marco Rubio rolls out veterans commercial in U.S. Senate race

PPP poll: Florida voters want gun background checks, no-fly no-buy

Donald Trump and surrogates inciting mobs against the press

Donald Trump’s advice in Kissimmee: ‘Shoot back’

Police union endorses Bob Poe in CD 10 race

Orlando’s LGBT community calls shame on Marco Rubio

Val Demings’ support from D.C. leaders continues to boil in CD 10 campaign

George Soros-related PAC spending big to elect Aramis Ayala as state attorney