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Scott PowersAugust 9, 2016

Christian-conservative media and the American Renewal Project are reporting Tuesday that Donald Trump intends to make a “surprise” visit to the same Florida Renewal Project conference in Orlando that is getting U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio assailed by Florida’s gay community. The American Renewal Project is organizing the conference. Its webpage on Tuesday added a link to a Circa.com […]

Scott PowersAugust 9, 2016

Democratic congressional candidate Val Demings is releasing a new television ad for Florida’s 10th Congressional District that features rapid-fire clips of platitudes paid her while she served as Orlando’s chief of police. The 30-second ad, “Impressive,” features clips and voices, many from Orlando television stations’ reports on her over the years, usually stating only one, […]

Scott PowersAugust 9, 2016

Democratic candidate Valleri Crabtree has launched a TV commercial on Bright House Networks cable channels in her bid for Florida’s 9th Congressional District. The ad, “Crabtree Shows Up,” pushes Crabtree’s longtime campaign theme, that she is the candidate who shows up and will continue to show up if elected to Congress in the Kissimmee-based district. […]

Scott PowersAugust 9, 2016

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The Interstate 4 corridor is heating up, as Donald Trump plans a second visit to Central Florida in eight days on Thursday, marking the fifth presidential race campaign stop in the first two weeks of August. Trump is planning a 7 p.m. rally Thursday at Osceola County’s Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee, the same venue his […]

Scott PowersAugust 9, 2016

Ahead in the polls, dominating electoral map projections and now weeks past her FBI investigation announcement debacle, Hillary Clinton put on a happy face in Kissimmee seeking to contrast her optimistic outlook with Republican Donald Trump‘s angry warnings of America in decline. “It’s a choice between two different views of who we are as Americans and the […]

Scott PowersAugust 8, 2016

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy ended the last quarter with more than $7.2 million in the bank, more than twice as much as all the other candidates combined — including incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, who managed to start his re-election bid with about $2.2 million in campaign money. Murphy’s campaign finance […]

Scott PowersAugust 8, 2016

A new commercial from Democratic congressional candidate Bob Poe is headed for TV in Orlando declaring that he’s avoiding owing anything to special interests by funding his own campaign. Poe, a self-made millionaire businessman from Orlando and a former chairman of the Florida Democratic Party, has poured more than $1.7 million into his campaign for […]

Scott PowersAugust 8, 2016

Susannah Randolph is the only Central Florida congressional candidate to get endorsed by the Democratic Progressive Caucus of Florida and Rick Roach the only Florida Senate candidate from the Orlando area. The group also endorsed both Florida House Democrats running in the House District 48 race, Amy Mercado and Alex Barrio; and also backed Carlos Guillermo […]

Scott PowersAugust 8, 2016

Democrat Mike Clelland raised more than $65,000 for his Senate District 13 campaign during the last full week of July, and spent more than $35,000 on advertising during the week as the Democratic primary approaches. Clelland raised $25,025 in his official campaign account and another $40,500 in his political action committee, “Common Sense for Central […]

Scott PowersAugust 8, 2016

State Rep. Randolph Bracy and former state Sen. Gary Siplin continue to be the only two candidates in the Senate District 11 race who are raising any money a month out from the Democratic primary that will essentially select the senator there. Bracy again led the four Democrats running in SD 11 with an $8,193 […]

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Anna Maria Island home after Hurricane Milton.

Donald Trump to attend same Christian-right conference for which Marco Rubio is being assailed

Val Demings fast-paced TV ad hits Orlando in CD 10 race

Valleri Crabtree up with cable TV commercial in CD 9

Donald Trump plans second Central Florida visit this month

In Central Florida, Happy-Face Hillary Clinton seeks contrast with Donald Trump

Patrick Murphy ended 2nd quarter with commanding money lead over Dems and Marco Rubio

New Bob Poe TV ad on special interests: ‘That’s why I’m funding my own campaign’

Susannah Randolph, Rick Roach get progressive Democrats’ backing

Mike Clelland raises $65,000 in a week in SD 13 race

Randolph Bracy, Gary Siplin continue to raise most money in SD 11 race