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Drew WilsonApril 10, 2018

Tampa Democratic Rep. Sean Shaw brought in more than $211,000 last month for his bid to replace termed-out Attorney General Pam Bondi in the fall. “The support our campaign has received over the last month is a clear sign of the enthusiasm Floridians have for returning the office of the Attorney General back to the […]

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, […]

Drew WilsonApril 10, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Philip Levine is putting another $1.7 million into TV ads this month, his campaign announced Tuesday. The announcement continues the trend for the campaign, which spent $2 million on TV ad buys last month and had already spent $4 million on ads prior to March. “With the primary election only 5 months […]

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 […]

Drew WilsonApril 9, 2018

AFSCME said in a Monday email that Gov. Rick Scott’s announcement he would run for U.S. Senate against Bill Nelson was met with “fear and disgust” by state employees. “Not once as governor did Scott take the lead in investing in Florida’s services and those who provide them. He looked at the men and women […]

Drew WilsonApril 9, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King blasted Gov. Rick Scott for having the temerity to launch his U.S. Senate bid from Orlando, where in 2016 a single gunman killed 49 and wounded 58 at the Pulse nightclub. “Rick Scott launching his campaign from Orlando takes some gall –– 612 days passed between the shootings at Pulse […]

Scott PowersApril 9, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott sought to reclaim his image as an outsider when he announced Monday morning in Orlando that he is running for the U.S. Senate. Scott ended more than a year of little suspense as he formally announced his Republican bid for the Senate seat held by Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson. He did […]

Peter SchorschApril 9, 2018

Calling Washington “horribly dysfunctional,” Florida Gov. Rick Scott is challenging U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in an election that could be one of the most expensive and highly-watched races in the nation. The Republican governor was expected to criticize “career politicians” and call for term limits for members of Congress while formally announcing his campaign on […]

Scott PowersApril 9, 2018

Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum has become the second Democratic candidate for governor to announce that he has received the “gun sense candidate” distinction from the national gun law reform group Moms Demand Action. “I’m deeply honored to receive the Moms Demand Action Candidate Distinction. I’ve beaten the gun lobby twice in Tallahassee, and when I’m […]

Phil AmmannApril 9, 2018

Just hours before Rick Scott officially launches his U.S. Senate run, Democrats are pulling out all the stops, offering a glimpse of the contentious race to come this November. In a last-minute email Sunday evening, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee released its most pejorative attacks yet against Florida’s Republican Governor — who is launching his […]

Headlines

Sean Shaw raises $211K for AG bid in March

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

Philip Levine ups TV ad buy by $1.7 million

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

Email insights: State workers blast Rick Scott for ‘record of failure’

‘Some gall’: Chris King knocks Rick Scott for inaction after Pulse

Rick Scott: I don’t intend to fit in

Rick Scott makes U.S. Senate campaign official

Andrew Gillum gets ‘Moms Demand Action’ seal

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee pre-buts Rick Scott’s Senate launch