2016 Democratic primary Archives

Ryan NicolMay 31, 2018

Tim Canova, a candidate for Florida’s 23rd Congressional District, is now calling on Gov. Rick Scott to suspend and remove Brenda Snipes as Broward County Supervisor of Elections. Canova’s call follows a court ruling that Snipes’ office illegally destroyed paper ballots from Canova’s 2016 primary challenge to current CD 23 Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz. The Florida Division […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterOctober 17, 2016

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Marco Rubio might be running for re-election, but his presidential campaign is still more than $1 million in the red. Campaign finance records filed with the Federal Election Commission show Rubio’s presidential campaign had more than $1.5 million in debt as of Sept. 30. The sum includes the costs of telemarketing services, media production, and […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 22, 2016

Marco Rubio leads the Republican field, according to a new Senate Leadership Fund poll. The survey, conducted by Vox Populi, found 57 percent of respondents said they would vote for Rubio in the Republican primary. Republican Carlos Beruff received 5 percent support; while Todd Wilcox received 4 percent support. The survey found 34 percent of […]

Scott PowersMay 12, 2016

The story out of Washington is that U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, still angry that Democratic leaders in the Senate are rooting for his opponent, sought out Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid Wednesday for a less-than-friendly talk. “The air is cleared,” Grayson, the Orlando Democrat, said later in a statement. That air was rarefied, according to […]

Steve SchaleApril 20, 2016

The commanding win tonight by Secretary Hillary Clinton should bring an end to the nomination fight. Going into tonight, her delegate lead was over 200, and her popular vote lead was over 2.4 million. We’ll see how the delegates get allocated, but her lead will significantly grown tonight, and she will add another 200,000 or more her […]

Mitch PerryMarch 15, 2016

The Democratic presidential primary race was expected to be an easy victory for Hillary Clinton in Florida, and that’s what it was. The Associated Press officially called the race for Clinton immediately after the polls closed in the Panhandle. With 97 percent of the vote counted, Clinton is hammering Bernie Sanders in the Sunshine State with […]

Staff ReportsMarch 15, 2016

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The latest on the 2016 presidential campaign (all times Eastern Standard Time): Tuesday, March 15 9:53 p.m. — Donald Trump is winning the Republican presidential primary in Illinois, where his rally was canceled last week in Chicago over security concerns. His victory Tuesday comes after an earlier win in Florida and North Carolina. It increases […]

Associated PressMarch 7, 2016

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders tangled aggressively on economic issues in a Democratic presidential debate over trade, Wall Street influence and more. Clinton accused him of turning his back on the auto industry and Sanders countered in the Sunday night debate that Clinton’s friends on Wall Street had “destroyed this economy.” It was a marked […]

Associated PressMarch 3, 2016

Standing in a line of thousands outside an arena at Colorado State University, Aleksandr Cronk contemplated the grim possibility that the man he was waiting to see, Bernie Sanders, may not make it to the November ballot and he’d have to decide whether to vote for Hillary Clinton. Like millions of young voters nationwide, Cronk […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 16, 2016

There may be a month until Florida’s presidential preference primary, but thousands of Sunshine State voters are already casting their ballots. Elections offices across the state have sent about 1.8 million absentee, or vote by mail, ballots this election cycle. About 47 percent of those ballots went to registered Republicans; while 40 percent were sent […]

Tag: 2016 Democratic primary

Tim Canova: Broward Supervisor of Elections must go

Marco Rubio presidential campaign owes $1.5M in debt

Poll: Marco Rubio leads GOP field with 57% support

Alan Grayson, Harry Reid, Patrick Murphy clear air: ‘Say my name!’ ‘I hope you lose!’ ‘Narcissist!’ ‘Sock puppet!’

Steve Schale: The Democratic nomination is over

Hillary Clinton crushes Bernie Sanders in Florida Primary

Live blogging the Florida Primary — Donald Trump wins primaries in Illinois, North Carolina and Florida

Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders tangle on economy in Democratic debate

Hillary Clinton now faces struggle to win back younger voters

Voter registration deadline looms for Florida’s presidential primary as millions begin casting ballots