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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 23, 2016

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The super PAC backing Hillary Clinton is focusing on millennials with a new multi-million dollar ad campaign. Priorities USA launched its Stop Trump/Stop Hate campaign this week. The campaign is aimed at millennial voters — typically those between the ages of 18 and 34 — in key swing states, including Florida. The committee launched the […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 22, 2016

A onetime opponent is throwing his support behind Marco Rubio. On Wednesday, Sen. Ted Cruz said he was “glad to support” Rubio in his re-election bid. Cruz, a Texas Republican, was one of more than a dozen Republicans who ran for president earlier this year. “Marco Rubio is a friend and has been an ally […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 15, 2016

Carlos Lopez-Cantera will not file to run for U.S. Senate if Marco Rubio decides to run for re-election. In an email to supporters Wednesday, Lopez-Cantera said he will get out of the race if Rubio, his longtime friend, were to decide to run for re-election. “I have asked Sen. Marco Rubio to reconsider his decision […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 13, 2016

For Todd Wilcox, the Orlando shooting hit close to home. He lives 15 miles south of the nightclub where 49 people were killed, and 53 more were injured early Sunday morning. His youngest daughter, now seven years old, was born at the hospital across the street. His oldest daughter, a 23-year-old recent graduate, lives near […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 9, 2016

Francis Rooney is hitting the airwaves, releasing his first advertisements of the 2016 election cycle. The Naples Republican released a 30-second television spot Thursday. Rooney is the first candidate to launch an ad campaign in the race to replace Rep. Curt Clawson in the U.S. House. “D.C. insiders from both parties have let us down. We […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 7, 2016

Don’t like Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump? Don’t worry. You aren’t alone. A new Public Policy Polling survey found 55 percent of registered voters in Florida have an unfavorable opinion of the presumptive Republican and Democratic presidential nominees. The survey found 37 percent of respondents said they had a favorable view of Clinton; while 39 […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 7, 2016

Marco Rubio could face a tough general election were he to decide to run for re-election this year. According to a new Public Policy Polling survey, 51 percent of voters polled said they do not think Rubio should run for re-election this year. Another 39 percent said Rubio should run; while 10 percent they were […]

Scott PowersJune 7, 2016

Monday’s first day of qualifying for congressional races in Florida has seen enough candidates qualify to force Republican primaries in Florida’s 6th, 7th and 11th Congressional Districts and Democratic primaries in the 6th and 9th Congressional Districts so far. In other districts expecting Democratic or Republican primaries, announced candidates either did not file Monday or […]

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 […]

Jim RosicaJune 3, 2016

State Sen. Jeff Brandes has given $200,000 toward his own re-election, May fundraising reports show. His latest numbers, posted Friday, also show Brandes pulled in another $32,000 in contributions for the month. That brings the St. Petersburg Republican’s total raised to nearly $480,000 for this year’s election. He has cash-on-hand of more than $310,000. As of Friday, he […]

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Crowds gather to see Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. (Gabrielle Russon)

Priorities USA launches ‘Stop Trump/Stop Hate’ campaign

Ted Cruz endorses Marco Rubio’s re-election

Carlos Lopez-Cantera won’t file to run for Senate if Marco Rubio decides to run again

Todd Wilcox urges action to deal with ISIS

Francis Rooney releases television, radio ads in CD 19 race

Donald Trump leads Hillary Clinton 41% to 40% in Florida

Poll: 51% of Floridians say Marco Rubio shouldn’t run for re-election

Early congressional filings assure primaries in CDs 6, 7, 9 and 11

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

Jeff Brandes seeds state Senate re-election campaign with $200K of his own money