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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 2, 2016

Hillary Clinton would defeat Donald Trump in Florida, but Floridians don’t have a favorable impression of either candidate. A new survey by business group Associated Industries of Florida found that Clinton would defeat Trump in Florida, 49 percent to 36 percent. The former Secretary of State leads the New York Republican in almost every demographic, […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 2, 2016

Democrat Patrick Murphy would defeat all of the major Republican U.S. Senate candidates in a general election match-up. According to a statewide survey by Associated Industries of Florida, Murphy comes out on top in head-to-head match ups against four of the Republican Senate candidates. The survey found the only candidate who could defeat Murphy is […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 28, 2016

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Rick Scott once again urged Republicans to put an end to a movement to stop Donald Trump, telling CNBC anchors the only thing it was doing was helping Democrats. “This election is between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Donald Trump is going to be very close to or at 1,237 (delegates). We have to stop […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 27, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott has a message for fellow Republicans: Stop the “Stop Trump” movement. In a Facebook post Wednesday, Scott told followers that “it is time for the ‘Stop Trump’ movement to end.” The Naples Republican said Tuesday’s election results show the “anti-Trump efforts didn’t work.” “Republicans now need to come together. Donald Trump is […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 26, 2016

Carlos Beruff isn’t backing off comments suggesting people from the Middle East be banned from entering the United States. According to a report in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Beruff told a crowd of Broward County Republicans that he didn’t think it was “safe to allow anybody from the Middle East into this country.” The comment […]

Scott PowersApril 25, 2016

Florida’s wannabe U.S. Senate race front-runners Alan Grayson and David Jolly took on Social Security, campaign finance reform, abortion and minimum wage with detailed policy answers in the first-ever “open debate” in Florida Monday night. Grayson, the Democratic congressman from Orlando, and Jolly, the Republican congressman from Seminole set firm but mostly friendly differences between […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 24, 2016

One U.S. Senate hopeful is hitting back over David Jolly’s appearance on 60 Minutes. Todd Wilcox, a Republican running for Senate, sent an email to supporters Sunday calling Jolly out for his decision to sponsor the Stop Act, saying it was “his most spectacular hypocrisy yet.” “The STOP Act is an election year gimmick Congressman […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 22, 2016

Heather Fitzenhagen has apologized after a campaign email was sent from her House email address. On Thursday, Gary Fineout of the Associated Press reported that Fitzenhagen apologized for a breach of her official House email account after the address was used to send an invitation to a campaign fundraiser. .@RepFitzenhagen apologies for breach of her […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 22, 2016

Gwen Graham’s decision to leave Congress after one term could land her in the history books. According to a Smart Politics analysis, Graham is the second member of the U.S. House Representatives from Florida to retire after one term. The report, released Thursday night, said Graham’s decision to “step away from Congress after one term […]

Scott PowersApril 21, 2016

Democrat Bill Phillips of Orlando has dropped out of the Orlando-based Congressional District 7 race. His departure from the race means there now are no Democrats running to take on Republican U.S. Rep. John Mica of Winter Park. Phillips suspended his campaign in February, calling for someone else to take his place. No one has, […]

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

Hillary Clinton tops Donald Trump in new Florida poll

Marco Rubio still best bet for Republicans to defeat Patrick Murphy in U.S. Senate race

Rick Scott: ‘This election is between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton’

Rick Scott: ‘It is time for the ‘Stop Trump’ movement to end’

Carlos Beruff on banning people from entering United States: ‘I stand by my answer’

Florida’s U.S. Senate ‘open debate’ brings out policy, mostly on progressive agenda

Email Insights: Todd Wilcox campaign calls Stop Act ‘an election year gimmick’

Heather Fitzenhagen apologizes for campaign email snafu

Gwen Graham becomes second freshman Florida U.S. representative to retire after one term

Democrat Bill Phillips drops from Congressional District 7 race