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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterNovember 7, 2016

Hillary Clinton is making one last appeal to voters. The Clinton campaign released a 2-minute advertisement laying out the choice in the election. The national advertisement will air during “The Voice” on NBC and “Kevin Can Wait” on CBS, reaching an estimated 20 million people, according to the Clinton campaign. Clinton talks directly to the […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterNovember 7, 2016

Charlie Crist could be heading to Washington, D.C. A new poll from St. Pete Polls shows the former governor holds a five-point lead over Rep. David Jolly in Florida’s 13th Congressional District. The survey — conducted for FloridaPolitics.com — shows nearly 51 percent of voters said they were backing Crist, compared to nearly 46 percent backing […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterNovember 7, 2016

Sen. Marco Rubio has a big lead over Rep. Patrick Murphy in Florida’s U.S. Senate race. A new Quinnipiac University poll shows Rubio leads Murphy, 50 percent to 43 percent. The poll found 7 percent of respondents said they were either voting for someone else or didn’t know. The latest poll of 884 likely Florida […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterNovember 5, 2016

Democrats continue to hold a lead over Republicans in pre-election totals, fueled in large part by big turnout during the early voting period. State figures released Saturday morning show nearly 2.3 million Democrats and nearly 2.3 million Republicans have voted by mail or in person during the early voting period. Democrats have returned 7,280 more […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterNovember 5, 2016

Sen. Marco Rubio is making his closing arguments in his final TV spot. According to the Rubio campaign, 30-second spot, called “Debt,” is meant to discuss each generation’s “debt and duty to the next. “America is the greatest country in the world, and keeping it that way is every generation’s debt to the next,” he […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterNovember 4, 2016

Florida Democrats have surpassed Republicans in pre-election totals, aided in large part by turnout during the early voting period. Data compiled by the Florida Chamber of Commerce show nearly 2.1 million Democrats and nearly 2.1 million Republicans have already voted this election cycle. According to the Chamber data, Democrats now lead Republicans by a margin […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterNovember 2, 2016

With less than a week until the election, the race in Florida remains tight. A new CNN/ORC poll found Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are essentially tied in Florida. The poll found 49 percent of likely Florida voters said they were backing Clinton, while 47 percent said they supported Trump. Libertarian Gary Johnson received 3 […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterOctober 28, 2016

Want a backstage pass to see Jennifer Lopez in Miami on Saturday? All it takes is a $5,000 contribution to support the “Hillary Victory Fund.” According to an invitation to the event, supporters who give $5,000 per person will receive VIP seating, backstage passes and a photo with Lopez. In an email Friday, Chris Korge […]

Staff ReportsOctober 28, 2016

The American Federation of Teachers is relaunching an ad campaign opposing Marco Rubio. The organization announced Friday it was reviving its campaign claiming Rubio “flip-flopped from writing legislation to provide relief to Puerto Rico to siding with hedge funds.” “Time and time again, Marco Rubio has revealed where his allegiance lies. Rubio flip-flopped from writing legislation to […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterOctober 28, 2016

Sen. Marco Rubio used a stop in deep-red Collier County to gin up supporters and encourage Floridians to get out and vote. The Miami Republican held a get-out-the vote rally in Naples on Thursday. The campaign stop came just one day after the second and final U.S. Senate debate, and Rubio used the stop to hammer Rep. […]

Tag: 2016 election

Hillary Clinton vows to ‘be a president for all Americans’ in final TV ad

Poll: Charlie Crist holds five-point lead over David Jolly on eve of election

New Florida poll shows Marco Rubio at 50%, Patrick Murphy at 43%

More than 5.7 million have voted in Florida

Marco Rubio makes closing argument in new TV ad

Democrats take the lead in pre-Election Day votes

Florida poll: Hillary Clinton at 49%, Donald Trump 47%

Hillary Clinton campaign fundraising off Jennifer Lopez GOTV concert

American Federation of Teachers relaunches ad targeting Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio rallies the faithful during Naples stop