Jacob OglesFebruary 26, 2020
5min360
Outreach comes weeks ahead of Florida's March 17 primary.
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Jacob OglesFebruary 26, 2020
Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 15, 2016
3min160
Donald Trump promised to continue to “win, win, win” after victories in at least three of the five states holding Republican primaries Tuesday. Trump won primaries in Illinois, North Carolina and Florida. He came in second in Ohio, trailing John Kasich. The Missouri Republican primary was too close to call late Tuesday night. The New […]
Scott PowersMarch 15, 2016
5min241
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio failed to convince a majority of voters in any Florida county outside his home Miami-Dade that he was the best Republican choice for president. With late but still incomplete returns, Florida’s junior U.S. senator was losing every county in Florida to Donald Trump except Miami-Dade. He was finishing third in at least 26 counties, […]
Mitch PerryMarch 15, 2016
1min192
NextGen Climate, super PAC backed by environmentalist Tom Steyer whose mission is to avert climate disaster, has weighed in on the Florida general election. It came as Tuesday’s primary election results indicated Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton were winning big. “Whether it’s putting our coastal cities underwater, poisoning our communities, or damaging our economy, Donald Trump and […]
Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 15, 2016
5min528
Marco Rubio ended his campaign Tuesday after being trounced in his own state by New York businessman Donald Trump. Rubio is expected to come in a distant second behind Republican front runner Trump. According to the Florida Division of Elections, Trump leads the pack with 45 percent of the vote. Rubio trails Trump with 27 […]
Mitch PerryMarch 15, 2016
4min370
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 […]
Associated PressMarch 15, 2016
7min188
There’s a big difference between north Florida and South Florida. As different as Alabama and New England. And on Tuesday, those distinctions will likely play out as Florida voters decide who to give 99 Republican delegates to in the race for president. The Florida GOP primary is considered a pivotal moment in the campaign: The […]
Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 15, 2016
2min189
Get out and vote. That’s the message Gov. Rick Scott sent during a news conference Monday in Southwest Florida. Scott was in Fort Myers to tout tax cuts and job numbers, but talked briefly about the 2016 presidential primary. “If you haven’t voted, go vote,” he said Monday. “It’s going to be an exciting day. […]
Scott PowersMarch 15, 2016
2min178
Voters are hardly flocking to polls but supervisors of elections throughout Central Florida are saying the presidential primary flows have been steady and headed toward turnouts in the 40-50 percent range of eligible voters. There have been no serious lines and just a few technical glitches in Seminole and Orange counties, all minor and taken […]
A.G. GancarskiMarch 14, 2016
1min191
In Duval County 93,487 voters, 17 percent of all registered voters, participated in early voting/vote by mail for the Presidential Preference Primary. Vote by mail drew 39,467 of them, and 53,789 were early voting, while 231 votes were provisional. Of 205,093 Republicans, 51,830 of them voted before Tuesday: That’s 25.27 percent turnout. Enthusiasm, thus far, […]