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Scott PowersNovember 9, 2016

President-elect Donald Trump‘s victory in Florida Tuesday included complete dominance of most Panhandle counties, but it was his success in a handful of medium-size counties scattered throughout the state such as Lee, Brevard, Pasco, and Clay that carried him past Hillary Clinton. In fact, were it not for the sizable margins of voters Trump picked up in winning […]

Jim RosicaNovember 9, 2016

Kellyanne Conway, Donald Trump‘s campaign manager, appeared to leave the door open as to whether the president-elect would make good on his promise to name a special prosecutor to investigate Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. Conway appeared Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program. Early Wednesday, Trump — the real estate tycoon-turned-reality TV star — captured 276 electoral college votes, more […]

Associated PressNovember 8, 2016

The lone American off the planet has cast his vote from space, keeping with NASA’s motto of “Vote while you float.” NASA said Monday that astronaut Shane Kimbrough filed his ballot in Tuesday’s presidential election from the International Space Station sometime over the past few days. He arrived at the orbiting lab in mid-October. Before […]

Kevin CateNovember 8, 2016

Hillary Clinton will win Florida, and therefore, the presidency. Floridians have been voting since Sept. 19, and Hillary has led the Real Clear Politics (RCP) Florida average almost every single one of those days. Since Sept. 25, she’s led or been tied with Donald Trump all but four days — the Comey fallout, and tonight, […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterNovember 7, 2016

Florida Democrats could have sporadic and first time voters to thank for high pre-Election Day turnout. As of Monday afternoon, more than 6.4 million Floridians have already voted. State records show more than 2.56 million Democrats have voted, compared to 2.47 million Republicans. Democrats now lead Republicans in pre-Election Day totals by more than 88,000 […]

Jim RosicaNovember 7, 2016

A sunglasses-wearing Vice President Joe Biden wanted a Tallahassee crowd on Monday to “imagine” a world with Donald Trump as president. It wasn’t pretty. “We don’t have to make anything up; we just have to say what they want to push,” Biden said during a midday get-out-the-vote rally at Florida A&M University. Several times, he […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterNovember 7, 2016

Florida is just too close to call. A new Quinnipiac University poll shows just 1 percentage point separates Hillary Clinton from Donald Trump in the Sunshine State. According to the poll, Clinton is at 46 percent, followed by Trump at 45 percent. Libertarian Gary Johnson is at 3 percent, while Green Party candidate Jill Stein […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterNovember 6, 2016

The Democratic base is fired up and ready to go, at least according to a new memo from For Our Future. In a memo Saturday, the progressive super PAC said internal tracking polls show “strong enthusiasm among voters that are the core of the voters who turned out to elect Barack Obama.” The organization said […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterNovember 5, 2016

Tim Kaine has never lost an election. He doesn’t plan on breaking that winning streak Tuesday. “This is my ninth race. I’m 8 and 0, and I’m not planning on losing Tuesday,” said Kaine, the vice presidential nominee. “Here’s what I tell myself in every race I every run: I’m the underdog until they call […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterNovember 5, 2016

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are making one last push to appeal to voters, taking to the airwaves this weekend. Both campaigns released advertisements Saturday, with each painting a starkly different picture of the election. The new ads come as polls show a dead heat between the two candidates. According to RealClearPolitics, Clinton leads Trump […]

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

Donald Trump win fueled by Panhandle, Lee, Brevard, Pasco counties

Kellyanne Conway coy on special prosecutor for Hillary Clinton

‘I voted from space’: Lone American off planet casts ballot

Kevin Cate: Hillary Clinton will win by a Florida landslide

Progressive group says sporadic voters key to Democrats pre-Election Day gains

Joe Biden connects with campus crowd in Tallahassee

Florida poll: Hillary Clinton 46%, Donald Trump 45%

Progressive group touts energetic base, as more than 6.1 million Floridians have voted

Tim Kaine: ‘If we win Florida, Hillary will be president’

Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump make closing arguments in new TV spots