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Jim RosicaAugust 26, 2016

Give Tim Kaine credit for at least attempting Florida A&M University‘s “Strike, Strike, and Strike Again” chant. The Democratic vice-presidential candidate and U.S. senator from Virginia stopped by the campus of Tallahassee’s historically black university Friday afternoon. He greeted several hundred students, donning a green FAMU cap and giving his best approximation of the Rattler Strike, […]

Associated PressAugust 18, 2016

For the first time since declaring his presidential run, Republican Donald Trump offered an extended apology to those who may have been hurt by his caustic comments, saying that he regrets some of what he’s said “in the heat of debate.” “Sometimes in the heat of debate and speaking on a multitude of issues, you […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 16, 2016

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are among the most unpopular presidential candidates in modern history, and a new survey by Morning Consult aimed to find out why. The survey of 2,001 registered voters asked voters with an unfavorable opinion of the presumptive Democratic and Republican nominees to pick the top two reasons why they dislike […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 6, 2016

Francis Rooney will support Donald Trump in the 2016 election. “I’m 100 percent for Donald Trump, he’s our nominee,” said Rooney, a Naples Republican running for in Florida’s 19th Congressional District. “We may not know all of the things we’d like to know about Donald Trump. He hasn’t been in this game a long time, […]

Scott PowersMay 16, 2016

Hillary Clinton declared Monday it is time to bring the status of Puerto Rico to closure and said as president she would support any option the islanders seek, including statehood. Clinton, the likely Democratic nominee for president, also reiterated her belief that Puerto Rican islanders should be able to vote in the presidential race. Puerto Ricans have […]

Steve VancoreMay 10, 2016

How do we interpret the latest offering from Quinnipiac University showing Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in a dead heat? For those who do not know me or what I look like, allow me to offer you a brief description. I am about 6” tall, have killer abs, a full head of hair and possessed with […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 15, 2016

Southwest Florida Republicans now know who will represent them at the Republican convention this summer. Mike Lyster, the chairman of the Collier County Republicans, said party officials in Collier and Lee counties selected the delegates for congressional District 19 during a meeting Thursday evening. The selection committee picked three delegates and three alternatives. Thirty-three people […]

Scott PowersMarch 21, 2016

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With her nearly 2-to-1 victory in popular voting in last week’s Democratic Florida presidential preference primary, Hillary Clinton is being awarded a nearly 2-to-1 ratio of delegates to the Democratic National Convention, the party said Monday. The final count of congressional district delegates gives Clinton a total of 141 Florida Democratic presidential delegates and her […]

Scott PowersMarch 15, 2016

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With Hillary Clinton‘s near 2 to 1 victory over U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders in Florida’s presidential primary, she appears to have locked up two Florida delegates for every one going to Sanders, with more to be awarded. With 16 of the 27 congressional districts in Florida decided, the Florida Democratic Party unofficially projected late Tuesday […]

Mitch PerryMarch 15, 2016

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 […]

Tag: 2016 presidential election
Crowds gather to see Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. (Gabrielle Russon)

In Tallahassee, Tim Kaine’s “Rattler strike” needs some work

A first for the Donald: Trump says he regrets hurtful comments he’s made in heat of debate

Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump among the most unpopular presidential candidates

Francis Rooney says he will support Donald Trump

Hillary Clinton declares ‘it is time’ to bring Puerto Rico status issue to closure

Salt Shaker Test: Quinnipiac showing Donald Trump/Hillary Clinton dead heat

Collier, Lee GOP selects delegates for 2016 convention

Hillary Clinton winds up with 141 Florida presidential delegates, Bernie Sanders with 73

Florida Democratic Party projecting 101 delegates for Hillary Clinton, 51 for Bernie Sanders so far

NextGen Climate looks ahead to general election