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A.G. GancarskiSeptember 24, 2018

The University of North Florida released a poll Monday showing the race for U.S. Senate between Republican challenger Gov. Rick Scott and third-term incumbent Democrat Sen. Bill Nelson as an absolute dead heat. The vast majority of polls have shown the candidates within the margin of error; this survey is close even in that narrow range. Nelson […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 22, 2018

Lauren Baer, the Democratic candidate in Florida’s 18th Congressional District, has launched a new website attempting to criticize the environmental record of her Republican opponent, U.S. Rep. Brian Mast. The site, called “Brian Mast Is Toxic,” launched Saturday. Baer’s campaign says each day it will list a new “anti-environmental” vote cast by Mast during his […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 21, 2018

WOMEN VOTE!, the independent expenditure arm of EMILY’s List, has launched a new direct mail campaign urging voters in Florida’s 26th Congressional District to support the Democratic nominee, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell. The campaign was begun earlier this month and will run through Sept. 27. The group says their goal is to show Mucarsel-Powell is “a middle-class […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 21, 2018

Florida House candidate Emma Collum, a Democrat, is bashing Republican House members who signed a letter urging the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court — despite an allegation of a decades-old sexual assault. Christine Blasey Ford alleges Kavanaugh drunkenly accosted her at a party when the two were back in high […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 21, 2018

Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund, a group advocating for stricter gun control measures across the U.S., announced Friday it was endorsing Andrew Gillum in the race for Governor. Volunteers for the Moms Demand Action, a subset of the Everytown organization, were on hand at Gillum’s campaign office in Broward County to announce their support […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 21, 2018

Democrats earned a bit of good news in their efforts to overtake Congress with the release of a new poll showing incumbent U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo trailing in his re-election bid against Debbie Mucarsel-Powell. A survey commissioned by Protect Our Care, and conducted by Public Policy Polling (PPP), has Mucarsel-Powell ahead by one point over Curbelo, 46 percent […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 21, 2018

A new survey from Public Policy Polling (PPP) shows a tight contest in Florida’s 18th Congressional District, with incumbent U.S. Rep. Brian Mast leading Democratic challenger Lauren Baer by just three percentage points. Mast gets 46 percent to Baer’s 43 percent, with 10 percent of respondents saying they were unsure. Respondents were asked several questions regarding the […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 21, 2018

A new Public Policy Polling (PPP) survey gives incumbent U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart just a five-point lead over Democratic challenger Mary Barzee Flores in the race for Florida’s 25th Congressional District. The poll shows 41 percent of the poll’s respondents say they plan on voting for Diaz-Balart on Nov. 6. But Barzee Flores is close behind […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 19, 2018

Despite recent public polls showing Democratic candidates down by a hair in some of the Florida Democratic Party’s major state Senate targets, the party is pointing to new measures that show another three more chances to overtake Republican-held districts. “While the focus has been on the State Senate Districts most affected by the Fair Districts […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 19, 2018

A new survey from the Florida Atlantic University Business and Economics Polling Initiative (FAU BEPI) has Andrew Gillum with an inside-the-margin lead in the race to be Florida’s next Governor. The poll shows Gillum with 41 percent of the vote, with DeSantis at 39 percent. The remaining 15 percent of voters were undecided, leaving some room for […]

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Lake Mary’s team celebrates in the eighth inning of the Little League World Series Championship game against Taiwan. Florida won in eight innings 2-1. Image via AP.

Photo finish? Bill Nelson, Rick Scott in dead heat, new UNF poll says

Lauren Baer labels Brian Mast as ‘toxic’ on new website

You’ve got mail: Debbie Mucarsel-Powell benefits from direct mail

Emma Collum blasts ‘repugnant’ Republicans defending Brett Kavanaugh

Gun control group backs Andrew Gillum for Governor

Carlos Curbelo trailing in newest CD 26 poll

Lauren Baer polling within three points of Brian Mast

Mary Barzee Flores closing in on Mario Diaz-Balart, poll shows

Florida Democrats say their state Senate map is still expanding

FAU poll: Andrew Gillum has slim lead over Ron DeSantis