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Ryan NicolSeptember 11, 2018

Democratic challenger Mary Barzee Flores is out with her first ad of the general election campaign, hitting incumbent U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart on his health care record. The pair are competing in Florida’s 25th Congressional District after both candidates went through their respective primaries unopposed. Now Barzee Flores is seeking to go on the attack, […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 11, 2018

(This piece has been updated with a response from the Salazar campaign) Donna Shalala, the Democratic nominee for Florida’s 27th Congressional District, is calling for Republican Maria Elvira Salazar to agree to a debate on health care. Now it appears, Salazar has agreed to a potential debate surrounding health care, as well as several other […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 10, 2018

U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis has announced his resignation from Congress to focus on campaigning against Democrat Andrew Gillum to be Florida’s next Governor. “One of my guiding principles during my tenure in Congress has been to protect the taxpayers that I represent,” begins DeSantis’ resignation letter, first reported by POLITICO Florida and later obtained by […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 10, 2018

U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo is inserting himself into the race for House District 114, throwing his support behind Republican challenger Javier Enriquez. “Javier Enriquez will be an outstanding state representative,” Curbelo said. “His deep roots in the community and his conservative vision that puts people over politics will serve District 114 well in Tallahassee. ‘I’m proud […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 10, 2018

The Florida Democratic Party (FDP) is out with a new campaign hitting Republican gubernatorial candidate and former U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis on his long-running opposition to the Affordable Care Act. The FDP released a new video titled “DeSantisCare,” as well as a new website looking to highlight DeSantis’ health care record. We reached out to the […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 10, 2018

Opportunity First, a PAC created by former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Julián Castro, has now thrown its support behind Democrat Emma Collum in House District 93. Castro led HUD under the Barack Obama administration and has garnered buzz for a possible future presidential run. Now, his group has endorsed Collum in an […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 10, 2018

A new poll from Ambassador Nancy Soderberg, the Democratic nominee in Florida’s 6th Congressional District, shows her within one point of Republican Mike Waltz in a district Donald Trump won by 17 points in 2016. The poll was conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research and showed Waltz earning 47 percent of the vote to Soderberg’s 46 […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 7, 2018

Jimmy Patronis, the Republican seeking to stay as Florida’s Chief Financial Officer, is set to release his first ad of the general election campaign touting his work on a bill supporting first responders. The bill, which expanded workers’ compensation benefits for those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, was passed earlier this year. Patronis advocated for […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 7, 2018

Democrat Lauren Baer is out with a new 30-second ad that knocks Republican Brian Mast‘s support for last year’s GOP tax cuts law. Baer, a former official in the Barack Obama administration, is trying to oust Mast from his seat in Florida’s 18th Congressional District. The ad, titled “Mel,” features commentary from Mel Liebman, owner of […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 6, 2018

A Thursday email sent out by the Republican Governors Association slammed Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum as “too radical for Florida” based on comments he made regarding recent violence in the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. “In a recent podcast interview, Gillum ‘condemn[ed]’ Israel for ‘murder’ for acting in self-defense against Hamas terrorist operatives attempting to ‘breach into Israel’s borders,’ […]

Tag: 2018 midterms

Mary Barzee Flores: Mario Diaz-Balart’s health care record is ‘hurting families’

Donna Shalala challenges Maria Elvira Salazar to debate

Ron DeSantis resigns from Congress to focus on run for Governor

Carlos Curbelo backs Javier Enriquez in HD 114

Florida Democrats hit ‘right-wing extremist’ Ron DeSantis on health care

Julián Castro PAC backs Emma Collum in HD 93

Poll: Nancy Soderberg neck and neck with Mike Waltz

Jimmy Patronis touts work for first responders in new ad

‘Time for a change’: Lauren Baer hits Brian Mast on GOP tax law

Email insights: RGA says Andrew Gillum ‘too radical for Florida’