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Ryan NicolOctober 27, 2018

State Rep. Robert Asencio is in a tight money race between his Republican opponent for House District 118, Anthony Rodriguez. That’s according to the latest fundraising reports filed with the Florida Division of Elections. Asencio, the Democratic incumbent, pulled in $12,600 from Oct. 13-19. That was mostly due to multiple $1,000 donations from various political […]

Ryan NicolOctober 26, 2018

U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris is set to hit the campaign trail to help re-elect her colleague, Bill Nelson, to the Senate. Nelson, the Democratic incumbent, is attempting to fend off a challenge from Republican Gov. Rick Scott. The Nelson campaign says Harris will join him at a private fundraiser Saturday in Sarasota. The two will […]

Drew WilsonOctober 26, 2018

If Election Day were today, Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum would “bring it home.” At least in the Tampa Bay area. That’s according to a new survey from Public Policy Polling that found the Democratic nominee with 50 percent support among likely general election voters living in the Tampa media market. His Republican rival, former Congressman […]

Ryan NicolOctober 26, 2018

Republican candidate Frank Mingo held on to his cash lead over Democratic opponent Cindy Polo, according to the latest reports filed with the Florida Division of Elections. The two are competing to replace Manny Diaz in House District 103. After pulling in $16,250 Oct. 13-19, Mingo has just over $30,000 on hand. That compares to […]

Drew WilsonOctober 26, 2018

A new TV ad from Republican Gov. Rick Scott’s Senate campaign is going after incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson for his attendance record in Washington and saying it is time to force the third-term Democrat into retirement. The ad, titled “46 years,” beats the drum on several of the Scott campaign’s criticisms of Nelson, from his […]

Ryan NicolOctober 26, 2018

The Lauren Baer campaign is out with a new ad pushing back against an attack from Republican U.S. Rep. Brian Mast, which rebukes a column from Baer criticizing American foreign policy shortly after the 9/11 attacks. That column has been a source of controversy in recent weeks, both due to Baer’s column itself as well […]

Ryan NicolOctober 25, 2018

With Honor, a nonpartisan group aimed at electing veterans to Congress, has now pulled an ad criticizing Democratic candidate Lauren Baer over her critiques of American foreign policy following 9/11. “Our mission at With Honor, a cross-partisan organization, is to support Republican, Democrat, and independent veteran candidates that put principles first to help fix our […]

Ryan NicolOctober 25, 2018

The Carlos Curbelo campaign is out with a new digital ad attempting to highlight his efforts to tackle the issue of gun violence. Curbelo, a Republican, is the incumbent representative in Florida’s 26th Congressional District. He is competing against Democratic challenger Debbie Mucarsel-Powell. The new ad from Curbelo, titled “The Lawmaker We Need,” features testimony […]

Ryan NicolOctober 25, 2018

The campaign for state Sen. Annette Taddeo is accusing her opponent of circulating a mailer featuring Taddeo in an effort to “purposely lie” to voters in Senate District 40. The mailer highlights a letter sent to Taddeo by Marion Hammer, a well-known lobbyist for the NRA. In the letter, Hammer thanks Taddeo for her March […]

Ryan NicolOctober 25, 2018

The latest poll from the New York Times (NYT) has Democratic candidate Debbie Mucarsel-Powell ahead of Republican U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo by just 1 percentage point in the race for Florida’s 26th Congressional District. The Times surveyed 499 likely voters Oct. 19-24. Mucarsel-Powell earned 45 percent support to Curbelo’s 44 percent, with 11 percent undecided. […]

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Fundraising gap narrows in race for HD 118 seat

Kamala Harris to hit the trail for colleague Bill Nelson

PPP Poll: Andrew Gillum up 5 in Tampa Bay region

Frank Mingo winning the money race in HD 103

New Rick Scott ad says ‘it’s time to retire’ Bill Nelson

New Lauren Baer ad bashes Brian Mast over criticism of 9/11 comments

With Honor pulls ad criticizing Lauren Baer 9/11 comments

New ad calls Carlos Curbelo ‘the lawmaker we need’

SD 40 mailer: Annette Taddeo campaign alleges dirty tactics

NYT poll gives Debbie Mucarsel-Powell razor-thin edge in CD 26