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Brendan FarringtonAugust 1, 2016

Republicans aren’t waiting until the primary to start attacking Democratic Senate candidate Patrick Murphy in an effort to define him before he can define himself, a sign they believe the U.S. congressman will be the nominee and the tougher candidate to beat in November. The race in Florida is being closely watched since it could […]

Staff ReportsAugust 1, 2016

There are just a few weeks until the election, and organizations across the state are rolling out endorsements for state and federal candidates. Several organizations — including the Conservative Leadership PAC, the National Organization for Women in Florida, and Florida REALTORS PAC — issued endorsements. — The International Association of Firefighters and the Florida Professional […]

Brendan FarringtonJuly 29, 2016

Florida Democrat Alan Grayson vowed to stay in the state’s Senate race despite calls from party leaders to stand down over abuse claims from his children’s mother, and he alleged she was the abuser who repeatedly hit him and their five children. Grayson previously has made the same claims in court documents during a messy […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 28, 2016

Sen. Marco Rubio and U.S. Chamber of Commerce political director Rob Engstrom are spending Thursday visiting chambers of commerce in Tampa, Orlando, and Jacksonville. And a message is being delivered. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce stands fully behind Rubio, and so do local affiliates, as he girds up for a general election campaign (likely against Patrick […]

Mitch PerryJuly 27, 2016

I think there are some specific reasons why Bernie Sanders‘ supporters aren’t ready to embrace Hillary Clinton like Clinton folks rallied around Barack Obama in 2008. I wasn’t at the Denver DNC, but no way was there the intense opposition to the nominee in ’08 like there is the streets and in some parts of the convention hall this week. Part […]

Mitch PerryJuly 26, 2016

(UPDATE) In the wake of damaging allegations that the ex-wife of Orlando area Congressman and Florida Senate candidate Alan Grayson repeatedly went to police with accusations of domestic abuse over a two-decade period, two progressive activists groups who had previously endorsed him in the Senate race withdrew those endorsements on Tuesday. “After today’s revelations of years of police […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 26, 2016

Start checking your mailboxes, you might just find a letter from President Barack Obama. The president has penned a letter encouraging Floridians to vote for Democrat Patrick Murphy in the Aug. 30 primary. “I’m proud to endorse Democratic Congressman Patrick Murphy for the United States Senate. He’s had my back and now I have his,” the […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 26, 2016

Get ready for a debate. Channel 9 Eyewitness News announced Monday it will host a debate between Reps. Patrick Murphy and Alan Grayson on Aug. 12. The two men are the leading Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate, and the debate comes about two weeks before the Aug. 30 primary. The debate will be moderated by […]

Bill RuftyJuly 25, 2016

A new television ad featuring Florida’s 9th Congressional District candidate Susannah Randolph of Orlando will air Monday night during the first day of the Democratic National Convention. Randolph is the first of the four candidates running for the party’s nomination to replace U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, an Orlando Democrat, to get a television ad out […]

Mitch PerryJuly 22, 2016

Marco Rubio concluded his statewide tour of Florida Friday by appearing at Port Tampa Bay in Tampa. He actually began his Tampa experience Thursday night, where he made a pop-up appearance at 81 Bay Brewing Company, a cavernous craft brewery off of Gandy Boulevard in South Tampa that the Hillsborough County Republican Party had taken over […]

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GOP hits Patrick Murphy in Florida Senate race, and Barack Obama hits back

Endorsement Watch: Conservative Leadership PAC, Florida Realtors, National Organization for Women in Florida, and others issue endorsements

Alan Grayson vows to stay in Senate race, calls ex an abuser

U.S. Chamber of Commerce endorses Marco Rubio’s re-election

Mitch Perry Report for 7.27.16 — Bernie supporters aren’t all uniting yet

Two progressive activists groups pull back endorsement of Alan Grayson after domestic abuse charges surface

Letter from Barack Obama endorsing Patrick Murphy hitting mailboxes

TV station sets Alan Grayson vs. Patrick Murphy debate

Susannah Randolph launches new ad in CD 9 race

Before Trump’s RNC speech, Marco Rubio feels the love in Tampa