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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 7, 2016

Republicans may face a tough road ahead when it comes to Florida’s U.S. Senate seat. A new Public Policy Polling survey found that Democrats would defeat two of the five Republican Senate candidates in hypothetical general election match-ups. The survey tested how Republicans Carlos Beruff and David Jolly would fare against Democrats Patrick Murphy and […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 7, 2016

Marco Rubio could face a tough general election were he to decide to run for re-election this year. According to a new Public Policy Polling survey, 51 percent of voters polled said they do not think Rubio should run for re-election this year. Another 39 percent said Rubio should run; while 10 percent they were […]

Peter SchorschJune 7, 2016

Alan Grayson may support Democrat Hillary Clinton for the White House this November, but that doesn’t necessarily mean he likes it. In a speech Saturday to Florida Young Democrats, the outspoken Orlando liberal congressman — who is running for the U.S. Senate — said Clinton will get his vote, despite saying the former Secretary of State is “kowtowing” […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 6, 2016

Florida voters are still unsure who they’ll vote for in the U.S. Senate primary. A new Mason-Dixon poll found 43 percent of likely Democrats and 49 percent of likely Republican voters said they did not know who they would vote for in the Aug. 30 Senate primary. The findings were first reported by POLITCO Florida. […]

Scott PowersJune 5, 2016

Pam Keith keeps going in her determined efforts to break through in the Democratic battle for Florida’s open U.S. Senate seat. The Miami labor lawyer rarely appears in polls and is virtually never mentioned by the two Democrats who are viciously battling each other at the top of that contest, U.S. Reps. Patrick Murphy of Jupiter and Alan Grayson of […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 5, 2016

In Jacksonville Saturday to speak to the Florida Young Democrats, Rep. Alan Grayson made another stop beforehand: a vigil for Vernell Bing Jr., who was shot down by a police officer last month. “They told me that I’m the only elected official who’s shown up the last two weeks,” Grayson said. “It tears them up,” […]

Scott PowersJune 3, 2016

Democratic congressional candidate Dr. Dena Grayson is opening the public phase of her run in Florida’s 9th Congressional District at a time when her professional expertise may be characterized as a unique, critical national asset. She’s also entering the limelight for the Aug. 30 Democratic primary, with perhaps the race’s biggest endorser at her side. The most important […]

Scott PowersJune 1, 2016

Democrat Susannah Randolph has picked up another endorsement in her bid for Florida’s 9th Congressional District, this one from Democratic U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler of New York. Nadler serves as vice-chair of the House of Representatives LGBT Equality Caucus, and is the second-highest-ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee. “Susannah has worked tirelessly to safeguard […]

Scott PowersMay 31, 2016

U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson and Dr. Dena Minning, who hopes to succeed him in Florida’s 9th Congressional District, were married Sunday evening in Melbourne Beach. Grayson’s U.S. Senate campaign confirmed the wedding Tuesday morning after Frank Torres’ Orlando Political Observer first reported the news. “Rep. Alan Grayson and his wife Dr. Dena Grayson had a small, private wedding […]

Mitch PerryMay 27, 2016

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Donald Trump is pushing for Marco Rubio to re-enter the U.S. Senate seat he is scheduled to depart in January. In a tweet sent Thursday evening, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee called on his former bitter rival to get back into the contest. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/736016335197458434 Trump’s statement is just the latest indication of how concerned Republicans are that […]

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Poll: Democrats could win Florida’s Senate seat in November

Poll: 51% of Floridians say Marco Rubio shouldn’t run for re-election

Alan Grayson says Hillary Clinton ‘beholden to special interests’

Mason-Dixon poll: Carlos Beruff 17%, David Jolly 13%, Ron DeSantis 10%

Democrat Pam Keith remains determined to break through in U.S. Senate race

Alan Grayson talks Vernell Bing Jr.: ‘A death like that has to mean something’

Democrat Dena Grayson enters public phase of her CD 9 race as Zika threat looms

Susannah Randolph picks up U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler’s endorsement in CD 9

Dena Minning marries Alan Grayson in secret wedding

Donald Trump urges Marco Rubio to re-enter race for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat