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Scott PowersMarch 29, 2016

It’s time for a certain U.S. Senate candidate from Central Florida and a certain U.S. House candidate who lives in his home to update their Facebook relationship status. Dr. Dena Minning, Democrat from Orlando running in Congressional District 9, and U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, that district’s incumbent and a Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, are engaged to […]

Scott PowersMarch 29, 2016

Two national progressive Democratic politics groups have thrown their support behind U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson‘s bid for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat, his campaign said Tuesday. The Progressive Change Campaign Committee and Democracy for America both characterized Grayson as someone who can build up the U.S. Senate’s “Warren Wing,” a reference to progressive politics champion U.S. […]

Mitch PerryMarch 23, 2016

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Video trackers have become a regular way of life on the campaign trail. During the current campaign season, this reporter has seen such trackers at events featuring Florida U.S. Senate hopefuls David Jolly and Alan Grayson, among others. No doubt Jupiter Democratic Representative Patrick Murphy gets his fair share, as well. The other night, Murphy and […]

Mitch PerryMarch 22, 2016

To anyone paying attention, it’s apparent that it would take some seismic shift for either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump to not end up being their party’s standard-bearer this November. The Trump battle with the GOP establishment will continue to play out with maximum media attention, but until he starts losing more states (which could […]

Scott PowersMarch 21, 2016

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U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson announced Monday his Democratic U.S. Senate campaign has picked up the endorsement of the Communications Workers of America. In a Daytona Beach news conference, Grayson, of Orlando, was joined by elders of the CWA’s local 3108, which covers Central Florida. The union represents more than 700,000 workers nationally and in Canada […]

Mitch PerryMarch 21, 2016

At this point, Alan Grayson isn’t surprised that yet another Democrat has endorsed Patrick Murphy in their battle for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Florida, even if it’s the much-lauded Bob Graham. “If you take a look at the polling for those who pitted his daughter against me and Patrick, his daughter came […]

Mitch PerryMarch 21, 2016

Former Florida Gov. and U.S. Sen. Bob Graham has endorsed Patrick Murphy for U.S. Senate. “To be a U.S Senator requires a number of talents, one of which is to be an effective ambassador for your state in Washington, particularly a state that has as diverse a population, economy, range of interests, international relationships, as […]

Mitch PerryMarch 21, 2016

Although initial polls regarding the Democratic battle for U.S. Senate in Florida have gone back and forth, Patrick Murphy is dominating Alan Grayson in one category: endorsements from fellow Democrats. Monday morning could bring one of the biggest and potentially most influential of those to date in the person of Bob Graham. The former governor and U.S. […]

Mitch PerryMarch 20, 2016

Todd Wilcox was the early aggressor against David Jolly in the first one-on-one encounter between the two aspiring Florida Republicans for the U.S. Senate on Friday, but Jolly more than held his own in a spirited debate at the Tampa Tiger Bay Club. The two men are part of a field of five candidates running to succeed Marco Rubio in the […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 17, 2016

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Congressional Democrats in Washington have spoken … and they prefer Patrick Murphy over Alan Grayson in the Senate race, with 45 names released Thursday. “I’m honored to have so many progressive leaders and Democratic colleagues supporting my campaign for U.S. Senate,” Murphy said. “In the House of Representatives, we have stood together to strengthen our middle class, […]

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