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Brendan FarringtonJanuary 31, 2016

Florida Democrats must decide whether their best shot at winning the Senate seat now held by Marco Rubio is a liberal firebrand who has said the GOP health plan was to hope people die quickly, or a moderate Democrat who often votes with Republicans. Rubio is giving up his seat to seek the Republican nomination […]

Scott PowersJanuary 29, 2016

U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson‘s U.S. Senate campaign reported raising about $591,000 in the fourth quarter of 2015, a haul that may compare well with Republicans in the race but falls far short of Democratic rival U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy. According to a release issued by his campaign Friday, Grayson used an average donation of just […]

Scott PowersJanuary 29, 2016

Jane Kleeb, a Nebraska farmer who became one of the leading icons of the Keystone XL pipeline opposition movement, declared her support Friday for U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson in Florida’s U.S. Senate race, calling him the only candidate who joined the Keystone fight. Grayson’s campaign released news of Kleeb’s endorsement shortly after his chief rival for […]

Scott PowersJanuary 28, 2016

U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson has won the national endorsement of the Progressive Democrats of America in his race for the Democratic nomination to run for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat, he said Thursday. The group, which held a townhall-style teleconference with Grayson last week, had been backing him informally since before he officially entered the race last summer. […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 22, 2016

It’s been a rough month for Debbie Wassermann Schultz, the U.S. Representative from Florida’s 23rd Congressional District and Chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee. It’s in that latter position where she’s been under fire from progressives around the country for alleged misdeeds. Over 32,000 people have signed a petition on the website of RootsAction, and more […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 21, 2016

I’m two things (at least!) that Rep. Alan Grayson is not: a Patrick Murphy supporter and a Hillary Clinton supporter. So why does my name appear along his on the Clinton campaign’s list of their “Florida Leadership Team”? FloridaPolitics.com asked this very question a few months ago when the list was first released, and I […]

Scott PowersJanuary 21, 2016

U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson announced Thursday he had filed a bill to make tuition free and restructure student loans for students at public colleges and universities. Grayson, an Orlando Democrat running for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat, modeled his House Resolution 4385, introduced last week, after a bill introduced in the U.S. Senate last year by […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 21, 2016

A GOP presidential poll released Wednesday by Florida Atlantic University shows Donald Trump leading in Florida in the March 15 presidential primary, with a stunning 48 percent share of the vote. Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio are well behind at 11 and 10 percent, putting them in third and fourth places, respectively (Ted Cruz is […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 20, 2016

U.S. Rep. David Jolly is leading the pack in the race to replace Sen. Marco Rubio, according to a Florida Atlantic University poll. Jolly is at 27.8 percent, polling ahead of Republican rivals Rep. U.S. Ron DeSantis and Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera, who are both at 7.7 percent. While Jolly has a 20-point lead over […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 19, 2016

David Jolly wants members of Congress, including himself, to stop begging for money and get back to work. During a press conference Tuesday morning, the Pinellas County member of Congress announced a bill he’s proposing next week in the House that would forbid federally elected officials from directly soliciting campaign contributions. That includes not only […]

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Florida Democrats have clear choice in race to replace Marco Rubio

Alan Grayson reports $591K fundraising quarter, including $100K of his own

Keystone opposition leader Jane Kleeb calls Alan Grayson only ally in Florida’s Senate race

Alan Grayson gets nod from Progressive Democrats of America

Meet Tim Canova, the Democrat challenging Debbie Wasserman Schultz in CD23

Ben Pollara: Why won’t Alan Grayson just endorse someone for president?

Alan Grayson joins Bernie Sanders’ move for free college tuition

Mitch Perry Report for 1.21.16 — New Florida Senate poll is interesting

FAU poll: David Jolly leads GOP U.S. Senate field, but many still undecided

David Jolly not flinching at pushback to his fundraising ban idea