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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 […]

Scott PowersJanuary 19, 2016

U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy‘s campaign for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate hauled in $1.46 million in the fourth quarter of 2016, the campaign said Tuesday. The total raises Murphy’s cash-on-hand balance to $4.3 million, according to the campaign. That’s only a modest increase from the $3.5 million that the Jupiter Democrat reported in the […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 18, 2016

Republican Senate candidate Ron DeSantis got to serve up a little red meat on the two Democrat front runners thanks to Bernie Sanders‘s debate performance Sunday. His statement, released late Monday, compels the two Democrats to “choose” between Obamacare and the vision expounded by Sanders, which DeSantis says is even worse. “With ObamaCare failing to deliver on […]

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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

Patrick Murphy reaps $1.46 million during 4th quarter

Ron DeSantis questions whether Patrick Murphy, Alan Grayson “feel the Bern”