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Peter SchorschJuly 20, 2015

Let’s get one thing straight. Donald Trump is not exactly Richard Holbrooke. He has somehow made even our own Alan Grayson seem mild-mannered and silver-tongued. Let’s also agree that his comments about John McCain’s military service were borderline insane. From a pragmatic political perspective, those words should have never been uttered because they will hurt his campaign, not to mention […]

Ryan RayJuly 20, 2015

Citing personal baggage and “divisive rhetoric,” national leaders in the progressive movement are abstaining from supporting U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson‘s campaign to leave his safe Democratic House seat to jump to the Senate, writes Andrea Drusch in National Journal. “Alan Grayson’s opening Senate salvo should have been the campaign of liberals’ dreams. In the first week of […]

Phil AmmannJuly 16, 2015

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is endorsing her state Capitol co-worker, Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera, for the U.S. Senate. Bondi, a Republican, said she is supporting the conservative Lopez-Cantera for what is to be a “vital” election in 2016. “Carlos has a proven record of success on behalf of Floridians who seek less taxes, less […]

Peter SchorschJuly 16, 2015

A Spanish-language website page for Alan Grayson’s foray into the U.S. Senate race loses something in translation. Or, more accurately, it gains something: Lolita Grayson, his former (or never was) wife. On the website senatorgrayson.com (more on that in a moment), the Orlando liberal, who entered Democratic primary for Marco Rubio’s open Senate seat, offers […]

Phil AmmannJuly 16, 2015

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U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy trounced his opponents with strong second quarter 2015 fundraising in his bid for Florida’s open U.S. Senate seat. According to his campaign, the Jupiter Democrat took in more than $1.4 million, finishing with nearly $2.5 million cash-on-hand for the quarter ending June 30. Republican Rep. Ron DeSantis, Murphy’s closest rival, raised […]

Phil AmmannJuly 16, 2015

In the Democratic primary for Florida’s open U.S. Senate seat, liberal Alan Grayson jumped ahead of his more moderate opponent, fellow Congressman Patrick Murphy, according to new survey released from St. Pete Polls and commissioned by Florida Politics. The first statewide survey of the Democratic Senate race since Grayson formally announced his campaign found Grayson leading Murphy by nearly seven points – […]

Mitch PerryJuly 15, 2015

The fast-moving world of Florida 2016 politics got another jolt of energy with the expected announcement on Thursday that Orlando Democratic state Sen. Darren Soto will run in Florida’s 9th Congressional District race, now held by Alan Grayson. He’ll challenge Susannah Randolph, a district aide to Grayson who announced her candidacy this week. Randolph is […]

Mitch PerryJuly 15, 2015

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While Democratic Senate candidate Patrick Murphy was taking the high road in welcoming Carlos Lopez-Cantera to the growing field of candidates in the 2016 U.S. Senate race, his friends with the Florida Democratic Party in Tallahassee weren’t nearly so friendly. “I look forward to a healthy exchange of ideas in this campaign,” Murphy said in […]

Mitch PerryJuly 13, 2015

Four days after Alan Grayson announced he will be running for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate next year, Susannah Randolph, district director for Grayson’s Orlando congressional office, announced Monday she will attempt to succeed him by running in Florida’s 9th Congressional District in 2016. A progressive activist, Randolph was one of the leaders in […]

Mitch PerryJuly 13, 2015

Florida Democratic Senate hopeful Pam Keith was already a decided underdog in her attempt to become the Democratic party’s nominee for U.S. Senate next year — and that was before Alan Grayson got into the race last week. But Keith, a 46-year-old African-American former Navy JAG officer, says she’s not overly concerned that the Florida political […]

Tag: Alan Grayson

Outraged at Donald Trump? Spare me

Some big-time national lefties not sold on Alan Grayson for Senate

Pam Bondi endorses Capitol co-worker, Carlos Lopez-Cantera, for Senate

Is Alan Grayson still married? Depends on if you speak Spanish

Patrick Murphy leads all comers with $1.4 million in fundraising, $2.5 million on hand

Alan Grayson 30%, Patrick Murphy 23% in poll of Dem. primary for U.S. Senate

Darren Soto to announce his candidacy Thursday for Florida CD 9 race

Carlos Lopez-Cantera gets blasted by liberals after entering Senate race

Susannah Randolph announces bid for Florida’s 9th Congressional District

Pam Keith aims to be heard as 3rd Democratic U.S. Senate candidate