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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 […]

Ryan RayJuly 13, 2015

In a new video released by U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson accompanying his Democratic U.S. Senate campaign kickoff, the liberal firebrand recounts his impressive rise from the impoverished tenements of the Bronx to the halls of Congress. Along the way, he says, he started the Washington, D.C.-based research and advocacy group Alliance for Aging Research. “After I finished school, I founded […]

Phil AmmannJuly 10, 2015

Carla Coleman, a staff member of Alan Grayson’s congressional office, is also listed as a director of the U.S. Senate candidate’s controversial Cayman Island hedge funds. First reported by Joe Schoffstall of The Washington Free Beacon, Coleman, who worked for the Orlando Democrat since 2013, is listed on the most recent SEC filings as holding positions in two hedge […]

Mitch PerryJuly 10, 2015

It was just an average Thursday in the Florida political world. But first a note about Jeb Bush, who announced that through his own campaign and his Super PAC Right to Rise, he’s raised $114 million this year, with all but $11 million coming from Right to Rise, which began fundraising for the “non-candidate” in […]

Bob SparksJuly 9, 2015

A great deal of column-inch space and cable television time lately is devoted daily to Donald Trump. His controversial comments are analyzed, dissected and put before other candidates. “Do you (fill in GOP presidential candidate’s name) condemn Trump’s comments about undocumented immigrants?” Another regular subject of speculation is whether Trump is damaging the GOP brand. […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 9, 2015

U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson is in the Senate race. That’s causing consternation for the Patrick Murphy side, which sent out a fundraising email Thursday afternoon that read: “By now you’ve heard the news. The race has changed. I now have a primary opponent. The next few months are going to be challenging, and I know that the campaign […]

Tag: Alan Grayson

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

Alan Grayson says he “founded” Alliance for Aging Research; Alliance: “No comment”

Alan Grayson staffer listed as director on 2 of his hedge funds

Mitch Perry Report for 7.10.15 — A whole lotta political stuff

Bob Sparks: Establishment Democrats hope Alan Grayson campaign dies quickly

Ron DeSantis “welcomes” Alan Grayson to the Senate race