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Peter SchorschNovember 29, 2015

After Friday’s shooting at a Planned Parenthood facility, Democrats across the country are jumping at the opportunity to politicize the five-hour standoff that left three people dead, including a University of Colorado police officer. One of the first to capitalize on the attack – even before police determine a motive – was South Florida congressional candidate Annette […]

Ryan RaySeptember 16, 2015

Sheyla Asencios has been hired as the Florida Democratic Party’s deputy political director in charge of Hispanic outreach, the party said Wednesday. She replaces the departing Jeff Branch, who was in a similar capacity until this month but primarily working on outreach to African-American communities. Branch was tapped to be political director of U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy’s […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 16, 2015

Annette Taddeo still clings to the impression that she is “middle class.” But that claim is becoming more tenuous with each passing day. For those who don’t remember, here is a quick refresher. Taddeo, Charlie Crist’s former running mate and a current Democratic congressional candidate, had openly proclaimed a middle-class lifestyle, even as she lives in […]

Peter SchorschJuly 27, 2015

Annette Taddeo still won’t explain what she considers “middle class,” or at least she isn’t talking about it. Taddeo, a Democratic candidate for Florida’s 26th Congressional District, again refused to answer questions about her self-proclaimed middle-class lifestyle, one that includes a decidedly not middle class 6,500-square-foot Miami home assessed at $1.25 million. In a video […]

Mitch PerryJuly 10, 2015

One thing was crystal clear for Florida Democratic Party Chair Allison Tant on Thursday as the FDP studied the Florida Supreme Court decision and its affect on the state’s congressional districts. “Florida’s highest court has found Tallahassee Republicans guilty of unconstitutionally subverting Florida’s democracy,” she said. While that’s accurate, the relevant question for her and […]

Mitch PerryJune 1, 2015

The Washington, D.C.-based political action committee EMILY’s List has put Miami Republican U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo on a list of 15 GOP incumbents “On Notice” for their re-election bids next year. The PAC, which supports pro-choice women candidates, lists three specific factors in putting Curbelo on its list. “In less than five months into the 114th Congress, we […]

Ryan RayApril 11, 2015

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee put first-term Congressman Carlos Curbelo on notice Friday, predicting he will be a “One-Term-Wonder” in his highly competitive South Florida U.S. House seat. Specifically, the DCCC called out the Miami Republican for keeping a $10,000 contribution in soft money from his disgraced former House colleague Aaron Schock, who resigned in March following […]

Phil AmmannApril 8, 2015

After a grueling seven hours on the campaign trail, Annette Taddeo is already tired. Just hours after Charlie Crist’s former running mate announced she is running to unseat Carlos Curbelo in Florida’s 26th Congressional District, new audio from a local radio show shows Taddeo bailed on a scheduled interview — telling producers she was “too […]

Phil AmmannApril 8, 2015

Newly announced congressional candidate Annette Taddeo has already raised the ire of the National Republican Congressional Committee, who asks what constitutes “middle class”? In an opening attack email, NRCC spokesman Chris Pack says it certainly isn’t Taddeo. She is challenging first-term Republican U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo in Florida’s 26th Congressional District, which seesawed between the […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 20, 2015

Marco Rubio may or may not make a full fledged run at the presidency, but he’s certainly flirting with the possibility, and like some other GOP candidates, has been talking more about economic inequality than ever before as he touts his new book, “American Dream.” But Florida Democratic Party Chair Allison Tant says that while […]

Tag: Annette Taddeo

Hours after Colorado shooting, Annette Taddeo’s political opportunism is in full force

Florida Democratic Party taps Sheyla Asencios as new deputy political director

After new financial disclosure, Annette Taddeo’s “middle-class” claim is even more tenuous

Annette Taddeo refuses to talk mansion sale, “middle-class” lifestyle

Democrats have new opportunities with redistricting ruling

EMILY’s List targets Miami U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo

Nat’l Democrats take aim at Carlos Curbelo

Email Insights: After 7 hours, candidate Annette Taddeo already “tired”

Email insights: NRCC places Annette Taddeo squarely in its sights

FDP Chair criticizes Marco Rubio, but says needs more time to review his current statements