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Associated PressMarch 27, 2016

A trio of Wisconsin Republicans looking to inject the party with their own youthful, aggressive brand of conservatism ushered in the “Cheesehead Revolution.” Their aim was to position the GOP for success in the 2016 presidential election. Then came Donald Trump. With the anti-Trump movement in full swing even as Trump solidifies his front-runner status […]

Guest AuthorMarch 24, 2016

While serving as Lt. Governor of Florida, I had the opportunity to speak on the phone with Elsa Morejon, the wife of a political prisoner in Cuba, Dr. Oscar Biscet. Friends of Elsa had asked me to contact her and encourage her while her husband lingered in a maximum-security prison run by the communist police […]

Mitch PerryMarch 24, 2016

Score one for the little guys. After being denied access to an important voter file that could help his campaign, Democrat Tim Canova, who is challenging CD 23 incumbent Debbie Wasserman Schultz this August, will now get access to a campaign tool called the Voter Activation Network (VAN). Canova is a first-time candidate running against […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 24, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott has a message for President Barack Obama: Come home. More specifically: Come to Florida. In a statement Thursday, Scott urged Obama to end his tour of Latin American and return to the United States. The Naples Republican invited Obama to the Sunshine State to “address the concerns of American tourists considering travel […]

Guest AuthorMarch 23, 2016

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I forced myself the other night to watch in totality Donald Trump speak at two rallies in Ohio before that state’s primary — and initially I had great reservations about voting for him. At these rallies Trump rarely spoke more than five or six words in a sentence. When he was not repeating his canned slogans […]

Guest AuthorMarch 22, 2016

I forced myself the other night to watch in totality Donald Trump speak at two rallies in Ohio before that state’s primary — and initially I had great reservations about voting for him. At these rallies Trump rarely spoke more than five or six words in a sentence. When he was not repeating his canned slogans […]

Mitch PerryMarch 21, 2016

Former Florida Gov. and U.S. Sen. Bob Graham has endorsed Patrick Murphy for U.S. Senate. “To be a U.S Senator requires a number of talents, one of which is to be an effective ambassador for your state in Washington, particularly a state that has as diverse a population, economy, range of interests, international relationships, as […]

Guest AuthorMarch 18, 2016

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What is more appealing for Democrats like me? Donald Trump as the Republican nominee, or a fractured convention that produces a nominee who received no Republican primary votes, like Paul Ryan? Honestly, both sound pretty good and likely to culminate in a Hillary Clinton presidency. But it’s not up to Democrats like me, and the […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 18, 2016

On Sunday, U.S. Senate hopeful Carlos Beruff will join the March in support of Cuban Civil Society in Miami to protest President Barack Obama’s Cuba trip. The March begins 11 a.m. at the Brigade 2506 Monument, at the intersection of Southwest 13th Avenue and Southwest Eighth Street. It ends at the Casa del Preso Político […]

Phil AmmannMarch 17, 2016

What is more appealing for Democrats like me? Donald Trump as the Republican nominee, or a fractured convention that produces a nominee who received no Republican primary votes, like Paul Ryan? Honestly, both sound pretty good and likely to culminate in a Hillary Clinton presidency. But it’s not up to Democrats like me, and the […]

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Steven Kurlander: Donald Trump will grow up to be a great president

Steven Kurlander: Trump will grow up to be a great president

Bob Graham latest big-name Democrat to back Patrick Murphy for U.S. Senate seat

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Carlos Beruff to march in protest of president’s Cuba trip

Ben Pollara: A Democrat’s unsolicited advice for the GOP that created Donald Trump