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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 7, 2016

Don’t like Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump? Don’t worry. You aren’t alone. A new Public Policy Polling survey found 55 percent of registered voters in Florida have an unfavorable opinion of the presumptive Republican and Democratic presidential nominees. The survey found 37 percent of respondents said they had a favorable view of Clinton; while 39 […]

Steve SchaleJune 7, 2016

One of the hardest things for a campaign, particularly one completely engaged in the fight, is to see beyond itself. Typically, this only gets worse when campaigns, both ones winning and losing, reach the desperate phase — the point when you have simply run out of options because the end is near. Every candidate wants […]

Peter SchorschJune 7, 2016

Alan Grayson may support Democrat Hillary Clinton for the White House this November, but that doesn’t necessarily mean he likes it. In a speech Saturday to Florida Young Democrats, the outspoken Orlando liberal congressman — who is running for the U.S. Senate — said Clinton will get his vote, despite saying the former Secretary of State is “kowtowing” […]

Mitch PerryJune 2, 2016

When people say Bernie Sanders has pushed Hillary Clinton to the left, there is no greater issue to prove that point than her opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The TPP is a huge deal between the U.S., Canada and 10 countries in the Asia-Pacific region that’s been under negotiation for over a decade. Its aim is […]

Associated PressJune 2, 2016

Hillary Clinton‘s campaign raised more than $27 million for her primary campaign in May and more than $13.5 million for the Democratic National Committee and state parties. Clinton’s campaign says it enters June with more than $42 million in the bank as it nears the end of the primaries against Democratic rival Bernie Sanders. Clinton has […]

Mitch PerryJune 1, 2016

Given that Hillary Clinton needs just 73 delegates to clinch the Democratic nomination for president, there is speculation she could become the de facto nominee even before Californians finish voting next Tuesday night. There is a total of six states where Democrats go to the polls next week, with the big one being the Golden […]

Scott PowersMay 31, 2016

A retired Air Force brigadier general and a retired Navy rear admiral both expressed strong confidence in Democrat Hillary Clinton and condemnation of Republican Donald Trump as possible presidents Tuesday. Retired Brig. Gen. John Douglass of Cocoa Beach and retired Rear Adm. Gene Kendall of Fernandina Beach aimed their opinions toward Florida voters Tuesday, in a press call organized by Clinton’s presidential campaign. They were […]

Ryan RayMay 31, 2016

In a crowded 2nd Congressional District primary with three candidates from Tallahassee or east of it, it was Panama City’s Neal Dunn who managed to win the day among Capital City Republicans last week. The urological surgeon won a Leon County Republican Executive Committee straw poll by five points over former U.S. Attorney Ken Sukhia and 17 points over former Rick […]

Blake DowlingMay 31, 2016

In early 2016, I wrote a column for Florida Politics.com about the island of Bimini, located in the Bahamas about 50 miles from Miami. Hemingway wrote some books there, Gary Hart got busted for some shenanigans there. It’s a small fishing village with some seriously cool spots to check out — nature, watering holes, possible […]

Mitch PerryMay 30, 2016

Monday may be a national holiday, but Bernie Sanders wasn’t taking the day off from critiquing his Democratic presidential opponent, slamming Hillary Clinton for her position on how to to deal with the huge financial crisis enveloping Puerto Rico. “As has happened many times before, Secretary Clinton has changed her mind and is inching closer […]

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Donald Trump leads Hillary Clinton 41% to 40% in Florida

Steve Schale: Unsolicited advice for Bernie Sanders

Alan Grayson says Hillary Clinton ‘beholden to special interests’

Mitch Perry Report for 6.2.16 — What’s happening with the TPP?

Hillary Clinton raises $27M for primary campaign in May

Bill Nelson again calls on Bernie Sanders to drop out of presidential race

Retired general officers urge support for Hillary Clinton, trash Donald Trump

Neal Dunn wins Leon Republicans’ straw poll

Blake Dowling: Kicked in the conch … Bimini, part 2

Bernie Sanders calls Hillary Clinton’s plans for Puerto Rico, “Too little, too late”