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Mitch PerryMarch 16, 2016

We’ll save you our post-mortems about Marco Rubio‘s failed candidacy for the presidency, since you can find them all over the web this morning. We wrote last week how startled we were about the lack of support in his own state, and that was before Alex Leary‘s devastating portrayal in Sunday’s Tampa Bay Times. A notable […]

Scott PowersMarch 15, 2016

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With Hillary Clinton‘s near 2 to 1 victory over U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders in Florida’s presidential primary, she appears to have locked up two Florida delegates for every one going to Sanders, with more to be awarded. With 16 of the 27 congressional districts in Florida decided, the Florida Democratic Party unofficially projected late Tuesday […]

Ryan RayMarch 15, 2016

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders was unable to come up with a sequel to his “Michigan miracle” last week, dropping the key state of Ohio and a majority of delegates Tuesday night to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. After losing in Ohio and Florida and with results in Illinois and Missouri still in doubt, Sanders spoke to a […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 15, 2016

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Patrick Murphy has applauded Hillary Clinton for her commanding win in Florida. “Hillary Clinton’s victory tonight is proof positive that Floridians want a leader in the White House who is committed to fighting for what matters most to our families — rebuilding the middle class, protecting Social Security and Medicare for our seniors, fighting for women’s […]

Mitch PerryMarch 15, 2016

The Democratic presidential primary race was expected to be an easy victory for Hillary Clinton in Florida, and that’s what it was. The Associated Press officially called the race for Clinton immediately after the polls closed in the Panhandle. With 97 percent of the vote counted, Clinton is hammering Bernie Sanders in the Sunshine State with […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 15, 2016

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Tuesday night saw Duval County and NE Florida fall in line with the majority of voters across the country, and support Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton… with the exception of one county on the Democratic side that Felt The Bern. In the GOP Primary, Trump had 47 percent with 194 of 199 precincts in, well ahead of […]

Melissa RossMarch 15, 2016

The Florida-based activist group Dream Defenders is debuting a “presidential Cabinet,” dubbed #SquaDD2016, with the goal of “speaking truth to power by elevating the voices of young Black and Brown people.” According to the organization, “We organized #SquaDD2016 with the intention of conveying the message that we demand more from the presidential candidates, particularly those who benefit […]

Associated PressMarch 15, 2016

Five more states chime into the rambunctious campaign 2016 conversation on Tuesday, and no one’s listening with greater interest than Marco Rubio and John Kasich, both of them desperate to win their home states and avoid being flattened by Donald Trump‘s steamroller. On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton is out to reclaim momentum after Bernie […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorMarch 15, 2016

A lot goes on at polling places on Election Day. Candidate supporters gather to hand out literature. The candidates themselves bounce around from polling place to polling place hoping to nab some last minute votes and reach people who may have otherwise been missed throughout campaigning. But, outside of polling places, there’s another story to […]

Ryan RayMarch 15, 2016

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to win Florida’s Democratic presidential primary contest on Tuesday over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. However, the wide generational enthusiasm gap was shown in a big way by a straw poll conducted by the state’s Young Democrats group. Sanders blew out Clinton by an overwhelming margin among Florida Young Dems, taking […]

Tag: Bernie Sanders

Mitch Perry Report for 3.16.16 – How does Bernie Sanders move on from here?

Florida Democratic Party projecting 101 delegates for Hillary Clinton, 51 for Bernie Sanders so far

In Arizona speech Bernie Sanders stays on message as his odds grow longer

Patrick Murphy “thrilled” by Hillary Clinton’s Florida win

Hillary Clinton crushes Bernie Sanders in Florida Primary

Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton take Duval County, NE Florida

Dream Defenders launch #SquaDD2016

Florida, Ohio primary watch: Marco Rubio seeks survival, Hillary Clinton momentum

Election Day takeaways in Gulfport

Bernie Sanders wins Florida Young Dems straw poll 89%-11%