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Danny McAuliffeApril 17, 2018

He’s no Donald Trump, but Governor Rick Scott is beginning to peek out of his Twitter shell. Three consecutive tweets fired off from the Governor’s state account Tuesday (he has a campaign one, too) mark a break from Scott’s online persona of unflinching positivity. His digital activity is usually reserved for highlighting progress or appearances across […]

Peter SchorschDecember 20, 2017

Gov. Rick Scott is taking a trip to Tennessee next month, but unlike most of his out-of-state jaunts he’s not looking to lure any jobs away from the Volunteer State. An invitation to a fundraiser benefitting Diane Black, a Republican running for Tennessee governor, lists Scott as the event’s headliner. Attendees will need to fork […]

Associated PressFebruary 25, 2016

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Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz head into Thursday’s Republican debate eager to seize one last chance to slow Donald Trump‘s momentum before next week’s Super Tuesday mega-round of voting. The situation is likely more dire for Trump’s rivals than they’re publicly letting on. Rubio and Cruz so far have shown little willingness to take on […]

Associated PressJune 2, 2015

The speakers at the weekend Tennessee Republican Party fundraiser took turns heaping praise on former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, keynote speaker at the annual Statesmen’s Dinner. While Gov. Bill Haslam and Sens. Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker stopped short of an official endorsement of the likely presidential candidate, their comments did more than hint that […]

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