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Scott PowersOctober 31, 2018

Republicans still have a solid block of support from Florida’s Cuban-American community but Puerto Ricans and other Hispanic voters are breaking strongly toward Democrats Andrew Gillum and Bill Nelson, giving the Democrats sizable leads overall among Hispanic voters, according to a new poll commissioned by Telemundo. Overall, Gillum has a 51 percent to 40 percent […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 31, 2018

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Another public poll brings good news for Democrats running statewide, with gubernatorial hopeful Andrew Gillum and U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson ahead of Republican opponents. A survey released Wednesday by Ipsos/Reuters/The University of Virginia Center for Politics shows Gillum at the magical 50 percent threshold and Nelson close behind at 49 percent. Gillum’s 50 percent of likely voters, the same […]

Scott PowersOctober 31, 2018

A new poll from Suffolk University is finding a near dead-heat in Florida’s gubernatorial election, with Democratic Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum getting 45 percent and Republican former U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis 44 percent. With a 4.4 percent margin of error among the likely election voters surveyed, the race is a toss-up a week out from […]

Staff ReportsOctober 30, 2018

A house that U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson sold decades ago has become, improbably, an issue in his re-election campaign against Gov. Rick Scott. “Senator Nelson built a Washington mansion for $1.2 million bucks,” a narrator described in an ad this week, “then sold it to a corrupt Middle East tycoon for $3.4 million … $2 million more […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 30, 2018

“Elections have consequences.” That was the message of an ebullient Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, who in Jacksonville’s New Town neighborhood Tuesday messaged against Republican health care policies at Edward Waters College. Nelson spoke to media after a roundtable event in which he and other speakers discussed the need for health coverage. At the heart of […]

Scott PowersOctober 30, 2018

New Republican Political Action Committee is launching its latest attack ad charging that Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson is getting confused and does nothing but raise taxes and cut Medicare, this time with those words coming out of the mouth of a grandmother during a three-generation breakfast. The 30-second spot “Generations” launches today in a […]

Scott PowersOctober 30, 2018

The Hispanic Leadership Fund is launching two radio and digital advertisements — one in English and one in Spanish — in support of Gov. Rick Scott‘s Republican candidacy for the U.S. Senate. The ads declare that Scott understands how hard Hispanics work and that is why he has been working so hard to support them. […]

Jacob OglesOctober 30, 2018

A new University of North Florida poll finds Florida’s race for U.S. Senate basically tied, with 47 percent of likely voters backing Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson and 46 percent supporting Republican challenger Rick Scott. Pollsters report a 3-point margin of error. The race finds another 7 percent undecided, leaving both candidates clamoring for the small […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 29, 2018

Another day, another bit of new creative from the New Republican PAC. The Rick Scott-supportive committee released a digital ad Monday that reminded voters of one of the Scott campaign’s central contentions; namely, that Sen. Bill Nelson is nothing more than a party-line Democrat who has been in politics way too long. The fifteen second digital spot, part […]

Drew WilsonOctober 29, 2018

Environmental group Sierra Club is getting ready for Halloween with a new quiz inviting Floridians to face their “most rational worst fears” when it comes to Gov. Rick Scott’s environmental policy. “Halloween is right around the corner, and, tbh, there’s some super scary stuff going on this year. Bomb threats, white nationalism, embattled midterm elections, […]

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Lake Mary’s team celebrates in the eighth inning of the Little League World Series Championship game against Taiwan. Florida won in eight innings 2-1. Image via AP.

Telemundo poll: Hispanics favoring Andrew Gillum, Bill Nelson

Surge: Andrew Gillum, Bill Nelson each around 50 percent

Poll: Andrew Gillum 45%, Ron DeSantis 44%

Rick Scott a ‘desperate politician who is losing,’ Bill Nelson says

‘Election year conversion’: Bill Nelson on Rick Scott’s health coverage stance

Grandma rips Bill Nelson as ‘more and more confused’ in New Republican PAC ad

Hispanic Leadership Fund launching ads supporting Rick Scott

Poll: Bill Nelson clings to 1-point lead on Rick Scott

‘Voices’ in Rick Scott PAC ad malign ‘party-line’ Bill Nelson

Sierra Club opens ‘Rick Scott’s House of Horrors’