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Jacob OglesOctober 22, 2018

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson’s re-election efforts this year may yet prove successful but could siphon dollars to the Sunshine State that Democrats should spend elsewhere, according to an analysis by the Brookings Institution. The Washington, D.C.-based institute today launched a series on its FixGov blog analyzing the most competitive Senate races in the nation. It […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 22, 2018

As early in-person voting kicked off Monday for the first time at Jacksonville’s University of North Florida, Democratic chances were jolted by a tested commodity at the lecturn: former Vice President Joe Biden. Biden, leading many polls of 2020 hopefuls for the party’s nomination for President, isn’t the only potential top-of-the-ticket presence to hit the state. […]

Scott PowersOctober 22, 2018

A Democratic political action committee has released a new Spanish-language TV commercial reminding Puerto Ricans of many of their disappointments in President Donald Trump‘s response to Hurricane Maria and pointing out that Florida Gov. Rick Scott has refused to criticize the federal response. “The Trump administration’s lack of response to Hurricane Maria was woefully inadequate, […]

Ryan NicolOctober 22, 2018

A new internal poll released by the Rick Scott campaign shows the Republican ahead by 5 percentage points in the race for U.S. Senate. That’s in disagreement with a pair of independent polls released Monday, which show the candidates either deadlocked or with Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in the lead. The Scott survey was […]

Scott PowersOctober 22, 2018

A new poll from Quinnipiac University continues that polling outfit’s findings that Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson has a significant lead over Republican Gov. Rick Scott in the battle for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat this year. The latest Q poll gives Nelson a six-point lead over Scott, 52 percent to 46 percent, with two two […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 22, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott has spent months defending his education spending, including an ad just last month, and his latest ad (“Attention Florida”) suggests that defense is a work in progress. The 30-second spot, per a campaign media release, is “highlighting Senator Nelson’s false attack on Governor Scott’s historic funding for Florida’s education system.” “Time and time […]

Ryan NicolOctober 22, 2018

A new Spanish-language ad supporting Gov. Rick Scott‘s bid for the U.S. Senate is out, arguing Scott will be a better fighter for Florida than his Democratic opponent, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson. The ad, released by the Rick Scott for Florida campaign, is titled “Fight For You.” The 30-second spot will be airing on both […]

Scott PowersOctober 22, 2018

Two major Democratic groups that have each poured millions of dollars already into Florida this year are launching a new wave of digital ads aimed at encouraging the base to get out to vote. Senate Majority PAC and Priorities USA Action are launching the ads in Florida and four other battleground states as part of […]

Ryan NicolOctober 22, 2018

For Our Future Florida (FOF-FL), a progressive group aiming to elect Democrats to state and federal offices in November, announced it has doubled its staff as the campaign for the 2018 midterms nears its end. FOF-FL now has about 1,250 staff members on hand for its get-out-the-vote (GOTV) field program, according to a release obtained […]

Scott PowersOctober 22, 2018

Republican Gov. Rick Scott and Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson are again in a dead-heat in Florida’s U.S. Senate election contest, according to the latest survey from St. Pete Polls, with each drawing just over 48 percent. Scott has a slight edge in the poll when broken down into tenths, 48.6 percent to 48.3 percent, […]

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Rick Scott internal poll has him leading Bill Nelson

Quinnipiac Poll continues to show Bill Nelson with solid lead over Rick Scott

Rick Scott defends education spending in latest ad

Rick Scott pledges to ‘fight for you’ in new Spanish-language ad

Democratic groups launch new round of voter-turnout digital ads

Progressive GOTV group doubles staff ahead of Election Day

Latest Senate poll: Rick Scott and Bill Nelson deadlocked