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Scott PowersMay 12, 2017

Florida’s largest LGBT advocacy group Equality Florida is launching a #HonorThemWithAction campaign in advance of the June 12 commemoration of people killed, wounded and affected by the Pulse nightclub massacre. The effort at this point aims at creating online rallying opportunities for people interested in contributing time and action to the myriad events being planned for June […]

Scott PowersMay 9, 2017

Republican gubernatorial candidate and Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam is kicking off his 2018 campaign with a rally in his hometown Bartow Wednesday, followed by a bus tour that will take him to 22 cities in 10 days. Putnam, who entered the race May 1 – and is the only major Republican to file thus […]

Peter SchorschApril 11, 2017

Chris King, the newly announced Democratic candidate for Florida governor, wants to “lift up” homegrown businesses. Apparently, those homegrown businesses include those in Los Angeles and Silverdale, Washington. In a YouTube video posted last week, the Winter Park affordable housing executive offers his vision of the state of Florida politics. “We need a whole new […]

Scott PowersFebruary 15, 2017

President Donald Trump will be holding a rally in Melbourne Saturday afternoon in what is essentially a re-election campaign stop being promoted by his campaign. Team Trump-Pence, the successor to Donald J. Trump for President, announced the president’s rally would be at a 5 p.m. event at the AeroMod International Hangar at Orlando-Melbourne International Airport. The appearance […]

Scott PowersDecember 13, 2016

Democrat U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson is downplaying prospects that his filing to run again for Congress means he’s going to run again for Congress — but he’s not ruling it out. The Democrat from Orlando — who leaves office Jan. 3 because he did not seek re-election in Florida’s 9th Congressional District — has filed […]

Scott PowersNovember 1, 2016

Republicans may have a slight advantage in voter turnout so far through mail-voting and early voting, but a coalition of get-out-the-vote groups led by For Our Future said a deep-dive look at the numbers has them encouraged. In particular, progressive campaigners are hyping their greater success in getting sporadic voters — those who probably can’t be […]

Scott PowersOctober 28, 2016

Women who lost their children to gun violence or in police-involved incidents organized as “Mothers of the Movement” will campaign for Hillary Clinton in Tampa and Orlando Friday and Saturday, Clinton’s campaign announced. The group features Lucia McBath, the mother of Jordan Davis; Gwen Carr, the mother of Eric Garner; Geneva Reed-Veal, the mother of Sandra […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 9, 2016

Hillary Clinton will have Al Gore by her side at a Tuesday campaign stop in Miami. From the Clinton campaign: “On Tuesday, Oct. 11, former Vice President Al Gore will campaign with Hillary Clinton in Miami. At the event, Gore will discuss the urgent threat posed by climate change and lay out the high stakes of November’s election.” “With […]

Scott PowersOctober 4, 2016

The Florida Democratic Party is snowing mailers into Florida’s 7th Congressional District supporting challenger Stephanie Murphy and attacking Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. John Mica, who slammed the campaign Tuesday as “distortions.” In the past week or so, four FDP mailers have gone out, including two that attacked Mica for a deal involving an old federal […]

Scott PowersSeptember 29, 2016

Vice President Joe Biden will campaign for Hillary Clinton Monday with stops in Sarasota and Orlando, her campaign announced Thursday. No details specifying where or when have yet been announced. The campaign said Biden will lay out the stakes of November’s election and highlight Clinton’s vision for America. The Democrat with a working-class background will argue […]

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Equality Florida launches Pulse commemorative action campaign

Adam Putnam kicking off governor’s race campaign in Bartow, then bus tour

Professing love for Florida business, Chris King video uses stock footage from LA, Washington

Donald Trump rally in Melbourne confirmed

Alan Grayson files to run again but says it’s just paperwork, for now

Democratic-leaning For Our Future sees bright spot with get-out-the-vote effort in Florida

Mothers who lost children to gun violence to campaign for Hillary Clinton

Al Gore to campaign in Miami with Hillary Clinton Tuesday

Florida Democrat Party mailers for Stephanie Murphy irk John Mica

Joe Biden to campaign in Florida for Hillary Clinton Monday