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Kevin CateJuly 6, 2016

Rick Scott is basically as awful as Donald Trump in so many ways. But before Floridians start petitioning Trump to introduce Scott to a presidential election turnout and an embarrassing loss before Scott runs for U.S. Senate in 2018, read all eight reasons. 8) Cons. Scott didn’t build his $300-some million fortune with a fraudulent university, but he did help […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 6, 2016

Carlos Beruff is once again taking aim at so-called career politicians, releasing a new ad this week telling voters “it’s time to clean house.” “The folks in Washington have it all figured out,” said Beruff in the new advertisement. “They’re going to make your choices and run your life.” In the 30-second spot, first reported […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 5, 2016

Carlos Beruff is running neck-and-neck with Democrat Patrick Murphy, according to a new poll. In an email to supporters and activists Tuesday, the Manatee County Republican’s campaign said Beruff was in a statistical dead heat with Murphy in the general election. The campaign cited a poll that showed Beruff trailed Murphy 40 percent to 42 […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 5, 2016

Carlos Beruff thinks a special prosecutor should determine whether to file charges against Hillary Clinton. The calls for a special prosecutor came less than an hour after the FBI had said it wouldn’t recommend charges against Clinton for the use of a private email server while secretary of state. However, FBI Director James Comey called […]

Scott PowersJuly 4, 2016

Hugs may be attempting a comeback in politics. For several years now, they seemed to be dangerous. Just ask Charlie Crist. Just ask Chris Christie. Just ask Carlos Beruff, who seems to think they still are dangerous. He sent out a news release slamming his U.S. Senate Republican primary opponent, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, and […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 29, 2016

Marco Rubio holds a 60-plus point lead over Carlos Beruff. That’s according to a new Associated Industries of Florida poll of likely Republican primary voters. The survey — conducted June 27 and June 28, one week after Rubio announced he was running for re-election — found 71 percent of respondents said they would support Rubio in […]

Mitch PerryJune 29, 2016

For those of you who were looking for a smoking gun that would nail Hillary Clinton from Trey Gowdy‘s Select Committee on Benghazi’s two-year investigation, you might be out of luck. At least that’s the consensus from reporters who (presumably) read all 800-pages of that committee’s report which was released to the public yesterday. I didn’t […]

Peter SchorschJune 29, 2016

Carlos Beruff is a successful man. He has made tens of millions of dollars building homes in Florida in boom times and lean times. He has been a dedicated community leader, serving on one high-profile board after another. A few weeks ago, Beruff — suddenly everywhere as his campaign has spent at least $4 million on television ads and he […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 28, 2016

Marco Rubio has a 52-point lead over his nearest competitor, according to a new poll released Tuesday. The Florida Decides poll, a statewide poll conducted for News 13/Bay News 9, found 63 percent of Republicans said they would vote for Rubio in the Aug. 30 primary. The poll found 11 percent of voters said they […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 28, 2016

Todd Wilcox may have gotten out of the U.S. Senate race, but that hasn’t stopped him from blasting one of his former opponents. In a statement Wednesday, the Orlando Republican and one-time U.S. Senate hopeful said Carlos Beruff needs to “stop stalling” and immediately release his financial disclosure forms. Beruff, according to the Tampa Bay […]

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8 Reasons Rick Scott is the perfect veep for Donald Trump

In new ad, Carlos Beruff says it’s time to ‘clean house’ in Washington D.C.

Carlos Beruff campaign says new poll shows ‘statistical dead heat’ with Patrick Murphy

Carlos Beruff calls for special prosecutor over Hillary Clinton emails

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Marco Rubio leads Carlos Beruff 71% to 7% in new AIF poll

Mitch Perry Report for 6.29.16 – Clinton survives Trey Gowdy, now what about James Comey?

The latest polling strongly suggests Carlos Beruff should drop out of U.S. Senate race

Poll: Marco Rubio leads Carlos Beruff 63 percent to 11 percent

Todd Wilcox calls on Carlos Beruff to immediately release financial disclosure documents