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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 24, 2016

Marco Rubio and Patrick Murphy are poised to win their party’s nomination come Tuesday, but a new poll from the Florida Chamber Political Institute found Florida voters don’t know or don’t like many of the candidates on the ballot. The statewide poll shows Rubio leads Manatee County Republican Carlos Beruff by nearly 50 percentage points. The […]

Brendan FarringtonAugust 23, 2016

A dangerous, erratic, con man with the worst spray tan ever. That’s how Sen. Marco Rubio described Donald Trump when they were both seeking the Republican presidential nomination. Now that Trump is the nominee and Rubio is running for re-election, his tone is different. He’s no longer criticizing Trump, but he isn’t exactly gushing praise. […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 18, 2016

Add another $3 million to Marco Rubio’s campaign coffers. The Rubio campaign announced it had raised $3.25 million since July 1, boosting the total raised to $5.5 million since announcing he was running for re-election in late June. The Miami Republican, according to the campaign, had $4.6 million in the bank as of Aug. 10. […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 15, 2016

Marco Rubio’s attendance record is front and center in a new TV ad for Carlos Beruff. The ad features people talking about Rubio and his time in office, with many saying they were disappointed with the Miami Republican. “I liked Marco Rubio. When he was running for the Senate originally back in 2010, I liked […]

Scott PowersAugust 12, 2016

The Better Florida Alliance — a conservative group dedicated to economic freedom, tough national security and strict Constitutional government — has issued report cards rating Florida’s major U.S. Senate candidates on “National Security” issues. The group gave all A grades to the Republicans, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and his challenger Carlos Beruff, and low and failing grades, […]

Scott PowersAugust 12, 2016

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is coming out with a new television commercial highlighting his bill to provide accountability to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The 30-second spot, “Served,” features several veterans praising Rubio for writing and passing a bill for accountability at that department in 2014. “Politicians always talk about how broken the VA is,” […]

Peter SchorschAugust 11, 2016

A November match-up between Marco Rubio and Patrick Murphy could be a close one. A new Quinnipiac University poll of likely Florida voters found the race was too close to call, with 45 percent of respondents backing Rubio, while 45 percent picked Murphy. Just 7 percent of voters said they didn’t know who they would […]

Joe HendersonAugust 10, 2016

In a typical election year, Republican Mark Bircher would have a real point of attack against primary opponent U.S. Rep. David Jolly in the race for Florida’s 13th Congressional District. Bircher supports GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump. Jolly gives every indication that he does not. “We cannot accept divided loyalties when so much is at […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 9, 2016

President Barack Obama has a question for Florida voters: Can you pitch in a few bucks to help Patrick Murphy? The campaign is sending out a fundraising email from Obama to supporters Tuesday. While the president has lent his support to Murphy in the past, the email marks the first time he has sent a […]

Scott PowersAugust 8, 2016

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy ended the last quarter with more than $7.2 million in the bank, more than twice as much as all the other candidates combined — including incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, who managed to start his re-election bid with about $2.2 million in campaign money. Murphy’s campaign finance […]

Tag: Carlos Beruff

Florida Chamber poll: Marco Rubio, Patrick Murphy walloping opponents

Marco Rubio on Donald Trump: First a con man, now better than Hillary Clinton

Marco Rubio campaign reports raising more than $3 million since July 1

Carlos Beruff knocks Marco Rubio’s attendance in new ad

Better Florida Alliance rates U.S. Senate candidates on national security

Marco Rubio rolls out veterans commercial in U.S. Senate race

Florida’s U.S. Senate race too close to call, says new Quinnipiac poll

Joe Henderson: Mark Bircher supporting Donald Trump could help David Jolly in CD 13

Barack Obama sends fundraising email on behalf of Patrick Murphy

Patrick Murphy ended 2nd quarter with commanding money lead over Dems and Marco Rubio