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Jacob OglesOctober 29, 2018

A new CBS News/YouGov poll finds Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and Republican challenger Rick Scott in a dead heat. The survey also shows Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum leading Republican Ron DeSantis by just 1 percentage point. The poll found the two major Senate candidates winning 46 percent of the vote each among likely […]

Drew WilsonJune 25, 2018

Republican Gov. Rick Scott leads incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson in the 2018 U.S. Senate race according to a new poll from CBS News. The poll found Scott with 46 percent support among likely voters and Nelson with 41 percent support. That 5-point margin is Scott’s largest among recent polls. Earlier this month, a Florida Chamber […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 8, 2017

Tampa state Representative Sean Shaw knows a thing or two about insurance in Florida, having served as the state’s Insurance Consumer Advocate for nearly two years between 2008 and 2010. With Hurricane Irma barreling toward the Sunshine State in less than 48 hours, FloridaPolitics.com talked to him about what homeowners need to do in advance […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 3, 2017

Showing support for the Muslim community, Bob Buckhorn attended prayer services Friday at an east Tampa mosque. Afterward, Tampa’s mayor ripped into President Donald Trump‘s executive order banning travel into the U.S. by citizens of seven majority-Muslim countries. “This city has your back,” Buckhorn told congregants packed into the Islamic Society of Tampa Bay mosque. “I don’t care what this President did […]

Mitch PerryJuly 8, 2016

The world awoke to the news this morning that five police officers in Dallas were killed at a police protest last night, with another six wounded. It’s the worst attack on law enforcement officers since 9/11. As I write this morning, CBS News reports that there were three, and maybe four, snipers involved. There’s been […]

Phil AmmannMay 24, 2016

Caitlin Conant, former communications staffer with U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, is joining CBS News as director of communications for the D.C. bureau and the Sunday news show “Face the Nation.” Conant is married to Alex Conant, Rubio’s former senior communications director. She most recently worked with the Rubio presidential campaign directing regional press and surrogate […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 22, 2016

A CBS News/YouGov poll released Sunday shows a virtual tie between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton. Forty-three percent of likely Florida voters would vote for Clinton if the election were held today, giving her a one-point lead over Trump at 42 percent. Another 14 percent were undecided or open to an alternative candidate. Breaking down the […]

Mary Jo MeloneMay 19, 2016

The book “Writing News for Broadcast,” published in 1971, taught me how to write. Avoid adjectives. Use the details that reveal, and that means not many. Sharpen your language, or delete it. Don’t write to be clever or to impress. Be clear. Be humane. Have empathy. Have an ear for language. Morley Safer, who retired […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 25, 2016

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Donald Trump is clobbering Marco Rubio in Florida, according to a new poll of likely Republican voters. A Quinnipiac University Poll released Thursday showed Trump has a commanding lead over Florida’s native son. The survey showed Trump led the GOP field with 44 percent of the vote, followed by Rubio with 28 percent of the […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 14, 2016

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Donald Trump maintains a large lead in South Carolina, according to a new CBS News Battleground Tracker poll. According to the survey, Trump leads the Republican field with 42 percent support among likely Republican primary voters, followed by Ted Cruz in second with 20 percent. The poll found Marco Rubio has 15 percent, and John […]

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CBS poll: Bill Nelson-Rick Scott race a dead heat; Andrew Gillum up just 1 point on Ron DeSantis

CBS News poll: Rick Scott 46%, Bill Nelson 41%

Former insurance consumer advocate Sean Shaw explains what to do before, after Irma

Bob Buckhorn, other mayors trying to get Donald Trump travel ban reversed

Mitch Perry Report for 7.8.16 — America in crisis

Personnel note: Caitlin Conant to join CBS News, ‘Face the Nation’

CBS News/YouGov poll of Florida: Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump in dead heat

Mary Jo Melone: Morley Safer and me

Marco Rubio trails Donald Trump by 16 in new Florida Q-Poll

Donald Trump maintains lead in South Carolina finds CBS News poll