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A.G. GancarskiJuly 31, 2018

The Koch brothers back Gov. Rick Scott‘s run for Senate and U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis‘ run for Governor. However, in classically contrarian fashion, President Donald Trump, who will appear with Scott in Tampa Tuesday before a fairgrounds rally in the evening, devoted two tweets this morning to blast the Koch brothers. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1024236805477097472 https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1024239166429769729 The timing on this blast […]

Peter SchorschJune 25, 2017

Three of Florida’s top conservative lawmakers — including two potential Republican candidates for Governor — attended a Colorado retreat this weekend hosted by the influential Koch network. House Speaker Richard Corcoran, U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis and state Rep. Jose Oliva are listed among the big-name Republican politicians and donors at a three-day event held this […]

Mitch PerryOctober 2, 2016

Patrick Murphy says that despite the onslaught of negative ads being lobbed against him, he is confident that he will prevail against Republican incumbent Marco Rubio in the race for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat. “They are outspending us, four-to-one, I think right now, ” the Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful told about three dozen Democratic Party activists at a registration event […]

Phil AmmannSeptember 15, 2016

A group aligned with conservatives Charles and David Koch has canceled its final week of TV spots in the Florida market, pulling more than $300,000 out of the U.S. Senate race. Matt Dixon of POLITICO Florida reports the move by “Freedom Partners Action Fund,” part of the Koch Brothers’ network, is part of a shift […]

Phil AmmannMay 17, 2016

Donald Trump says he plans to win the White House largely on the strength of his personality, not by leaning heavily on complex voter data operations that have become a behind-the-scenes staple in modern presidential campaigns. Shortly after Trump explained his approach in an Associated Press interview — data is “overrated,” he said — one […]

Phil AmmannApril 1, 2016

I don’t know if it will be cold or raining, and I’m not sure how many people will be there, but I know I won’t be alone. On the morning of April 2, I’ll be in Philadelphia, more specifically, at the Liberty Bell, preparing for the first leg of a 140-mile walk to the nation’s […]

Phil AmmannDecember 23, 2015

Big-money backers of Marco Rubio, including billionaires Norman Braman and Bill Koch, will host a pair of South Florida fundraisers next month to support the Republican presidential candidate. The events will be the final Rubio fundraisers held in the Miami area before the Feb. 1 Iowa caucuses. Both events are scheduled Jan. 10. The first, […]

Associated PressNovember 6, 2015

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday makes her first appearance in a negative advertisement funded by the wealthy Republican donors tied to billionaires Charles and David Koch. A 30-second ad aimed at Internet users in South Carolina and Florida shows headlines about the number of veterans who have died while awaiting health care. […]

Associated PressAugust 24, 2015

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas was the hands-down favorite of an Americans for Prosperity gathering this past weekend, if the number and volume of ovations during five presidential candidates’ speeches to Tea Party activists was the measure. At the other end of the spectrum was former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, a newcomer to events […]

Mitch PerryAugust 19, 2015

Earlier this year, a group of Spanish-language journalists and community leaders sent a letter to the respective chairs of the Florida Republican and Democratic parties, calling on them to hire a bilingual spokesperson to “successfully relay your message to the Latino media.” Leading the effort was Fort Lauderdale Latina activist Evelyn Perez-Verdia, who argues that, with a growing Latino community that […]

Tag: Charles and David Koch

Before Tampa appearances with Koch-backed Ron DeSantis & Rick Scott, Donald Trump blasts Koch brothers

Richard Corcoran, Ron DeSantis, Jose Oliva attend Koch brothers retreat in Colorado Springs

Patrick Murphy labels Marco Rubio a “puppet of the Koch Brothers” at Tampa gathering

Koch-affiliated group shifts strategy, pulls $300K in ads from Florida

Donald Trump’s questioning of the value of data worries Republicans

Paul Heroux: One man’s walk to save democracy

Marco Rubio to hold pair of big money Miami-area fundraisers Jan. 10

Hillary Clinton targeted in ad from group tied to Koch brothers

No surprise: Tea Party activists prefer Ted Cruz over Jeb Bush

Florida Dems now looking to hire a bilingual spokesperson