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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 17, 2016

Charlie Crist is out with a new digital advertisement, just as Rep. David Jolly prepares to announce whether he will run for re-election instead of the Senate. “The cost of living is more expensive than ever. Social Security and Medicare are under attack. And our students, veterans and environment aren’t priorities anymore,” says Crist in […]

Mitch PerryJune 15, 2016

Rep. David Jolly said Wednesday he will announce Friday whether he will stay in the Republican U.S. Senate race, or opt to run for re-election for his seat in Florida’s 13th Congressional District. He made that comment on “Fox and Friends” on the Fox News Channel Wednesday. An official in Jolly’s office confirmed that information later in […]

Peter SchorschJune 14, 2016

It’s the seemingly intractable problem of Florida politics these days, one that has eluded even the most savvy operators. If Marco Rubio does jump back into the race for his U.S. Senate seat, how do you rearrange the chess pieces — at least the ones that matter — so everyone comes out a winner? After weeks […]

Peter SchorschJune 10, 2016

Jack Latvala was not exaggerating. Earlier this week, the Republican state Senator said he had paid for the polling that shows David Jolly leading Charlie Crist in Florida’s 13th Congressional District. Latvala said he conducted “multiple polls, actually, because we didn’t believe it the first time.” Latvala’s right, the numbers are hard to believe. According to a new survey conducted by St. Pete Polls, Jolly […]

Peter SchorschJune 9, 2016

Going on seven years, the most consistent storyline in Florida politics — beyond the sheer craziness of #FloridaMan — is the linked, often inverted fates of Marco Rubio and Charlie Crist. When Rubio is up, as he was at the end of Election Day in 2010, Crist was down. When Rubio’s stock plummeted in 2012-13, Crist’s was on the rise as he […]

Mitch PerryJune 9, 2016

The campaign for House District 68 Democratic candidate Ben Diamond announced Thursday that the St. Petersburg attorney had raised over $100,000 in his first full month of fundraising in May — with $75,752 of that into his direct campaign committee. An additional $30,000 went into “Protecting Pinellas Families,” a political committee associated with Diamond’s campaign. […]

Peter SchorschJune 8, 2016

Democrat Charlie Crist appears to be polling how he matches up in a potential race against Republican David Jolly. Crist is running for Florida’s 13th Congressional District which is currently held by Jolly, who is, as of this moment, still running for the U.S. Senate. After the seat was redrawn to undo Republican gerrymandering, CD 13 […]

Mitch PerryJune 1, 2016

Tampa attorney Sean Shaw, running for the House District 61 seat based in Tampa, has received the endorsement of Tampa Firefighters Local 754. “Our first responders put their lives on the line every day,” Shaw said in a statement released on Wednesday. “To have the support of our Tampa Firefighters is truly humbling. I’m honored to […]

Gary FineoutMay 31, 2016

Florida will only get back a small portion of the millions it invested in a failed visual effects film studio whose high-profile bankruptcy was used in the contentious 2014 election between Gov. Rick Scott and Charlie Crist. State and local governments in April reached a settlement in a complicated legal battle that involved filings in […]

Ryan RayMay 27, 2016

Sources close to Ana Rivas Logan confirmed the suspicions of many statehouse watchers around the state on Friday, saying she will run for Florida’s southernmost Senate seat in District 40. As first reported by the Miami Herald, the move pits Logan against Republican Rep. Frank Artiles and incumbent Democrat Sen. Dwight Bullard in what figures to be a hotly contested race. […]

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In new advertisement, Charlie Crist says Congress should be listening to the people

David Jolly to make decision Friday on political future

CLC to CFO? Ron DeSantis to A.G.? It’s all in play if Marco Rubio runs for re-election

New poll of Florida’s battleground 13th Congressional District: David Jolly 44%, Charlie Crist 44%

The opposite and equal movements of Marco Rubio, David Jolly, and Charlie Crist

HD 68 candidate Ben Diamond announces that he’s raised over $100,000 in May

Charlie Crist already polling race vs. David Jolly?

Tampa Firefighters union backs Sean Shaw in HD 61 race

Florida to get $5 million from failed visual effects studio

Ana Rivas Logan will run for Senate, mount primary challenge to Dwight Bullard