Tag: David Singer

Peter SchorschOctober 14, 2016
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Let’s put aside for a moment the argument about whether newspaper endorsements matter much in modern campaigns. Even if not a single likely voter was swayed by the opinions of editorial boards, the endorsements still matter because they matter to the candidates themselves. That’s why you see even the most Republican of candidates — with their […]

Mitch PerryOctober 14, 2016
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House District 60 Democratic candidate David Singer announced Friday he has received endorsements from local chapters of the International Association of Fire Fighters — the Tampa Fire Fighters #754 and Hillsborough County Fire Fighters #2294. “David Singer understands how important public safety is to the well-being of our community,” said Stephen Suarez, president of the Tampa Fire Fighters #754, in a statement […]

Mitch PerryOctober 8, 2016
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Jackie Toledo, the Republican nominee in House District 60, released a statement Saturday afternoon, calling the incredibly lewd comments made by Donald Trump in 2005 that surfaced in a video Friday “unacceptable.” “The vulgar remarks of Donald Trump are unacceptable and have no place in our country,” Toledo said. “They are the absolute opposite of how I’ve raised my sons to […]

Phil AmmannOctober 8, 2016
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A newly released videotape showing Donald Trump making crude comments about a married woman he tried to seduce is sending shock waves throughout Florida politics. “I’ve said some foolish things,” the Republican presidential nominee said overnight Friday in a taped apology posted on Facebook. “But there’s a big difference between the words and actions of […]

Peter SchorschOctober 5, 2016
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It’s not clear who made the bigger mistake in the race for House District 60. Is it Democrat David Singer, who falsely claimed the endorsement of the Florida Chamber of Commerce? Or is it the Tampa Bay Times’ Richard Danielson for reporting about the endorsement without verifying it with the Chamber? “We have not and will not be […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 16, 2016
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The House District 63 race between Republican incumbent Shawn Harrison and Democratic challenger Lisa Montelione is expected to be one of the most competitive in Florida this fall. The North Hillsborough County swing district — which includes much of New Tampa, Forest Hills, North Tampa and the USF community — has flipped back and forth over the past three election cycles, with […]


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