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Scott PowersNovember 1, 2016

Democratic House District 30 candidate Ryan Yadav is calling for the state to take “all steps necessary to address” missing ballots in Seminole County, suggesting there may be voter fraud at work. Yadav, who’s taking on Republican state Rep. Bob Cortes, is responding to news reports in the Orlando Sentinel Tuesday that the Seminole County […]

Scott PowersOctober 31, 2016

President Barack Obama‘s remarkable turnaround in popularity may make him the go-to endorsement for Democrats this year and congressional candidate Stephanie Murphy is grabbing his blessing for a new TV commercial debuting in Florida’s 7th Congressional District. “To change Washington, we need a new approach. That’s why we need Stephanie Murphy. Her story could only happen in America,” […]

Scott PowersOctober 28, 2016

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Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton will appear in Daytona Beach and in Miami Saturday, her campaign announced Friday. Clinton will speak at the John H. Dickerson Community Center in Daytona at 4:15 p.m. Doors open at 2:15 p.m., and reservations are required, through the Hillary for America website. The Miami event will include a Jennifer Lopez show […]

Scott PowersOctober 25, 2016

If there is an indication that a candidate’s victory is seen by some as all but in hand, it’s when money normally sent to an opposing party’s candidate starts arriving, and Democratic congressional nominee Val Demings may have reached that point. Demings, the former Orlando police chief running in the now-solidly blue Florida’s 10th Congressional […]

Scott PowersOctober 25, 2016

Democratic nominee Stephanie Murphy is out with a new TV commercial in the Orlando market, “Times Change,” that seeks to portray Republican U.S. Rep. John Mica as out of step with the times in Florida’s 7th Congressional District. The ad begins with staccato shots of a phonograph turning into a cassette player turning into a CD […]

Scott PowersOctober 22, 2016

Democratic vice presidential nominee U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine will be leading rallies in Gainesville and Orlando Sunday and in South Florida Monday, the Hillary Clinton campaign announced. Kaine, of Virginia, will be the University of Florida for a 2:30 p.m. rally on Sunday and at the Dover Shores Community Center in Orlando for a 5:30 p.m. […]

Scott PowersOctober 14, 2016

Polling done for and released Friday by Democrat Val Demings‘ congressional campaign shows she has a 38-point lead over Republican nominee Thuy Lowe in Florida’s 10th Congressional District. The poll, done by Democratic pollster Global Strategy Group in early October, shows Demings with 59 percent of the vote in the west Orlando district and Lowe with […]

Scott PowersOctober 14, 2016

The Human Rights Campaign — billed as the nation’s largest gay rights organization — has endorsed Democrat Stephanie Murphy in Florida’s 7th Congressional District, her campaign announced Friday. “Stephanie Murphy is someone who will work to ensure that everyone, including LGBTQ people, can one day live free from fear of discrimination,” JoDee Winterhof, the organization’s senior vice […]

Scott PowersOctober 13, 2016

Democratic nominee Stephanie Murphy has received the endorsements of firefighters’ unions in Orange and Seminole counties in her quest to be elected in Florida’s 7th Congressional District representing those counties, her campaign announced Thursday. Murphy, a businesswoman and business professor at Rollins College who once served as an intelligence analyst in the U.S. Department of Defense, […]

Scott PowersOctober 13, 2016

House District 47 Democratic nominee Beth Tuura is releasing a new internet video highlighting her background as a glass ceiling-breaking woman in TV production and declaring her determination to continue fighting. The 30-second spot, “Determination,” discusses her rise to success from being one of the first women in sports TV production booths to someone who […]

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Ryan Yadav calls for state response to missing ballots in Seminole County

Stephanie Murphy airing Barack Obama commercial in CD 7 race

Hillary Clinton adds Daytona Beach, Miami stops on Saturday

Val Demings beginning to draw business money in CD 10 race

Stephanie Murphy up with new TV ad in CD 7: ‘Times Change’

Tim Kaine coming to Gainesville, Orlando, South Florida

Val Demings’ poll says she has a 38-point lead in CD 10 race

Nation’s largest gay rights group endorses Stephanie Murphy in CD 7

Firefighters’ unions endorse Stephanie Murphy for Congress in CD 7

Beth Tuura up with video ad on her background, determination