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Scott PowersSeptember 17, 2018

Orange County Mayor-elect Jerry Demings is setting out to help shape the Orange County Commission with which he’ll work. He’s hosting a fundraiser set for next week to support Mayra Uribe‘s quest to be elected in District 3. Demings, currently the Orange County Sheriff, was elected Mayor of the county in the Aug. 28 election, when […]

Scott PowersSeptember 13, 2018

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President Donald Trump has responded Thursday morning to mounting reports of high death tolls in Puerto Rico in the wake of last year’s Hurricanes Irma and Maria, contending in tweets that 3,000 did not die as a result, and such reports are the result of Democrats trying to make him look bad. “3000 people did […]

Scott PowersSeptember 12, 2018

A progressive group is touting the results of a Florida poll it commissioned as a warning to Florida’s Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson to not vote to confirm President Donald Trump‘s U.S. Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh. The poll by YouGov Blue on behalf of Demand Justice suggests that politically, for the upcoming Nov. 6 election, […]

Scott PowersSeptember 12, 2018

Two Democratic political action committees, the Senate Majority PAC and Priorities USA, are teaming for a new digital ad blitz against Republican Gov. Rick Scott‘s U.S. Senate bid, part of a $21 million national internet advertising campaign targeting Republican U.S. Senate candidates in nine states. One new 15-second spot set to run in Florida, “Richer” […]

Scott PowersSeptember 12, 2018

Only a few times during his unsuccessful Democratic gubernatorial run did Chris King discuss his evangelical Christian faith, and almost no one paid any attention. Now a new national profile of King appearing in New Republic magazine is exploring whether Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum might turn his running mate loose preaching Gospel from the […]

Scott PowersSeptember 7, 2018

A new poll from St. Pete Polls is finding Florida’s governor’s race in nearly a tie, with Democratic nominee Andrew Gillum just slightly ahead, and also finding that Florida voters lean toward supporting more legalization of marijuana and consider that issue in their position on the governor’s race. The poll is part of an effort […]

Scott PowersSeptember 5, 2018

Democrat Andrew Gillum is opening the fall Florida Governor’s race with the leanest of leads over Republican Ron DeSantis, according to a new poll released Tuesday from Quinnipiac University. The poll, the first Quinnipiac has conducted since last Tuesday’s primary, reflects the results of last week’s Public Policy Polling survey: Gillum has an edge built from Florida’s […]

Scott PowersSeptember 1, 2018

Gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum‘s rallying cry — “bring it home” — may be embraced by the entire Democratic Party as it heads into the fall elections. Democrats — including Bill Nelson, Sean Shaw, Nikki Fried and Jeremy Ring — rallied in Orlando Friday to kick off statewide fall campaigns. Gillum, just days removed from his surprising primary upset, repeated […]

Scott PowersAugust 31, 2018

Andrew Gillum is breaking ahead of Ron DeSantis in the governor’s race, fueled by the early preference of Florida’s independent voters, according to the first publicly-released poll of the general election campaign season. A new poll produced by Public Policy Polling gives Gillum, the progressive Tallahassee mayor who rocked the Democratic Party on Tuesday, 48 percent, […]

Scott PowersAugust 30, 2018

The progressive Democratic grassroots group Progressive Turnout Project announced Thursday it will be backing four Florida Democratic candidates, U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy, Lauren Baer, Mary Barzee Flores, and Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, in their 2018 campaigns for Congress. Progressive Turnout Project, a Chicago-based political committee which has raised $14 million so far for this election cycle according to the Center […]

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Jerry Demings weighing in on Orange County Commission race

Donald Trump: Puerto Rican deaths fake news; Darren Soto: Trump dancing on graves

Progressive group’s poll cautions Bill Nelson against voting for Brett Kavanaugh

Two Democratic groups launch new anti-Rick Scott digital ads

National profile: Might Chris King’s Christian background emerge in campaign?

Poll: Governor’s race tied, voters support marijuana

Quinnipiac poll: Andrew Gillum starts with 3-point lead over Ron DeSantis

Democrats join Andrew Gillum, vowing to ‘bring it home’

Here’s the first post-primary poll of the race for Florida governor

Progressive grassroots group backing four Democrats in congressional races