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Scott PowersMarch 27, 2018

The League of Conservation Voters Action Fund is backing Winter Park Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy for re-election in Florida’s 7th Congressional District, her campaign announced Tuesday. The Action Fund is the political arm of the League of Conservation Voters, which rates members of Congress on an annual environmental issues scorecard that invariably rates Democrats […]

Scott PowersMarch 26, 2018

Bob Butterworth, Florida’s longest-serving Attorney General, has endorsed Gwen Graham for Governor, her campaign announced Monday. Butterworth, whose tenure lasted from 1987 through 2002, cited Graham’s plan to hold drug companies accountable for fueling the opioid crisis. “Gwen Graham is the only candidate for governor who has put forward an actionable plan to hold drug […]

Scott PowersMarch 21, 2018

The election for the open seat in Florida House District 81 has become a contest with the entry of a new Democrat, Mindy Koch, and Democratic candidate Tina Polsky announced she has picked up a couple of potentially influential endorsements. Koch, of Boca Raton, is president of the Democratic Club of Boca Raton and Delray […]

Scott PowersMarch 20, 2018

The Republican gubernatorial campaign for U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis is touting new poll results from Gravis Marketing Tuesday morning that show he has taken the lead. The same poll also is being cited by the Democratic gubernatorial campaign of Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum as it shows him moving up into second place on the Democrats’ […]

Scott PowersMarch 16, 2018

Democratic U.S. Rep. Darren Soto has received endorsements from all ten of the other Democratic members of Congress from Florida, his re-election campaign announced Friday. The announced endorsements would come as no surprise and seemingly fill no particularly-urgent campaign purpose, since Soto’s only opponent thus far in Florida’s 9th Congressional District is a Republican, St. Cloud […]

Scott PowersMarch 16, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidates Gwen Graham, Andrew Gillum, Philip Levine, and Chris King took aim at Florida Gov. Rick Scott Friday afternoon, charging that the state budget he signed fails to adequately fund public education, with Graham declaring, “This will be the last budget… that underfunds Florida’s students.” “Rick Scott’s education budget includes a measly 47-cent increase for education […]

Scott PowersMarch 15, 2018

The Tampa debate is on for all four major Democratic gubernatorial candidates. The campaigns for Andrew Gillum and Philip Levine joined those of Chris King and Gwen Graham Thursday in announcing they have committed to a debate being planned in Tampa on April 18. After Gillum challenged his rivals to agree to a series of debates […]

Scott PowersMarch 15, 2018

Is a debate between Democratic gubernatorial candidates at a Tampa TV station on April 18 in the works? The campaigns for Chris King and Gwen Graham say yes, while the campaign for Andrew Gillum, who’s been challenging his rivals to debates, and the campaign for Philip Levine are mum. On Thursday afternoon, Gillum, the Tallahassee mayor, […]

Peter SchorschMarch 14, 2018

Take a good look at the picture below of Democratic candidate for Governor Gwen Graham participating in her latest “workday.” On Tuesday, the former U.S. Representative was at the Redlands Christian Migrant Association (RCMA) in Immokalee. Graham spent a shift helping out at an early childhood education center to learn more about their pre-K and Head […]

Scott PowersMarch 8, 2018

Concluding that all the recent special elections and other factors are putting Democrats in a good position, the political assessment service Sabato’s Crystal Ball is pushing its views of the congressional races involving Republican U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan and Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy in the direction of improving chances for Democrats. In updates of […]

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Helene, early Sept. 27. Image via NOAA via AP.

League of Conservation Voters backs Stephanie Murphy in CD 7

Gwen Graham gets Bob Butterworth’s backing in governor’s race

As HD 81 becomes Democratic contest, Tina Polsky announces new backer

Ron DeSantis’ campaign touts poll showing him on top

Darren Soto endorsed by 10 other members of Fla. congressional district

Democratic gubernatorial candidates slam Rick Scott for education budget

All four Democratic gubernatorial candidates commit to Tampa debate

Andrew Gillum issues debate challenge; Chris King, Gwen Graham say they’ve confirmed

A couple of cracks in the Gwen Graham facade

Sabato’s Crystal Ball pushes assessments of CD 7, CD 16 in Democrats’ direction