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Scott PowersNovember 3, 2017

Democrats are now lining up to run in Florida House District 44, a district that, for more than a decade, begged for Democratic candidates. Real estate agent and former urban planner Matt Matin of Winter Garden filed in late October to run there, and businessman Eddy Dominguez of Dr. Phillips said Thursday he has sent […]

Scott PowersNovember 1, 2017

Ninety minutes before Miami Beach Mayor Phil Levine planned to announce his big plans, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham is sending a message that she, too, has South Florida support, announcing endorsements from three other South Florida mayors. Graham’s campaign announced Wednesday morning she has the backing of West Palm Beach Mayor Jeri Muoio, Coral Springs […]

Scott PowersOctober 23, 2017

Without naming a specific candidate, a new poll finds Democrats have a six-point advantage in the 2018 Florida governor’s race. Conducted by SEA Polling & Strategic Design, a Tampa-based firm known for Democratic polling, the poll was taken Aug. 13-17 with live callers, 30 percent cellphones, and bilingual interviewers. “With big names lining up to […]

Scott PowersOctober 23, 2017

Democrats are looking ahead to the 2018 Orange County elections thinking it might be the year they finally take over county government. The Orange County Board of County Commissioners and the mayor’s office are officially nonpartisan, but the two main parties in Orange County don’t see it that way. So while voters have the chance […]

Associated PressOctober 22, 2017

Nine months into the Donald Trump era, Democrats are still searching for a standard-bearer and a crisp message to corral widespread opposition to an unpopular president and a Republican-led Congress. The minority party has put that struggle on vivid display this week in Nevada, site of Democrats’ first national party gathering since a contentious chairman’s […]

Scott PowersOctober 17, 2017

Republican former U.S. Rep. David Jolly doubled down Tuesday evening on his expressed wish that Democrats win the 2018 mid-term elections as a check on President Donald Trump, saying he hoped that so that “we may be safer as a nation.” Jolly appeared Wednesday evening at the University of Central Florida in Orlando with Democratic […]

Scott PowersOctober 17, 2017

Democratic congressional challenger Lauren Baer raised more than $250,000 and her Democratic rival Pam Keith raised $150,000 in the third quarter of 2017 for their battle to decide who might take on Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Brian Mast in Florida’s 18th Congressional District. Yet combined the two Democrats did not raise as much during the […]

Steve SchaleOctober 9, 2017

Since Maria, the question I’ve gotten more than any other is: “So if X number of Puerto Ricans move to Florida because of the hurricane, what does this mean?” Honestly, I write this blog with some hesitation. As I work on this piece, 80-90 percent of the population still lacks power and some 50 percent […]

Scott PowersOctober 4, 2017

Saying, “they are for killing,” Florida’s Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson sponsored a bill Wednesday to ban so-called “bump stocks” like the ones Las Vegas police say Stephen Paddock used in his deadly slaughter Sunday night in Las Vegas. “I’m a hunter and have owned guns my whole life,” Nelson stated in a news release. “But […]

Scott PowersOctober 4, 2017

U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy, a chair of the Democratic Caucus’ National Security Task Force, called President Donald Trump’s North Korea rhetoric “reckless” Wednesday. She and other task force leaders sent him a letter urging him to knock it off. Murphy, of Winter Park, and the other two task force chairs made it clear they recognize that […]

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With Matt Matin entry, three Democrats now vying for HD 44

Gwen Graham announces backings of three South Florida mayors

New poll finds Democrats’ 6-point advantage in generic governor’s race

Democrats eying possible takeover of Orange County in 2018

How to counter Donald Trump? Democrats still searching

Though decrying gridlock, David Jolly would like to see Democrats stop Donald Trump

Lauren Baer raises $250K, Pam Keith $150K for CD 18 primary

Steve Schale: Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico and Florida politics

Bill Nelson sponsors bill to ban bump stocks for assault weapons

Stephanie Murphy calls Donald Trump’s North Korea rhetoric ‘reckless,’ calls on him to stop it