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Scott PowersMarch 25, 2016

The Donald Trump–Marco Rubio–Ted Cruz–John Kasich show that came to Florida this winter provided a boost of more than 100,000 registered voters for the Republican Party of Florida while the Hillary Clinton–Bernie Sanders affair gave no such bounce for the Florida Democratic Party. Florida’s final voter registration counts going into the state’s March 15 presidential primary […]

Scott PowersMarch 24, 2016

Former U.S. Rep. Jim Bacchus, who served two terms in a Central Florida district in the mid-1990s, has endorsed Susannah Randolph in the Democratic primary race for Orlando-based Congressional District 9. Bacchus served from 1991 through 1995 when Florida’s Congressional Districts 11 and then 15 covered much of the area now covered by CD 9, […]

Scott PowersMarch 22, 2016

As evidence that his opponent Susannah Randolph has not locked up progressive congressional endorsements, state Sen. Darren Soto has won the backing of U.S. Rep. Jared Polis today, Soto’s congressional campaign announced Tuesday. Polis, a Colorado Democrat, is a co-chair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus and a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus that […]

Scott PowersMarch 22, 2016

The 70-member Congressional Progressive Caucus has endorsed Susannah Randolph in her quest to win the Democratic nomination for Congress in Congressional District 9, her campaign announced. “Susannah is a true progressive Democrat with a lifelong commitment to grassroots organizing and helping Democrats win,” caucus Co-Chair U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota, who had individually endorsed […]

Guest AuthorMarch 18, 2016

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What is more appealing for Democrats like me? Donald Trump as the Republican nominee, or a fractured convention that produces a nominee who received no Republican primary votes, like Paul Ryan? Honestly, both sound pretty good and likely to culminate in a Hillary Clinton presidency. But it’s not up to Democrats like me, and the […]

Phil AmmannMarch 17, 2016

What is more appealing for Democrats like me? Donald Trump as the Republican nominee, or a fractured convention that produces a nominee who received no Republican primary votes, like Paul Ryan? Honestly, both sound pretty good and likely to culminate in a Hillary Clinton presidency. But it’s not up to Democrats like me, and the […]

Melissa RossMarch 16, 2016

If it comes down to a Trump vs. Clinton matchup, how will Florida vote? As usual, it’s a tossup. Even though Donald Trump is alienating Florida’s growing Hispanic population, and Hillary Clinton has high unfavorables of her own, the state is poised to swing once again in November, with voters mobilized to cast a ballot against […]

Scott PowersMarch 15, 2016

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With Hillary Clinton‘s near 2 to 1 victory over U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders in Florida’s presidential primary, she appears to have locked up two Florida delegates for every one going to Sanders, with more to be awarded. With 16 of the 27 congressional districts in Florida decided, the Florida Democratic Party unofficially projected late Tuesday […]

Scott PowersMarch 14, 2016

Former President Bill Clinton wrapped up Hillary Clinton’s campaign for Florida’s Democratic primary by assuring a Rollins College rally that a more universal prosperity is possible and she is ready to deliver it. Speaking to about 3,000 people gathered in a basketball gym at the Winter Park campus, Bill Clinton said the recovery from the […]

Scott PowersMarch 14, 2016

Democratic U.S. Rep. Jose E. Serrano of New York, a member of the Democratic Progressive Caucus and an advocate of statehood for Puerto Rico, has endorsed state Sen. Darren Soto in the race for Orlando-based Congressional District 9. “Darren Soto is a rising star,” Serrano stated in a news release issued by Soto’s campaign. “I […]

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Presidential primary lifts Republican voter registration as Democrats sag

Susannah Randolph gets endorsement from Jim Bacchus in CD 9 race

CD 9 candidate Darren Soto gets endorsement from progressive Colorado congressman Jared Polis

Congressional Progressive Caucus endorses Susannah Randolph in CD 9 race

Ben Pollara: A Democrat’s unsolicited advice for the GOP that created Donald Trump

Ben Pollara: A Democrat’s unsolicited advice for the GOP that created Donald Trump

In Florida, professor predicts “hate election”

Florida Democratic Party projecting 101 delegates for Hillary Clinton, 51 for Bernie Sanders so far

Bill Clinton wraps up Hillary Clinton’s campaign assuring she’s ready to bring more universal recovery

Darren Soto gets Jose Serrano’s endorsement in CD 9 race