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Danny McAuliffeAugust 27, 2018

Here’s what your candidates were doing during the home stretch ahead of Tuesday’s primary election. Please note: Most politicians reacted publicly to the passing of Sen. John McCain and the shooting in Jacksonville Sunday afternoon. Reactions to both can be found here and here. Ron DeSantis, Republican candidate for Governor: Today, I had the chance […]

Danny McAuliffeAugust 20, 2018

The election is almost a week away, and candidates are working overtime. Consider this a highlight reel of news and events from the weekend featuring Florida politicians. U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson was in Miami Lakes on Sunday attending the Red For Education teacher rally before teachers in Miami-Dade began school again Monday: Being here today, surrounded […]

Danny McAuliffeAugust 13, 2018

On Saturday, Gov. Rick Scott turned his Twitter account over to a group of students helping him in his bid for U.S. Senate: This is James, I get to make the last post of today’s social media takeover! We’re lucky to have a Governor like Rick Scott who truly cares about the people of Florida, […]

Danny McAuliffeJune 11, 2018

Your highlight reel of political tweets from over the weekend. First, there was a bit of party-party messaging sent out via Florida’s top two U.S. Senate contenders. Gov. Rick Scott, through his Senate campaign Twitter account, dished out commentary on a controversial clip in which U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi dismissed positive unemployment numbers: […]

Danny McAuliffeJune 4, 2018

A little bit of everything from online over the weekend. Saturday and Sunday saw folks in orange flood the Twittersphere to express their support for raising the awareness of gun violence. Many Democratic pols grabbed themed-garb, but this edition includes only a few examples. On Sunday, Gov. Rick Scott congratulated the graduating class at Marjory Stoneman Douglas […]

Danny McAuliffeMay 29, 2018

Catching you up to speed while you were — hopefully — away from the Twittersphere over the holiday. During the three-day weekend, almost every pol had a message honoring the fallen. But Memorial Day also was met with the first real threat of the 2018 hurricane season, and state leaders like Gov. Rick Scott, who’s […]

Danny McAuliffeMay 21, 2018

Your “in-case-you-missed-it” recap of the Sunshine State’s political Twitter over the weekend. Pols on Saturday and Sunday chimed in on the news of the hour, including the Royal Wedding, Armed Forces Day and national developments. Though the weekend was prefaced with a tragic school shooting in Texas, and that set the tone for many tweets. […]

Danny McAuliffeMay 7, 2018

This past weekend saw college graduations, the Kentuck Derby, Cinco de Mayo festivities and — as always — quite a bit of digital-political activity. But if you lost track of the candidate pulse on the Twittersphere, don’t worry. Florida Politics has you covered. Gov. Rick Scott, who’s campaigning for the U.S. Senate, shook hands and smiled […]

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#FlaPol in Review: A weekend roundup

#FlaPol in Review: A weekend roundup

#FlaPol in Review: A weekend roundup

#FlaPol in Review: A weekend roundup

#FlaPol in Review: A weekend roundup

#FlaPol in Review: A weekend roundup

#FlaPol in Review: A weekend roundup

#FlaPol in Review: A weekend roundup