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Jim RosicaAugust 2, 2018

Donald Trump‘s nominations for judgeships are ensuring a federal bench that looks like the president, according to Integrity Florida: Older, white and male. The Tallahassee-based ethics-in-government watchdog’s latest report, released Thursday, also questions Trump’s assertion that he would prioritize “qualifications” over diversity. The group says that in fact the 72-year-old president is focusing on neither. “Trump has already nominated more […]

Drew WilsonAugust 2, 2018

Orange Park Republican Judson Sapp is hitting the airwaves in Florida’s 3rd Congressional District with a new ad hammering incumbent U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho for his lack of support for President Donald Trump’s priorities. The 30-second spot, titled “New Leadership,” sees Sapp blast his fellow Republican by downplaying an analogy Yoho has employed in his […]

Jim RosicaAugust 2, 2018

State Rep. Chuck Clemons is appealing a federal judge’s decision not to toss out a lawsuit against him because he blocked a constituent from his official social media. Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker of the Northern District of Florida had denied the Newberry Republican’s motion to dismiss in May. While Clemons appeals Walker’s ruling to the 11th […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 1, 2018

Donald Trump’s rally in Tampa on Tuesday was intended to galvanize supporters of the President and his endorsed candidates, gubernatorial hopeful U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis and senatorial aspirant Gov. Rick Scott. The rally was notable also for elements that extend beyond the parameters of mainstream politics. One such element: “QAnon,” which to some observers achieved critical mass […]

Danny McAuliffeAugust 1, 2018

President Donald Trump didn’t namedrop any Democrats facing primary battles as he touted Congressman Ron Desantis, Gov. Rick Scott and other Republicans in Tampa on Tuesday evening. But, by process of elimination, it’s clear that he did at one point refer to Andrew Gillum, mayor of Tallahassee and Democratic gubernatorial hopeful, as DeSantis’ potential opponent. […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 1, 2018

For roughly an hour Tuesday night, Donald Trump worked the crowd at the Florida State Fairgrounds, in his element in a state he won in 2016 and clearly wanting to call the shots in the 2018 elections. A central question coming into the event was how much the President would say on behalf of U.S. Rep. Ron […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 31, 2018

Hours before President Donald Trump rallies for his gubernatorial campaign in Tampa, U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis appeared on Fox News Channel to outline the state of the race. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1024268892942856192 Even on a day that began with Trump savaging fellow DeSantis backers the Koch brothers, DeSantis couldn’t help but take a victory lap that doubled as a preview of […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 31, 2018

The Koch brothers back Gov. Rick Scott‘s run for Senate and U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis‘ run for Governor. However, in classically contrarian fashion, President Donald Trump, who will appear with Scott in Tampa Tuesday before a fairgrounds rally in the evening, devoted two tweets this morning to blast the Koch brothers. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1024236805477097472 https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1024239166429769729 The timing on this blast […]

Peter SchorschJuly 31, 2018

As President Donald Trump comes to Tampa on Tuesday to rally for Republican gubernatorial front-runner Ron DeSantis, Republican voters across Florida began receiving a mail piece which highlights the President’s endorsement of DeSantis. On the other side of the mailer is a multi-pronged, heavily sourced attack on Adam Putnam‘s long record in public office. The […]

Drew WilsonJuly 30, 2018

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, now a resident of Florida, endorsed U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz for re-election to Florida’s 1st Congressional District on Monday. Huckabee, who lives in CD 1, said in a campaign video that he was glad the Shalimar Republican was his congressman, and said he’s lived up to his expectations during his […]

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Integrity Florida report questions Donald Trump judicial nominations

Judson Sapp says CD 3 needs ‘new leadership’ in TV ad

Chuck Clemons appealing in social media ‘blocking’ case

Asked to condemn Donald Trump rally agitators, Sarah Sanders goes after the media instead

Donald Trump attacks Andrew Gillum over immigration

Adam Putnam, the forgotten man at Donald Trump Tampa rally

Ron DeSantis: Donald Trump endorsement ‘separates the wheat from the chaff’

Before Tampa appearances with Koch-backed Ron DeSantis & Rick Scott, Donald Trump blasts Koch brothers

New mailer touts Trump’s nod for Ron DeSantis, takes down Adam Putnam’s record

Mike Huckabee endorses Matt Gaetz for re-election