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Jacob OglesOctober 18, 2018

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Democratic Agriculture Commissioner candidate Nikki Fried picked up an endorsement from U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a potential presidential contender for 2020. The gesture marked the first major endorsement that Warren, Massachusetts’ senior U.S. Senator, issued personally for any statewide candidate seeking office in Florida. “The status quo has failed the people of Florida,” Warren said. […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 4, 2018

Shortly after Joe Biden boarded a recent flight from Washington to New York, a string of passengers began stopping at his seat in coach to deliver some version of the same message: Run, Joe, run. “We’re with you,” one said, according to a Democratic strategist who happened to be on the plane and witnessed the […]

Staff ReportsAugust 26, 2018

The Democratic Party has begun conversations with television networks about a series of presidential primary debates in 2019, a top party official has told The Associated Press. The talks are “in the very early stages,” according to the official, who was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. The […]

Scott PowersAugust 17, 2018

Democratic Florida House candidate Lee Mangold has picked up the endorsements of the University of Central Florida’s United Faculty of Florida and the national Progressive Change Campaign Committee, his campaign announced Friday morning. Mangold, a Casselberry businessman, is vying against Republican David Smith, a Winter Garden business consultant, in the race for Florida House District 28, […]

Drew WilsonJuly 30, 2018

A new mailer hitting Palm Beach County mailboxes alleges Delray Beach Republican Michael Caruso has some “strange friends” bankrolling his bid to succeed term-limited Rep. Bill Hager in House District 89. “What do failed politician Michael Caruso and these people have in common?” The front of the mailer reads, alongside pictures of Caruso and three […]

Scott PowersMay 24, 2018

The national Progressive Change Campaign Committee has endorsed Andrew Gillum in Florida’s gubernatorial race, making him one of five gubernatorial candidates selected nationally. The organization has ties to U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and has also endorsed her and other members of Congress such as U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota. The organization also […]

Scott PowersMay 3, 2018

Democratic Florida House candidate Anna Eskamani is one of 70 candidates nationwide named as “champions” by the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, identifying candidates around the country deemed as fighting for progressive priorities, her campaign announced Thursday. Also named a champion in Florida was Democrat Amol Jethwani of Gainesville, who is running for Florida House District 21. Eskamani, of […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 21, 2018

Kay Akins is still “pissed off” about Donald Trump‘s election more than a year ago. “It gets worse every day.” The Naperville, Illinois resident joined thousands of protesters Sunday in what felt like a seismic level of antipathy for the President of the United States, felt in both St. Petersburg and many parts of the country. A […]

Darryl PaulsonJanuary 11, 2018

Is Oprah Winfrey seriously considering a run for the presidency in 2020? If so, will Americans support another celebrity politician with no political experience after the disaster known as Donald Trump? If you ask me whether I would prefer having Trump or Oprah as a neighbor or a dinner companion, it is clearly Oprah. Ask […]

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 […]

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Elizabeth Warren endorses Nikki Fried for Ag. Commissioner

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DNC, TV networks discuss presidential debates

Lee Mangold snags endorsements from professors union, progressive group

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Progressive Change Campaign Committee endorses Andrew Gillum

Amol Jethwani, Anna Eskamani named ‘champions’ by progressive group

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