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Scott PowersJuly 19, 2017

The Stand Up Republic campaign run by two former Republican insiders has come out with another internet video ad blistering President Donald Trump‘s relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin, an ad produced by Florida Republican operative Rick Wilson. The ad begins with unflattering pictures of Putin and Trump with the declaration, “When America is under […]

Associated PressOctober 23, 2016

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Hillary Clinton bested Donald Trump in three debates. She leads in many preference polls of the most competitive states. Barring a significant shift in the next two weeks, she is in a strong position to become the first woman elected U.S. president. But Clinton will end the campaign still struggling to change the minds of […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterOctober 20, 2016

The electoral map keeps changing, but new rankings don’t favor Donald Trump. Sabato’s Crystal Ball released updated Electoral College ratings, moving several deep red states out of the “safe Republican” or “leans Republican” columns. The ratings changes push Hillary Clinton to 352 electoral votes, the highest the organization has ranked her the entire election cycle. […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 26, 2016

Florida is too close to call. A new survey released Monday by the Florida Chamber Political Institute found the race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump remains tight. The survey found Clinton is at 43 percent, followed by Trump at 41 percent. Libertarian Gary Johnson received 8 percent support, while 5 percent said they were […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 15, 2016

#NeverTrump conservatives in Florida have one less option to choose for president in November now. Evan McMullin, a 40-year-old former CIA official from Utah, has been proposed as a conservative alternative to Trump. He was the nominee of the Independent Party in Florida, but has been removed from the ballot by the Florida Division of […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 7, 2016

Just one point separates Donald Trump from Hillary Clinton in Florida. A Public Policy Polling survey found 44 percent of likely Florida voters said they would back Trump; while 43 percent would support Clinton. The polling found Libertarian Gary Johnson received 5 percent, followed by Jill Stein, the Green Party candidate, and Evan McMullin, an […]

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