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Danny McAuliffeNovember 9, 2018

After two days of watching his U.S. Senate lead slowly wane, Gov. Rick Scott is suggesting two South Florida counties are actively engaging in partisan-fueled election fraud. The Governor has asked the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to investigate Broward and Palm Beach counties’ Supervisor of Elections, calling them a “rag-tag group of liberal activists.” […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 8, 2018

Democrat Janet Cruz is declaring herself the winner in the Florida Senate District 18 race against incumbent Republican Dana Young despite a narrow margin that will trigger an automatic recount. With all early and Election Day votes counted, Cruz leads Young by just 355 votes (about 0.17 percent) out of 207,533 votes counted. “I believe in […]

Peter SchorschNovember 8, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot First off, from the Florida Politics Recount Desk, as of 5:45 p.m.: Governor’s race Ron DeSantis: 4,069,471 votes Andrew Gillum: 4,030,947 Margin: DeSantis +0.047 percent — U.S. Senate race Bill Nelson: 4,074,119 Rick Scott: 4,091,457 Margin: Scott +0.22 percent — […]

Peter SchorschNovember 7, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot News of U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ departure from the Justice Department was heralded by none other than Florida’s own John Morgan on Wednesday. Tweeting words no one expected him to string together, Morgan — who nearly single-handedly got a […]

Peter SchorschNovember 6, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Thanks to Tuesday’s NiemanLab email for highlighting The New York Times’ “Calm Place” webpage. The Times “wants to preface your Election Night panic with some Election Day Zen,” the email says. “Elections are happening. This is not about them,” the […]

Staff ReportsNovember 6, 2018

Dems seeking first delegation majority in 30 years On Election Day, candidates, campaign staff, media, pundits and even large numbers of voters are waiting for final results. What will the House and Senate look like come January of 2019? While Democrats are favored to take control of the House for the first time since 2011, […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 6, 2018

Political expert Susan MacManus doesn’t foresee a “blue tsunami” in Tampa Bay area races, but thinks a smaller wave is possible. She sees, for example, potential flips for Democrats in one Congressional race and two State Senate contests. Those include the Ross Spano/Kristen Carlson Congressional matchup in East Hillsborough and Lakeland, the Ed Hooper/Amanda Murphy state Senate […]

Peter SchorschNovember 5, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Here’s your final reprieve before a deluge of political reporting tomorrow: Volunteer Florida thanked a slew of corporations “for generous donations to the Florida Disaster Fund, which was activated by Gov. Rick Scott to aid those impacted by Hurricane Michael.” […]

Staff ReportsNovember 5, 2018

Amendment 4, one of the highest-profile and best-publicized amendments Florida voters are considering, is on track to pass. That’s according to a survey out Monday by the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society at California-Berkeley. The poll showed 65 percent of likely voters backing the amendment with 25 percent opposed, consistent with recent polling from […]

Staff ReportsNovember 2, 2018

New Hispanic polling: Something for everyone Hispanic voters will play a significant role in determining who will win high-profile statewide races in Florida. They are also crucial in some a few House races. Most eyes are on the gubernatorial race between Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum and former Republican Rep. Ron DeSantis. Three-term Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson is heavily counting on […]

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Rick Scott says ‘unethical liberals’ are trying to steal Florida’s U.S. Senate race

Janet Cruz declares victory in close Senate race; Dana Young says not so fast

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Susan MacManus: Blue wave, maybe; blue tsunami, nope

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Floridians will restore voting rights to ex-cons, another poll says

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