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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterNovember 2, 2016

With less than a week until the election, the race in Florida remains tight. A new CNN/ORC poll found Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are essentially tied in Florida. The poll found 49 percent of likely Florida voters said they were backing Clinton, while 47 percent said they supported Trump. Libertarian Gary Johnson received 3 […]

Scott PowersNovember 2, 2016

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Donald Trump will be in Orlando Wednesday for a roundtable meeting with Florida Puerto Rican leaders and a 4 p.m. rally, and in three other Florida cities Wednesday and Thursday, while his campaign is fanning out his family and surrogates to other states in the next few days. “This week, major Trump surrogates and the Trump family […]

Bob SparksNovember 2, 2016

Donald Trump may be on his way to winning Florida. Is that really possible? Of the seven polls taken in the past week, Trump leads in three surveys, each by four points. Hillary Clinton leads in three of them, each by one point. In what may be another ominous development for Democrats, Florida is into […]

Steve SchaleNovember 2, 2016

To: Curious Americans and President Vladimir Putin From: Steve Schale Re: No More Wednesdays!! *6 days until the election. *10 days until FSU basketball tips off. *24 days until I start Clark Griswalding my house. *114 days until the Daytona 500. Before I begin, a note to Democrats: RETURN YOUR FREAKING VBM BALLOTS, PLEASE. So […]

Steve SchaleNovember 1, 2016

To: People like me who need a life From: Steve Schale Re: Freedom is Near *7 days until the election. *11 days until FSU basketball tips off. *115 days until the Daytona 500. *1,455 days until my 7 days out memo in 2020. Before I begin, a note to Democrats (Republicans, skip a graph or two). […]

Guest AuthorNovember 1, 2016

To prepare for war with Nazi Germany, the British government considered how to maintain civilian morale should events go badly. Among other things, it printed more than two million posters with the slogan “Keep calm and carry on.” Although they were never issued, copies are available wherever good refrigerator magnets are sold. That slogan is […]

Steve SchaleOctober 31, 2016

To: Everyone ready for this election to be over From: Steve Schale Re: The second-to-last Monday of 2016 election *8 days until the election. *12 days until FSU basketball tips off. *96 days until the Tallahassee Marathon. *1,232 days until the Florida Presidential Preference Primary. Before I begin, a quick sidebar with Florida Democrats: If […]

Associated PressOctober 31, 2016

Florida and Georgia this week are taking their long-standing fight over the supply of water in their shared watershed to court. Arguments are expected to last for weeks, and the result could affect millions of people and major industries in both states. The dispute centers on the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin. The watershed drains nearly 20,000 […]

Larry GriffinOctober 30, 2016

A host of events taking place on Halloween, titled “Don’t Boo, Vote” after President Barack Obama‘s recent election-year refrain, will take place at colleges across the state and energize students against Donald Trump. The event invites participants to imagine “the scariest ending to a Halloween story imaginable: a Donald Trump presidency.” Part of the For […]

Steve SchaleOctober 29, 2016

To: FSU Fans, and the rest of America From: Steve Schale Re: 10 Days Out, and Clemson comes to Doak *1 day since Gus Bradley should have been fired *10 days until the election *14 days until FSU basketball tips off I apologize for the delay today. Before I wrote the first memo, I had […]

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(L-R) A screencap of the attack ad and the Facebook post Jackie Gross-Kellogg published shortly after a gunman murdered two women injured five others at a yoga studio her daughter frequented in Tallahassee. Images via Florida House Republican Campaign Committee and Jackie Gross-Kellogg.

Florida poll: Hillary Clinton at 49%, Donald Trump 47%

Donald Trump campaigning in Florida while sending surrogates elsewhere the next few days

Is Donald Trump on his way to winning Florida?

Steve Schale: Notes on the ninth day of early voting in Florida

Steve Schale: Notes on the eighth day of early voting in Florida

Martin Dyckman: Keep calm and carry on

Steve Schale: Notes on the weekend of early voting in Florida

Trial set to begin in Florida and Georgia’s fight over water

At statewide “Don’t Boo, Vote” events, student leaders will denounce Donald Trump and encourage voting

Steve Schale: Notes on the fifth day of early voting in Florida