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Staff ReportsOctober 26, 2016

Charlie Crist has started to make his closing argument to the voters of Florida’s 13th Congressional District. The Crist campaign released its fourth ad of the 2016 election cycle. The 30-second spot, called “Helping People,” is meant to showcase how his dedication to public service was inspired by his father. “My dad was a family […]

Mitch PerryOctober 26, 2016

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The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) on Wednesday announced a new $100,000 digital ad campaign against Florida Congressional District 13 Republican David Jolly, who is battling for re-election against Democrat Charlie Crist. This is the second time in two weeks the environmental organization has announced they are spending money to try to doom Jolly’s re-election efforts. LCV […]

Peter SchorschOctober 24, 2016

First, the good news for Charlie Crist. A new St. Pete Polls survey shows that the Democrat is maintaining his lead in the race for Florida’s 13th Congressional District over Republican David Jolly. The bad news is that this lead is a narrow three points, giving him little margin for error during the final two weeks of the campaign. But unforced errors […]

Peter SchorschOctober 17, 2016

Here’s how I know our reporters and I are covering the race for Florida’s 13th Congressional District as it should be covered. On Wednesday, Charlie Crist‘s wife, former first lady Carole Crist, expressed her displeasure with a story from September about a poll that showed Republican David Jolly leading Crist by three points. Even though I explained […]

Mitch PerryOctober 13, 2016

A shocking new poll in Florida’s 13th Congressional District gives Democrat Charlie Crist an 18-point lead over GOP incumbent David Jolly. The Public Opinion Research Laboratory at the University of North Florida puts the race at 54 to 36 percent. Nine percent of CD 13 voters are undecided, and one percent support another candidate. The 18-point gap is by far the […]

Scott PowersOctober 11, 2016

Florida might have only four truly competitive congressional races this fall but outside groups are spending big in them – more than in any other state. Groups such as the National Republican Congressional Committee and the Democrats’ House Majority Fund have poured millions of dollars into Florida’s Congressional Districts 7, 13, 18 and 26 since the […]

Peter SchorschOctober 11, 2016

His commercials omnipresent on Tampa Bay televisions, Charlie Crist has taken back the lead from David Jolly in the race for Florida’s 13th Congressional District. According to a fresh survey from St. Pete Polls, the former governor now leads the incumbent congressman 48 to 43 percent with a healthy 9 percent of CD 13 voters undecided. […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 29, 2016

Incumbent Republican David Jolly scored a significant endorsement from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for re-election to Florida’s 13th Congressional District. The Chamber is the world’s largest business organization, representing more than three million businesses across the country. Thursday’s endorsement comes in the wake of an independent poll showing Jolly with a three-point lead over his Democratic […]

Phil AmmannSeptember 29, 2016

National Democrats are boosting former Gov. Charlie Crist with another $462,000 of TV advertising in the race against incumbent Republican David Jolly for Florida’s 13th Congressional District. The extra cash — coming from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee — could result in a “lopsided air war in the Tampa Bay area,” writes Marc Caputo of POLITICO Florida, […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 27, 2016

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David Jolly’s campaign in Florida’s 13th Congressional District race placed a new digital ad Tuesday featuring a speechless Charlie Crist. The only voice in the 30-second ad appears to come from a member of the Palm Beach Post’s editorial board in 2014, when Crist was running for governor. The unseen board member recites a number of position changes Crist […]

Tag: Florida’s 13th Congressional District

Charlie Crist talks public service in new CD 13 ad

League of Conservation Voters to spend $100K more on digital ads vs. David Jolly

New poll shows Charlie Crist with 3-point lead over David Jolly, but will unforced errors do him in?

What to make of all the polling in the David Jolly vs. Charlie Crist race

Shock poll in Congressional District 13: Charlie Crist 54%, David Jolly 36%

More outside money spent in Florida congressional races than in any other state

Charlie Crist regains polling advantage over David Jolly in CD 13, now leads by five points

U.S. Chamber endorses David Jolly for re-election in CD 13

DCCC pushes total Charlie Crist ad buy to $2M, sending mixed signals in CD 13

New David Jolly digital ad questions Charlie Crist’s credibility