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Jacob OglesNovember 17, 2018

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi disputed news she would meet with President Donald Trump in Mar-A-Lago over Thanksgiving to discuss a potential nomination for the U.S. Attorney General position. “The attorney general says that is fake news,” Bondi spokesman Whitney Ray said in an email to News Service of Florida on Friday. The denial comes after her […]

Scott PowersNovember 9, 2018

In a Fox News interview Thursday night, Gov. Rick Scott doubled-down on his claim that Broward and Palm Beach counties’ supervisors of elections are mysteriously finding votes in a conspiratorial effort to re-elect his opponent Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson. “They found 78,000 new votes since Election Day, two days ago in Broward County, and […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 30, 2018

Republican gubernatorial nominee Ron DeSantis called a press conference Tuesday in Jacksonville to promote his “Women4DeSantis” coalition. However, the most quotable and newsworthy sections of the event happened after the 25-minute formal rollout, which happened in the backroom of the local Republican Party of Florida office with a few dozen supporters on hand. Just hours after President Donald […]

Blake DowlingOctober 22, 2018

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This time last week, power returned to our house in Tallahassee. A lot of communities in North Florida weren’t so lucky after Hurricane Michael. Normally, I crank out a column pretty fast about the news of the day, but I had no desire whatsoever to write about what went down last week. As I sat […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 12, 2018

Fox News legal analyst and former Judge Andrew Napolitano is set to deliver a speech later this month at a Republican Liberty Caucus of Central East Florida (RLCCEF) event in Melbourne. The RLCCEF will be hosting its annual Constitution Day Dinner on Sunday, Sept. 23. Napolitano will serve as the event’s keynote speaker. “Our purpose in putting […]

Danny McAuliffeAugust 30, 2018

A spokesperson for Ron DeSantis said the newly anointed Republican gubernatorial nominee frequently uses the phrase “monkey this up” to describe something messed up. That’s bogus, according to Media Matters, a nonprofit that routinely fact-checks and criticizes conservative outlets. Using a Nexis search of DeSantis’ public media appearances, Media Matters discovered Wednesday that “there is no record […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 29, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum pledged Wednesday to “stay high” in the race against Ron DeSantis, and avoid the Republican’s “gutter politics.” Appearing on Shepard Smith‘s show on Fox News, Gillum was asked to address DeSantis’ contention Wednesdau on the same network that voting in Gillum would “monkey this up” — “this” being the state’s performance economically during the Rick […]

Jim RosicaAugust 29, 2018

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Sean Shaw, the Democratic nominee for Attorney General, on Wednesday added his voice to those condemning GOP gubernatorial hopeful and congressman Ron DeSantis. On FOX News earlier in the day, DeSantis – who won the Republican primary Tuesday night – commented on his Democratic counterpart, Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum. “The last thing we need to do is […]

Jim RosicaAugust 29, 2018

FOX News announced that Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum would appear on the network later Wednesday as it distanced itself from a controversial statement made by Republican candidate Ron DeSantis on an earlier program. After that appearance, host Sandra Smith did a follow-up segment on “America’s Newsroom.” “A little while ago we had Ron DeSantis, the Republican nominee […]

Jacob OglesAugust 11, 2018

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Democratic gubernatorial candidates Jeff Greene and Philip Levine exchanged blows over the airwaves with attacks challenging, among other things, friendly remarks both men have made about President Donald Trump. Greene, a Palm Beach billionaire, pushed back on accusations by Levine that he’s too comfy with Trump. Instead he released a new ad suggesting the Miami […]

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Jim Oberweis with wife Julie. Image via Oberweis campaign.

Pam Bondi dubs reports of upcoming Mar-A-Lago meeting as ‘fake news’

Rick Scott on Sean Hannity show: ‘They’re going to find as many votes as it takes’

Ron DeSantis won’t call Andrew Gillum a ‘thief,’ punts when asked about Rick Scott finances

Blake Dowling: Reflections on the storm

Fox News’ Andrew Napolitano will speak in Melbourne

Media Matters: Ron DeSantis’ ‘monkey’ defense is false

Andrew Gillum pledges to ‘stay high,’ avoid Ron DeSantis’ ‘gutter’ politics

Sean Shaw: Ron DeSantis ‘monkey’ comment ‘was racist and offensive’

FOX News on Ron DeSantis’ ‘monkey’ comment: ‘We do not condone this language’

Jeff Greene, Philip Levine spar over who is too cuddly with Donald Trump