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Mitch PerryMarch 15, 2016

NextGen Climate, super PAC backed by environmentalist Tom Steyer whose mission is to avert climate disaster, has weighed in on the Florida general election. It came as Tuesday’s primary election results indicated Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton were winning big. “Whether it’s putting our coastal cities underwater, poisoning our communities, or damaging our economy, Donald Trump and […]

Mitch PerryMarch 15, 2016

The Democratic presidential primary race was expected to be an easy victory for Hillary Clinton in Florida, and that’s what it was. The Associated Press officially called the race for Clinton immediately after the polls closed in the Panhandle. With 97 percent of the vote counted, Clinton is hammering Bernie Sanders in the Sunshine State with […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 15, 2016

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Tuesday night saw Duval County and NE Florida fall in line with the majority of voters across the country, and support Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton… with the exception of one county on the Democratic side that Felt The Bern. In the GOP Primary, Trump had 47 percent with 194 of 199 precincts in, well ahead of […]

Melissa RossMarch 15, 2016

The Florida-based activist group Dream Defenders is debuting a “presidential Cabinet,” dubbed #SquaDD2016, with the goal of “speaking truth to power by elevating the voices of young Black and Brown people.” According to the organization, “We organized #SquaDD2016 with the intention of conveying the message that we demand more from the presidential candidates, particularly those who benefit […]

Associated PressMarch 15, 2016

Five more states chime into the rambunctious campaign 2016 conversation on Tuesday, and no one’s listening with greater interest than Marco Rubio and John Kasich, both of them desperate to win their home states and avoid being flattened by Donald Trump‘s steamroller. On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton is out to reclaim momentum after Bernie […]

Associated PressMarch 15, 2016

Republicans Marco Rubio and John Kasich are fighting for their political futures Tuesday, desperate for wins in their home states of Florida and Ohio to keep their White House hopes alive and complicate Donald Trump’s path to the nomination. Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton is hoping to keep rival Bernie Sanders from building new momentum in […]

Ryan RayMarch 15, 2016

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to win Florida’s Democratic presidential primary contest on Tuesday over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. However, the wide generational enthusiasm gap was shown in a big way by a straw poll conducted by the state’s Young Democrats group. Sanders blew out Clinton by an overwhelming margin among Florida Young Dems, taking […]

Associated PressMarch 15, 2016

Kennedy Copeland is a Marco Rubio fan who voted for John Kasich in Ohio. Ann Croft is all in to elect Hillary Clinton president but cast her ballot for Rubio in Virginia. Julia Price will back the Democratic nominee in November but voted for Kasich in Tennessee. Are these voters confused? No, they’re voting strategically […]

Mitch PerryMarch 15, 2016

When both Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio opted last year to compete in the 2016 Republican presidential race, Florida Republicans had to decide which Miami-area candidate to support. In most cases, they supported Bush. But after the former Florida governor’s campaign flamed out in South Carolina last month, expectations were that many of those same […]

Staff ReportsMarch 15, 2016

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The latest on the 2016 presidential campaign (all times Eastern Standard Time): Tuesday, March 15 9:53 p.m. — Donald Trump is winning the Republican presidential primary in Illinois, where his rally was canceled last week in Chicago over security concerns. His victory Tuesday comes after an earlier win in Florida and North Carolina. It increases […]

Tag: Hillary Clinton

NextGen Climate looks ahead to general election

Hillary Clinton crushes Bernie Sanders in Florida Primary

Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton take Duval County, NE Florida

Dream Defenders launch #SquaDD2016

Florida, Ohio primary watch: Marco Rubio seeks survival, Hillary Clinton momentum

Marco Rubio, John Kasich fight to keep hopes alive

Bernie Sanders wins Florida Young Dems straw poll 89%-11%

Forget favorite candidates, some people voting strategically

Will Weatherford denounces GOP leadership for not stopping Donald Trump

Live blogging the Florida Primary — Donald Trump wins primaries in Illinois, North Carolina and Florida