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Mitch PerryMarch 10, 2016

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Wednesday night’s Democratic presidential debate in Miami featured hot exchanges between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton regarding Cuba, immigration and health care. But what were the folks on social media focusing on? Officials with Facebook (one of the co-sponsors of the debate, along with Univision and the Washington Post) shared some data with Florida Politics after […]

Peter SchorschMarch 9, 2016

Some blamed hanging chads, others confusing ballots, but the man many Democrats blame for Al Gore’s 537-vote defeat in Florida is Ralph Nader. The consumer advocate and Green Party nominee, as many Gore supporters tell it, snapped 97,488 votes out of the hands of the former vice president. Never mind those butterfly ballots that may […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 9, 2016

The path to the GOP nomination, for Marco Rubio, clearly involves winning GOP Primaries in Minnesota and Puerto Rico, before holding an MSNBC Town Hall. The big news coming out of the event had gotten reported, to a large degree in teaser promos. He won’t say that he would be interested in running as Donald […]

Mitch PerryMarch 9, 2016

Miami is the host for presidential debates of both major parties over the next 36 hours, but will the moderators focus on what Florida voters actually care about? That certainly seems possible on Wednesday night, as Univision’s Maria Elena Salinas and Jorge Ramos and The Washington Post’s Karen Tumulty will probably be supplied with data from Facebook, one of the […]

Scott PowersMarch 9, 2016

A new poll from Univision Noticias and The Washington Post shows U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy leading the Democrats’ U.S. Senate race, confirming a similar result found in another poll this week. The new survey, published by those two media outlets, gives Murphy, of Jupiter, 36 percent and U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson of Orlando 29 percent. […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 9, 2016

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Hillary Clinton is taking to the airwaves in Florida. The Democratic presidential hopeful’s campaign announced Wednesday it started airing two televisions advertisements in the Orlando market Wednesday. The first 30-second spot, called “Stand,” is narrated by actor Morgan Freeman. According to the campaign, the advertisement aims to highlight Clinton’s commitment to defending the progress made […]

Associated PressMarch 9, 2016

Former Republican presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina says she is endorsing Texas Sen. Ted Cruz for president. Speaking at a rally in Miami Wednesday, Fiorina called Cruz a “leader and reformer… willing to take on the status quo in Washington. She roused a chorus of boos from the crowd when she mentioned front-runner Donald Trump and […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 9, 2016

Throughout Florida, the Hillary Clinton campaign plans debate watch parties Wednesday night, ahead of what is expected to be a resounding victory Tuesday. “Hillary for Florida supporters will host more than ten GOTV events and watch parties in field offices, restaurants, and homes across the Sunshine State for the Univision Democratic presidential debate in Miami, Florida. Clinton supporters […]

Mitch PerryMarch 9, 2016

Although Bernie Sanders and his supporters have to be feeling great after the Vermont senator stunned everyone Tuesday night by defeating Hillary Clinton in Michigan, Clinton’s victory in the richer delegate state of Mississippi won her more delegates for the night, 86-69. Nevertheless, it’s certainly a stunning rebuke to the pollsters and pundits, some predicting Clinton […]

Associated PressMarch 8, 2016

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Republican front-runner Donald Trump swept to victory in the Mississippi and Michigan presidential primaries Tuesday, deepening his grip on the GOP nominating contest despite fierce efforts to block his path. Democrat Hillary Clinton easily carried Mississippi but was locked in a close race with rival Bernie Sanders in Michigan. The primaries offered Trump and Clinton […]

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Racism and discrimination top issues discussed on Facebook during Democratic debate

How Bernie Sanders could be the Ralph Nader ‘spoiler’ of 2016

Marco Rubio’s MSNBC Town Hall was held in Donald Trump’s shadow

Cuba, followed by immigration, are top trending issues on Facebook in Florida

Patrick Murphy leads in Democrats’ U.S. Senate race, Hillary Clinton in presidential primary

Hillary Clinton campaign hitting airwaves in Florida

Carly Fiorina endorses Ted Cruz for president

Florida Hillary Clinton campaign plans Wednesday night debate watch parties

Mitch Perry Report for 3.9.16 – Sanders stuns in Midwest

Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton continue dominance in 2016 primaries