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Associated PressMarch 4, 2016

For months, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio tried to tear each other down in a bid to become Donald Trump‘s top challenger. The senators are now unlikely allies in an effort to stop Trump’s march toward the Republican nomination. The strategy shift was on full display in Thursday’s GOP debate. Rubio and Cruz ignored each […]

Steve SchaleMarch 3, 2016

For the first time in a while, the Florida Democratic Primary will mean something. For Bernie Sanders, it is a chance to prove he can win a big diverse state. For Hillary Clinton, it is a chance to solidify her position as the party’s standard-bearer. And unless something dramatic changes, Clinton will win Florida and firmly […]

Scott PowersMarch 3, 2016

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In a desperate appeal Thursday, Mitt Romney drew on passion and bluntness he never showed in his 2012 presidential campaign as he called on Americans to reject Donald Trump as a phony, a fraud, a misogynist, a bully and a vulgar man. Speaking from the Hinkley Institute in Utah, Romney blasted Trump’s economic policies, saying they […]

Associated PressMarch 3, 2016

Ryan Lysek rose to become vice president of his fifth-grade class at Lorraine Academy in Buffalo, New York, after the sitting veep got bounced for saying things that went against the school’s anti-bullying rules. So the 10-year-old is a little puzzled that candidates running to lead the entire country can get away with name-calling and […]

Mitch PerryMarch 3, 2016

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With super PACS running multiple ads slamming him and Mitt Romney poised to denounce him, the Republican establishment is going full out to stop Donald Trump before he clinches the GOP presidential nomination. Neither Ted Cruz nor Marco Rubio appear able to stop his momentum, but 35 states have yet to weigh in on the […]

Associated PressMarch 3, 2016

Standing in a line of thousands outside an arena at Colorado State University, Aleksandr Cronk contemplated the grim possibility that the man he was waiting to see, Bernie Sanders, may not make it to the November ballot and he’d have to decide whether to vote for Hillary Clinton. Like millions of young voters nationwide, Cronk […]

Mitch PerryMarch 3, 2016

Dozens of supporters for Hillary Clinton‘s presidential campaign packed the front of the historic Cuban Club in Ybor City on Wednesday night to celebrate the opening of her Tampa office, 13 days before Florida’s March 15 presidential primary. “You are standing in ground zero of American politics,” Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn declared while standing atop the […]

Associated PressMarch 2, 2016

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YouFollowing Donald Trump‘s breathtaking string of Super Tuesday victories, politicians, editorial writers and ordinary people worldwide were coming to grips Wednesday with the growing possibility the brash New York billionaire might become America’s next president, a thought that aroused widespread befuddlement and a good deal of horror. “The Trump candidacy has opened the door to […]

Ryan RayMarch 2, 2016

A day after Hillary Clinton won a majority of Democratic delegates up for grabs in last night’s Super Tuesday primaries – partly on the strength of her support in minority communities – about 100 African-American Florida elected officials came out in support the former Secretary of State’s bid for the White House. Among them were the Florida Legislative […]

Associated PressMarch 2, 2016

Here’s a look at highlights from television coverage of Super Tuesday voting in the presidential campaign: — TRUMP’S PODIUM The broadcast networks ABC, CBS and NBC gave the campaign an hour of prime-time coverage, and Donald Trump put pressure on them right away. Trump has dominated coverage almost since his announcement last summer, and was […]

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Grace Melton and Fiona McFarland. Image via AP.

Debate analysis: Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz forge loose alliance to block Donald Trump

Steve Schale: Hillary Clinton should easily defeat Bernie Sanders in Florida

Mitt Romney rips Donald Trump as “phony,” “fraud,” “misogynist,” and “vulgar”

Schools find presidential campaign talk conflicts with no-bullies message

Deny him nomination, Donald Trump warns GOP will lose his voters

Hillary Clinton now faces struggle to win back younger voters

Excitement, concern as Hillary Clinton campaign opens Tampa office

World considers a Donald Trump presidency, and many shudder

Florida Black caucus leaders, scores of African-American officials endorse Hillary Clinton

How Super Tuesday played out on TV, cable networks