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Peter SchorschJanuary 17, 2018

More than two thirds of Florida voters say presidential elections should be decided by the national popular vote, according to a Florida Atlantic University poll. The poll, commissioned by the League of Women Voters, asked 1,000 registered voters how they thought the country should elect the President, and 68 percent said the winner should be […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 16, 2018

Congressional District 27 Democratic candidate Matt Haggman announced Tuesday that he raised more than $402,000 in the last quarter of 2017, and now has taken in $914,000 overall in the race to succeed Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen this November. Ros-Lehtinen’s announcement in 2017 that she would leave public office after 30 years representing Miami and Miami […]

Darryl PaulsonJanuary 11, 2018

Is Oprah Winfrey seriously considering a run for the presidency in 2020? If so, will Americans support another celebrity politician with no political experience after the disaster known as Donald Trump? If you ask me whether I would prefer having Trump or Oprah as a neighbor or a dinner companion, it is clearly Oprah. Ask […]

Scott PowersJanuary 10, 2018

There’s that Sept. 30, 2009, check to the U.S. Senate campaign of former Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio: It’s the $2,400 contribution to a Republican who then was seen as the darling of Florida’s Tea Party movement, an upstart whose explosive popularity on the right chased Charlie Crist from the Grand Old Party and made Democratic […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 27, 2017

On Fox and Friends Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis again cast doubt on an oppo-dossier against President Donald Trump, calling it “BS” and “fake news.” DeSantis was asked to respond to a report in the Washington Times, which asserted that the FBI cannot verify the dossier’s claims. “Think about where this dossier came from. It was not something that was […]

Scott PowersDecember 15, 2017

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham, a former member of Congress herself, on Friday attacked U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz for his campaign to get the FBI investigated and to halt the bureau’s investigation of President Donald Trump, then challenged her Republican rivals to state their positions. Graham, of Tallahassee, took to Twitter first, calling out, “Matt […]

Darryl PaulsonDecember 7, 2017

In 1996, Al Franken wrote a book called “Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot.” I understand Limbaugh is working on his book about Franken, which he will call “Al Franken is a Big Fat Sexual Predator.” What comes around, goes around. After 20 years as a writer and cast member for Saturday Night Live, […]

Mitch PerryDecember 4, 2017

Philanthropist and former banker David Straz Jr. had a coming-out party (of sorts) Sunday, hosting a spaghetti lunch for more than 250 people in West Tampa. It was his first public appearance since forming an exploratory committee two months ago for a potential run for Tampa mayor in 2019. The 74-year-old Wisconsin native already had enjoyed a […]

Ana CeballosNovember 28, 2017

Andrew Gillum named as his new campaign manager on Tuesday an “unapologetic progressive” whose political work has included Pennsylvania-based campaigns for Hillary Clinton and John Fetterman, a mayor who is now running to be that state’s lieutenant governor. As the Democratic Primary recently expanded to four candidates, Brendan McPhillips is swooping in to fill the […]

Drew WilsonNovember 24, 2017

One of the top Republican candidates running to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen in Florida’s 27th Congressional District withdrew from the race earlier this week, leaving two GOP candidates and a slew of Democrats in the mix for 2018. Raquel Regalado’s exit from the race was first reported by the Miami Herald, which received […]

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Floridians want popular vote to decide presidential elections, poll says

CD 27 Democrat Matt Haggman had $400K fourth-quarter haul

Darryl Paulson: President Oprah Winfrey?

Philip Levine: Check to Marco Rubio ‘tiny’ compared with long, deep Democratic support

Ron DeSantis calls Donald Trump Russia dossier ‘BS … fake news’

Gwen Graham mocks Matt Gaetz’ FBI probe, taunts Adam Putnam, Richard Corcoran

Darryl Paulson: Al Franken is a big, fat sexual predator

David Straz makes first public appearance as potential Tampa mayoral candidate

Andrew Gillum picks ‘unapologetic progressive’ as new campaign manager

Raquel Regalado exits crowded race to replace Ileana Ros-Lehtinen