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Scott PowersNovember 9, 2016

President-elect Donald Trump‘s victory in Florida Tuesday included complete dominance of most Panhandle counties, but it was his success in a handful of medium-size counties scattered throughout the state such as Lee, Brevard, Pasco, and Clay that carried him past Hillary Clinton. In fact, were it not for the sizable margins of voters Trump picked up in winning […]

Mitch PerryNovember 9, 2016

Marco Rubio is weighing in on Donald Trump’s stunning presidential victory. “I congratulate President-elect Trump‎ and Vice President-elect Pence on their victory,” said Rubio on Wednesday. “They listened to the frustrations and anxieties of the American people after eight years of failure in Washington and earned this opportunity to lead the country. Their victory, along […]

Jim RosicaNovember 9, 2016

Kellyanne Conway, Donald Trump‘s campaign manager, appeared to leave the door open as to whether the president-elect would make good on his promise to name a special prosecutor to investigate Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. Conway appeared Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program. Early Wednesday, Trump — the real estate tycoon-turned-reality TV star — captured 276 electoral college votes, more […]

Tom JacksonNovember 9, 2016

And now, President-elect Donald J. Trump. Wow. Wow. Wow. So much for that 0.1 percent chance of victory. So much for blue tsunamis and Republican humiliation. So much for the first woman president and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. So much for experts. It turns out, the hotshots knew nothing. Not a damn thing. Pre-election […]

Joe HendersonNovember 9, 2016

If it’s morning after the election and you are reading this, then the exit polls were correct on at least one point. The sun did indeed come up on all the blue states, red states, and especially on the Sunshine State. So, there is that. But for the moment at least, that’s pretty much the […]

Mitch PerryNovember 9, 2016

Where do you begin? One of the biggest political upsets in U.S. history, to start with, in Donald J. Trump beating Hillary Clinton to become the 45th President of the United States of America. Lots of analysis there, including about the Democratic nominee, who for the second time in eight years, thought she had the […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterNovember 8, 2016

Sen. Marco Rubio is heading back to Washington D.C. The Miami Republican defeated Rep. Patrick Murphy in Florida’s U.S. Senate race. According to preliminary election results, Rubio received 52 percent of the vote. Murphy received 45 percent. The victory caps off a tough political year for Rubio. He faced a devastating loss in his home […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 8, 2016

Robust Election Day turnout allowed Duval County Republicans to take the raw vote lead over the Democrats Tuesday morning at 10:10, after starting the day down by over 4,200 votes. At 6:00 p.m., the lead was winnowed down to barely 1,700 votes for Republicans: 177,844 to 176,119. That’s tight: barely a 1,700-vote spread out of […]

Mitch PerryNovember 8, 2016

Michelle Obama went on Tampa hip-hop station 95.7 The Beat Tuesday afternoon, where she encouraged listeners to go to the polls to vote for Hillary Clinton. “We need people to be as enthusiastic as they were for Barack in this election, because the stakes are just as high, probably higher because of who her opponent is, and […]

Mitch PerryNovember 8, 2016

Even before the end of this presidential election cycle, lots of Americans are concerned about how hard it might be to heal the divisions exposed in this country following the Donald Trump-Hillary Clinton battle. That includes Marco Rubio, who said Monday it’s not lawmakers in Washington who have to learn to get along better, but the public itself. […]

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Donald Trump win fueled by Panhandle, Lee, Brevard, Pasco counties

Marco Rubio says election shows a ‘rejection of business-as-usual in Washington’

Kellyanne Conway coy on special prosecutor for Hillary Clinton

Tom Jackson: Blindsided by a phenomenon in orange

Joe Henderson: There is no roadmap for where America goes next

Mitch Perry Report for 11.9.16 — GOP dominance

Marco Rubio cruises to victory in Senate re-election bid

Razor’s edge: Duval GOP, Democrats near even turnout as voting nears close

Michelle Obama goes on Tampa hip hop station to make last hour pitch for Hillary Clinton

On eve of election, Marco Rubio says it’s up to those in public office to inject more ‘responsible discourse’