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Associated PressOctober 20, 2016

Fox News’ Chris Wallace worked hard to keep the final presidential debate substantive with tough questions to Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, but it was the simplest of queries that extracted the biggest headline. Noting Trump’s claims Wednesday night that the election was being rigged against him, Wallace asked the Republican whether he would accept […]

Bill RuftyOctober 20, 2016

The Hispanic Republican Club of Polk County plans a protest rally against Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at 5 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of Florida Avenue and Edgewood Drive in Lakeland. The intersection where north-south and east-west thoroughfares cross has been a favorite of sign wavers and protesters for decades. From a candidate who […]

Associated PressOctober 20, 2016

Bitter presidential rivals Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have one more face-to-face showdown before Election Day. And they’re supposed to make it funny. The venue just 24 hours after their third and final debate is the annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner in New York, a white-tie gala that every four years becomes a […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterOctober 20, 2016

The electoral map keeps changing, but new rankings don’t favor Donald Trump. Sabato’s Crystal Ball released updated Electoral College ratings, moving several deep red states out of the “safe Republican” or “leans Republican” columns. The ratings changes push Hillary Clinton to 352 electoral votes, the highest the organization has ranked her the entire election cycle. […]

Peter SchorschOctober 20, 2016

About 30 minutes into Wednesday’s presidential debate, Donald Trump was doing well. He was making points that were rational to both his point of view and that of millions of Americans. I thought his supporters would love his strong answer on abortion, for instance. “I am putting pro-life justices on the (Supreme) court,” Trump said. “I will […]

Scott PowersOctober 20, 2016

What a party bus this will be. A Democratic Party bus, filled with mayors from Florida including Orlando’s Buddy Dyer, Miami Beach’s Phillip Levine, Tampa’s Bob Buckhorn, and St. Petersburg’s Rick Kriseman, has begun a cross-state tour to campaign for Hillary Clinton. Hillary for America announced Thursday that those four and 19 other mayors and former mayors […]

Associated PressOctober 20, 2016

Republican Sen. Marco Rubio is getting help from an unlikely quarter as he campaigns for re-election: The Democratic Party. The party’s Senate committee this week abandoned Rubio’s Democratic rival, Rep. Patrick Murphy, yanking advertising off the expensive airwaves of the Sunshine State and sending the money to competitive races in smaller states where fundraising dollars […]

Mitch PerryOctober 20, 2016

Donald Trump enjoyed mocking Hillary Clinton earlier this week for all the time she’s taken off the campaign trail recently, but with all three debates now history, it’s clear she knew exactly she was doing — working to be totally prepared for these debates. I know folks like to lower the bar considerably when grading how well […]

Associated PressOctober 19, 2016

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump‘s long and acrimonious battle for the White House is speeding toward the end, with the candidates taking the debate stage Wednesday night for one final prime-time showdown. For Trump, the debate is perhaps his last opportunity to turn around a race that appears to be slipping away. His predatory comments […]

Associated PressOctober 19, 2016

Hours before Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump meet for their third and final presidential debate, it was anything but quiet outside the Thomas & Mack Arena on the UNLV campus in Las Vegas. Media members, marching bands and supporters of all stripes assembled under sunny skies on the campus not far from the […]

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A state investigator, right, works with a Florida resident to look out for fraud after Hurricane Helene. Photo via Florida Chief Financial Officer,.

Fox’s Chris Wallace asks precise follow-up that makes news

Hispanic Polk Republicans to protest Hillary Clinton in Lakeland

Day after debate, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton square off again at roast

Report: Hillary Clinton’s Electoral College lead continues to grow

Joe Henderson: Can you say ‘Madam President’?

Buddy Dyer, Phillip Levine, Bob Buckhorn, others on Mayors for Hillary bus tour

Democrats not willing to spend on Florida race, aiding Marco Rubio

Mitch Perry Report for 10.20.16 — #Badhombres

Face to face one last time: Debate night for Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump

Outside debate arena, a buzz of activity by media, others