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A.G. GancarskiSeptember 23, 2016

On Thursday evening, in front of a standing room only crowd of 300 people at Jacksonville University, Libertarian Vice-Presidential candidate William Weld expounded the message of fiscal conservatism and social liberalism. For those looking for an alternative to the two major parties, the Libertarian message – and Mr. Weld himself – provided it. Weld told […]

Larry GriffinSeptember 22, 2016

Republican Party of Florida Chair Blaise Ingoglia is energized for the final month of the election. Two significant parts of the RPOF’s final push before election’s end, he told FloridaPolitics.com, will be winning the Hispanic vote statewide, especially from new immigrants, and taking the I-4 Corridor in Orange County, traditionally a hugely important win in every election. The […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 22, 2016

Hillary Clinton is weighing in on Mosaic’s delay in informing the public about the spill of 215 million gallons of contaminated water into a sinkhole at their Polk County phosphate plant last month. In an interview with WFST-Channel 28’s Sarina Fazan, the Democratic presidential nominee is chiming in on the criticism regarding the phosphate giant’s failure to inform […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 22, 2016

Hillary Clinton is leading Donald Trump among Hispanics in Florida, 53 percent to 34 percent, according to a new survey by conducted the Florida Atlantic University Business and Economics Polling Initiative released on Thursday. The organization polled where Latinos stand in the presidential race in five key battleground states: in addition to Florida, Hispanic voters […]

Associated PressSeptember 22, 2016

Heriberto Ferrer doesn’t want to vote for Donald Trump – but he says he can’t rule it out, his open-mindedness forced by his low opinion of Hillary Clinton. “I don’t want Trump to win. Period,” he tells a Republican volunteer standing in his doorway on a recent Saturday morning. What about Clinton? “Hillary no sirve,” […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 22, 2016

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Like many other Americans, I’m really frustrated with the upcoming choice of either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton for president. Why? From the start, they were surely not the best candidates for the job. Also, this election has been extremely contemptuous in its negative tone and the hostile demeanor of both candidates. Each day brings […]

Scott PowersSeptember 21, 2016

A new poll conducted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee says that its candidate Stephanie Murphy is within striking distance of longtime incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. John Mica in Florida’s 7th Congressional District. The poll gives Mica 48 percent and Murphy 45 percent in the district, which covers north central and northeast Orange County and […]

Scott PowersSeptember 21, 2016

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton decried the two recent police shootings of unarmed black men – and all those that have proceeded it the past two years – as “unbearable” and “intolerable” and vowed to do something about it as president. In a speech she gave in a predominantly black neighborhood in Orlando Wednesday, Clinton […]

Associated PressSeptember 21, 2016

Hillary Clinton spent $645,000 more a day than her opponent Donald Trump last month, but even with her $50 million campaign outlay, she has not been able to pull away from him in the race for the White House. Clinton’s campaign had its most expensive month to date in August, eclipsing its previous monthly high […]

Scott PowersSeptember 21, 2016

A new television commercial being launched today in Florida and six other states portrays Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton as someone who’s fought to protect children all her career. The 30-second spot, “Children,” is part of Hillary for America’s ongoing ad buy in battleground states such as Florida, Ohio, North Carolina, Nevada, New Hampshire and […]

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Standing room only for Bill Weld town hall in Jacksonville

Blaise Ingoglia talks winning Hispanic vote, I-4 Corridor in last month of election

Hillary Clinton blasts Mosaic for delaying notifying residents about sinkhole spill

FAU poll shows Hillary Clinton leading Donald Trump among Hispanics in Florida 53-34%

Uncertainty on the I-4: Puerto Rican voters eye hard choice

Steven Kurlander: Dumb and Dumber — The choice is awful, but it’s anti-American not to vote

DCCC poll says Stephanie Murphy in striking distance of John Mica in CD 7

Hillary Clinton: deaths of unarmed blacks ‘unbearable’ and ‘intolerable’

Hillary Clinton campaign raced through $50 million last month

New ad pushes Hillary Clinton’s theme of today: children