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Staff ReportsSeptember 14, 2016

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Donald Trump is making his way back to Florida. The GOP nominee is expected to hold a rally in Miami on Friday. The rally is scheduled for 6 p.m. at the James L. Knight Center, 400 S.E. 2nd St. in downtown Miami. Trump last visited South Florida in August, holding a rally in Sunrise before […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 14, 2016

Outgoing Florida Speaker of the House Steve Crisafulli penned an opinion piece yesterday slamming Hillary Clinton‘s now-infamous “basket of deplorables” phrase to describe half of Donald Trump‘s supporters. “By calling so many of our nation’s citizens ‘deplorable’ haters and racists and the other half too stupid to make their own decisions about who should be our next president, […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 13, 2016

Olympian Michelle Kwan is regarded by many as the greatest figure skater in U.S. history. In the 2016 campaign, she isn’t trying to win medals or accolades for herself; rather, her goal is to help Hillary Clinton win the White House. And to that end, Kwan serves as a surrogate outreach coordinator for the Clinton campaign […]

Scott PowersSeptember 13, 2016

Orlando Democratic fundraiser and medical marijuana champion John Morgan is hosting Hillary Clinton for a fundraiser at his Heathrow home in Lake Mary on Sept. 21. Morgan has long and deep ties with the Clintons, having thrown his first major fundraiser for Bill Clinton in the early 1990s, and a history of hosting events for other […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 13, 2016

On Tuesday, Florida House Speaker Steve Crisafulli blasted Hillary Clinton over her untimely reference to half of Donald Trump‘s supporters as a “basket of deplorables.” The long-form Crisafulli response — billed as an op-ed by the Trump campaign — offers one more piece of evidence that Trump and his surrogates will use Clinton’s pejorative as a way to rally the […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 13, 2016

The AFL-CIO launched its direct mail program on behalf of Hillary Clinton in Florida Tuesday, the first of two mass mailings aimed at reaching union members and their families. A total of 56,164 pieces are scheduled to be sent this week. The first mail piece, being sent out on Tuesday, highlights her proposed economic plan, specifically […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 13, 2016

The push to register millennials to vote is hitting the airwaves. Hillary Clinton released a new radio ad Tuesday as part of an effort to mobilize millennial voters. According to the Clinton campaign, the 60-second spot is meant to highlight the importance of the millennial vote and Clinton’s plan to invest in Historical Black Colleges […]

Diane RobertsSeptember 13, 2016

According to Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton does not appear presidential. As he remarked in an ABC television interview last week: “Well, I just don’t think she has a presidential look, and you need a presidential look.” A presidential look. Hmm. Let’s think this through. Could it be the hands? Everyone knows presidents should have small […]

Scott PowersSeptember 13, 2016

The Hillary Clinton campaign is releasing a new Spanish-language TV commercial, and a new radio commercial that features her running mate U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine speaking in Spanish. The 60-second radio spot, “Invitación” (“Invitation”) is being aired in Florida, Ohio, and Nevada, starting this week. It features Kaine, of Virginia, talking about how he learned, during missionary […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 12, 2016

There are 56 days until Election Day. Twenty-nine days until the voter registration deadline. And just 12 days until election officials put the first round of ballots in the mail. In Florida, where polls show a tight race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, every vote matters. And with just a few weeks until the […]

Tag: Hillary Clinton

Donald Trump to campaign in Miami, Fort Myers

Mitch Perry Report for 9.14.16 — Steve Crisafulli goes there

Michelle Kwan to stump for Hillary Clinton in NE Florida Wednesday, Thursday

John Morgan to host fundraiser for Hillary Clinton

Steve Crisafulli blasts Hillary Clinton on ‘basket of deplorables’ comment

AFL-CIO to drop more than 50,000 mailers this week supporting Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton airing radio ads in Florida focused on HBCUs

Diane Roberts: What Donald Trump means by ‘looking presidential’

Hillary Clinton, Tim Kaine, up with new Spanish-language ads in Florida

Anne Holton: ‘Registering voters is just crucial’