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Jacob OglesOctober 22, 2018

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Florida’s gubernatorial candidates took the debate stage—and met one another—for the first time in a debate hosted by CNN in Tampa. Republican Ron DeSantis and Democrat Andrew Gillum traded barbs on President Donald Trump and the crime rate in Tallahassee, often delivering low blows amid high-minded policy points. DeSantis stressed his record as an Iraq […]

Jacob OglesOctober 14, 2018

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U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio said Sunday that he remains concerned about reaching rural communities with help days after Hurricane Michael struck the Panhandle. On NBC’s Meet The Press, he characterized the damage from the storm as “a total wipeout.” “It’s hard to imagine it ever being able to recapture the exact identity it once had,” Rubio […]

Danny McAuliffeFebruary 19, 2018

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Gov. Rick Scott will not attend a CNN-hosted town hall discussion with students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, their family members and the surrounding community. The reason? Scott’s staff said the governor will be busy in Tallahassee addressing the issue of student safety. “With only three weeks left of our annual legislative session, Governor Rick […]

Mitch PerryJuly 24, 2016

At least some of the delegates to this week’s Democratic National Convention will get to hear Debbie Wasserman Schultz address a crowd. At least that was the word we had before she announced she is resigning at the end of this week. The Democratic National Committee chairwoman was under fire on the eve of the […]

Mitch PerryJuly 1, 2016

If Marco Rubio and his staffers in Tampa and Miami decide to hit the beach this holiday weekend, they’ll be well stocked in footwear. Activists in both cities descended upon the Florida senator’s district offices today to deliver a boxful of flip-flop sandals to his office, an obvious reference to his decision last week to run […]

Mitch PerryMay 21, 2016

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Bernie Sanders says he backs Democrat Tim Canova in his effort to knock off Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Wasserman Schultz is running for re-election in Florida’s 23rd Congressional District. “Well clearly I favor her opponent, his views are much closer to mine than Wasserman Schultz’s is,” the Democratic presidential contender told CNN’s Jake Tapper in […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 17, 2016

Rick Scott‘s spot on Morning Joe last week may not have gone so well, but Thursday finds the Florida Governor up and down the cable dial. His morning started with hits on Fox and Friends and CNBC’s Squawk Box before afternoon spots with Neil Caputo on Fox News and Jake Tapper on CNN. Scott’s interest to national media may […]

Darryl PaulsonMarch 2, 2016

In a recent interview with Jake Tapper on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Donald Trump was asked if he would disavow David Duke, the KKK and other white supremacist groups. The week before, former Klansman and white supremacist Duke urged his supporters to back Trump, saying that voting for anyone but Trump “is really treason […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 29, 2016

Although Donald Trump said Monday that he does disassociate himself from white supremacist David Duke, critics of the GOP presidential front-runner are seizing on his reluctance to do so in a CNN interview on Sunday. Among those critics are Florida State University students angry that Joe Gruters, Trump’s campaign manager in Florida, sits on the FSU Board […]

Associated PressFebruary 28, 2016

Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio continue to swing at Donald Trump ahead of the Super Tuesday presidential primaries that could help the Republican front-runner expand his delegate lead in an increasingly caustic nomination fight. From Rubio mocking “Hair Force One” to Cruz dismissing Trump’s wealth as a result of “picking the right Daddy” and suggesting […]

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Ron DeSantis, Andrew Gillum play to bases during terse gubernatorial debate

Marco Rubio: Michael devastation a ‘total wipeout’

Rick Scott will skip CNN town hall, workshop student safety instead

Debbie Wassermann Schultz still scheduled to address Florida Democratic delegates to DNC

Activists deliver box of flip-flops to Marco Rubio’s Tampa district office

Bernie Sanders says he backs Tim Canova over Debbie Wasserman Schultz in CD 23 race

Rick Scott schedules national media blitz for Thursday

Darryl Paulson: Donald Trump, David Duke and the KKK

Students want Joe Gruters off FSU Board, plan protest on campus

Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio scrambling to catch Donald Trump ahead of Super Tuesday