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Associated PressMarch 29, 2016

Democrats need to win back the U.S. Senate and end the dysfunction in Congress, Vice President Joe Biden said Monday as he campaigned in South Florida with a Democratic candidate. Biden and President Barack Obama recently endorsed Patrick Murphy for the Senate seat that Sen. Marco Rubio gave up last year when he embarked on […]

Mitch PerryMarch 21, 2016

Although initial polls regarding the Democratic battle for U.S. Senate in Florida have gone back and forth, Patrick Murphy is dominating Alan Grayson in one category: endorsements from fellow Democrats. Monday morning could bring one of the biggest and potentially most influential of those to date in the person of Bob Graham. The former governor and U.S. […]

Scott PowersMarch 3, 2016

The fallout continues over President Barack Obama‘s endorsement of U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy in the Democrats’ race for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat. On Wednesday Murphy announced he had received the endorsements of Obama and Vice President Joe Biden. Murphy is one of only two Democrats the president has endorsed in contested U.S. Senate primary races […]

Associated PressJanuary 6, 2016

You can take Joe Biden out of the presidential campaign, but you can’t take the campaign out of Joe Biden. Three months after bowing out of the 2016 competition, the vice president has a few second thoughts about his decision. “I regret it every day,” Biden said Wednesday. Still, he said he made the right […]

Peter SchorschDecember 20, 2015

Last month, the Hillary Clinton campaign named Orlando Democrat Alan Grayson to its Florida Leadership Council. The liberal firebrand and U.S. Senate candidate joined more than 150 elected officials and community leaders – the elite of the state’s Democratic politics – to build a grassroots coalition to help Hillary win the Florida primary in March. […]

Associated PressNovember 14, 2015

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders faces the biggest test yet of his insurgent presidential campaign on Saturday night, when he faces off with Democratic front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton in the party’s second primary debate. His goal is clear: Reset a contest that increasingly looks like little more than a march to the nomination for Clinton. That […]

Steve VancoreOctober 29, 2015

The saltshaker is back. Due mostly to a hectic schedule, we put the Florida Politics saltshaker on a brief hiatus. But, as polling season heats up (Did it ever really cool down?) and actual voting isn’t that far off, it’s now time to break it out of the cupboard and take a look at the […]

Steve VancoreOctober 29, 2015

The saltshaker is back. Due mostly to a hectic schedule, we put the Florida Politics saltshaker on a brief hiatus. But, as polling season heats up (Did it ever really cool down?) and actual voting isn’t that far off, it’s now time to break it out of the cupboard and take a look at the […]

Mitch PerryOctober 29, 2015

The South Florida Sun-Sentinel’s editorial on Wednesday that called on Marco Rubio to resign “and not rip us off” ignited a number of others to follow suit. It came as Rubio has continued to miss votes in the upper chamber of Congress while on the campaign trail and unapologetic about it. Instead, he’s indicated he […]

Steve SchaleOctober 25, 2015

For me, it started in September 2008. Barack Obama had just selected Joe Biden as his running mate, and I was to staff the new vice presidential candidate in Tampa, at a rally at the University of South Florida. Prior to that day, I had grown quite cynical about Washington, so I assumed the whole Biden thing was an […]

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Three people were killed in an accident on the Florida Turnpike in St. Lucie County on Aug. 12. Image via Treasure Coast Newspapers.

VP Joe Biden stumps for Patrick Murphy in South Florida

Bob Graham likely to be latest major Florida Democrat to endorse Patrick Murphy

Patrick Murphy blasts Alan Grayson campaign’s blast of Barack Obama endorsement

Joe Biden on 2016 decision: “I regret it every day”

Alan Grayson still not clear about endorsing Hillary Clinton

Bernie Sanders has most to prove as Democrats gather for 2nd debate

The Salt Shaker returns: Testing a pair of UNF polls

The Salt Shaker returns: Testing a pair of UNF polls

History shows Marco Rubio resignation would be rare event

Steve Schale: "Draft Biden," the 10-week journey of a lifetime