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Peter SchorschSeptember 25, 2015

There is a right, smart way to take on Republican Marco Rubio and there is a dumb, ineffective way to challenge him. What you are seeing out of Donald Trump this week – attacking the first-term U.S. senator and former speaker of the Florida House as a “disloyal” and “sweaty” “lightweight” – is the latter. […]

Ryan RayAugust 31, 2015

For Brandon Patty, all signs point to 2016 congressional run to replace U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, the business consultant tells Florida Politics. The former Republican campaign staff member and Navy reservist said Friday that at the current rate “there’s no reason” he won’t be a candidate in the St. Johns County-based House district. Patty said his role […]

Guest AuthorApril 29, 2014

A monkey should easily be able to drum Gov. Rick Scott out of office in November — unless it’s a Democrat. The donkey party is in danger of seizing defeat from the jaws of victory. They have a clear, fusion candidate in frontrunner Charlie Crist. And yet, instead of unifying behind him, some Democrats, even […]

Darryl PaulsonSeptember 9, 2013

Near the end of his term as governor, when his name was being floated as a possible vice president on the McCain ticket, Charlie Crist visited Israel to help enhance his foreign policy credentials. One of the Israeli newspapers ran the headline “Christ is Coming.” It wasn’t Christ, but Crist, who was coming, and now […]

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Debate party at Sports Grill Kendall. Image via AP.

How to effectively take on Marco Rubio

Brandon Patty moving toward U.S. House bid in CD 6

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