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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 22, 2016

As Marco Rubio continues to gain steam in the race for the Republican nomination, a leading political expert is looking into his crystal ball to make a few predictions. Larry Sabato, the director of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics and editor-in-chief of “Sabato’s Crystal Ball,” suggested Rubio “consider a daring gambit.” The bold […]

Ryan RayAugust 18, 2015

Republican U.S. House candidate Rebecca Negron on Tuesday announced a slew of endorsements from local municipal elected officials across the 18th Congressional District she hopes to represent in 2016. Negron — a Martin County School Board member and wife of Senate budget chief Sen. Joe Negron — was endorsed by Stuart City Commissioners Jeff Krauskopf and Troy […]

Phil AmmannApril 30, 2015

In the race for the White House, still a year and a half away, Florida is opening up as the critical Electoral College prize in 2016. Although much can still happen in the presidential contest, Sabato’s Crystal Ball writers Geoffrey Skelley, Kyle Kondik, and Larry Sabato of find it increasingly clear; for the GOP to […]

Mitch PerryMarch 23, 2015

South Florida Democratic Congressman Patrick Murphy has formally declared his candidacy for the U.S. Senate in Florida in 2016. “It just boils down to where I think being in the U.S. Senate, we can really have a great impact,” Murphy told Florida Politics late Sunday afternoon, giving his first interview since declaring he is a […]

Guest AuthorJune 11, 2014

Reporters and political operatives breathlessly tell us almost daily what the polling numbers are in the all-important governor’s race. Interestingly, the numbers are always bouncing around — and they should. That’s because essentially what we are seeing in the collective sense are tracking polls that provide us with an almost daily barrage of numbers. Well-funded […]

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