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Peter SchorschOctober 23, 2016

Back before there was a FloridaPolitics.com and it was just me blogging at SaintPetersBlog.com, I would write a semi-regular screed about the Tampa Bay Times’ political coverage. This was so long ago, the Times still had St. Petersburg in its masthead. I gave up the “5 things I think I think…” column after a while […]

Staff ReportsOctober 22, 2016

The New York Times is weighing in on Florida’s U.S. Senate race. The Times encouraged Floridians to support Rep. Patrick Murphy in an editorial released Saturday. The editorial backing Murphy over Sen. Marco Rubio comes just days before in-person early voting begins in more than four dozen Florida counties. “Mr. Murphy’s positions on climate change […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterOctober 22, 2016

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Don’t be so quick to put Florida in the “win” column for Hillary Clinton, says Sen. Marco Rubio. Rubio told NBC News this week he thinks Trump “is doing better in Florida than people think he’s doing.” But, said Rubio, he doesn’t think Trump can win the presidency unless he wins the Sunshine State. “You know, it’s […]

Peter SchorschOctober 22, 2016

The Patrick Murphy campaign touted a new poll Friday showing the Democratic congressman tied with Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio among Florida voters. The Opinion Savvy poll shows both candidates with 46 percent among likely voters, with 8 percent of respondents undecided. The numbers are a two point jump for Murphy compared to Opinion Savvy’s previous poll from Oct. 12. […]

Staff ReportsOctober 22, 2016

Marco Rubio was on the receiving end of a $250,000 cash infusion from a fundraising committee set up for him and other Senate Republicans. Keep the Senate Red 2016 transferred $268,885 to Rubio’s re-election campaign between Aug. 10 and Sept. 27, according to the committee’s October quarterly report. The committee was set up in late […]

Mitch PerryOctober 21, 2016

A Spanish-language oriented debate scheduled to take place next Friday between Marco Rubio and Patrick Murphy will not happen, according to the Rubio campaign. Team Rubio fired off a press release early Friday afternoon announcing the two major U.S. Senate candidates had failed come to terms for a candidates’ discussion that would have been broadcast on the Univision television network. […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterOctober 21, 2016

Rep. Patrick Murphy is getting a bit more help from President Barack Obama. The Murphy campaign released a new digital spot Friday highlighting Obama’s comments about Murphy. The president campaigned in Miami on Thursday, and used a bit of his speech to encourage Floridians to send Murphy to the U.S. Senate. “You don’t need to […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterOctober 21, 2016

One national organization is building up Marco Rubio in Florida. Associated Builders and Contractors announced this week it made a seven-figure ad buy in Florida and five other states. The issue-based ad buy is meant to highlight candidates’ positions on key issues for the construction trade organization. The organization is expected to air the spot […]

Mitch PerryOctober 21, 2016

Forget about Marco Rubio in 2020, what about Rick Scott? Troy Kinsey from Bay News 9 reports that “some GOP operatives are floating him as a potential presidential contender in 2020, should Trump lose in November.” Kinsey then quotes all of one lone such operative in his story. But it does make for a good headline. Now, what about Marco Rubio? The […]

Staff ReportsOctober 20, 2016

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Florida Democrats are taking Marco Rubio’s vow to serve out a full term in the U.S. Senate with a grain of salt. The Florida Democratic Party launched MarcoRubioForPresident.com Thursday. The landing page features a 30-second video of Rubio saying during Monday’s U.S. Senate debate he would “serve in the Senate for the next six years, […]

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5 things I think I think about today’s Tampa Bay Times

The New York Times backs Patrick Murphy for U.S. Senate

Marco Rubio tells NBC News he thinks Donald Trump ‘is doing better in Florida than people think he’s doing’

New poll shows Patrick Murphy, Marco Rubio tied after Democrat’s post-debate surge

Marco Rubio campaign nets $250K thanks to joint fundraising committee

Marco Rubio vs. Patrick Murphy Univision debate will NOT happen

Patrick Murphy campaign releases new digital ad featuring Barack Obama

Associated Builders and Contractors announce seven-figure ad buy in Florida, 5 other states

Mitch Perry Report for 10.21.16 — Rick Scott in 2020?

Florida Dems launch ‘Marco Rubio for President’ website