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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 27, 2016

Carlos Beruff is taking aim at Marco Rubio in a new digital advertisement. The 35-second spot — called “Unequivocal” and released Monday morning — splices together clips of Rubio, who announced last week he was running for re-election, responding to questions of whether he would commit to a full six-year term in the Senate with clips […]

guestJune 24, 2016

The formal qualifying period for U.S. Senate, U.S. House and legislative races ends today at noon. There are so many developments, it’s almost too hard to keep up. Almost. Here are five quick thoughts about the latest developments from Qualifying Week. — South Florida Republican legislative candidates like Miguel Diaz de la Portilla and Anitere Flores […]

Mitch PerryJune 24, 2016

Todd Wilcox is dropping out of the U.S. Senate race in Florida. Sources close to Wilcox’s decision say his withdrawal from the race is imminent and that he will support Marco Rubio for the good of the Republican Party. The former Special Forces commander and CIA veteran becomes the fourth Republican to drop out of the contest after Rubio decided to run for […]

Jac VerSteegJune 24, 2016

Marco Rubio says he decided to run for re-election because it will be imperative to have people like him in the U.S. Senate if Hillary Clinton is elected president. “There’s [a] role for the Senate that could end up being its most important in the years to come: The Constitutional power to act as a […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 23, 2016

Jeb Bush has picked his candidate in the U.S. Senate race. The former Florida governor announced Thursday he was backing Marco Rubio in the U.S. Senate race. The announcement came one day after Rubio announced he was running for re-election. Bush took to Twitter on Thursday to announce his support, saying he is “joining many […]

Peter SchorschJune 23, 2016

Shortly after Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio announced he would run for re-election, the environmentalist group League of Conservation Voters took him to task for his positions on the environment and said he was “wrong for Florida.” “Marco Rubio’s failed run for president laid bare his true colors,” the group said in a Wednesday email. […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 23, 2016

On Thursday, Ambassador John Bolton announced his backing of Marco Rubio‘s bid for Senate re-election, and Ron DeSantis’ bid to get re-elected in Florida’s 6th Congressional District. A press release from Bolton’s PAC frames the Florida endorsements as “part of a larger effort by Ambassador Bolton to ensure Republicans maintain their majority in Congress.” “Marco Rubio has proven himself […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 23, 2016

The Senate Leadership Fund has filed a federal election complaint against Democrat Patrick Murphy. The complaint, filed with the Federal Election Commission Wednesday, calls on federal elections officials to investigate what it calls “a highly suspicious network of contributors” to Murphy. The organization goes on to say the “evidence strongly indicates” contributions were “made in […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 23, 2016

Don’t look for Rick Scott to throw his support his support behind Marco Rubio anytime soon. In a statement Thursday, Scott said Floridians deserve the opportunity to consider Carlos Beruff’s candidacy alongside Rubio’s. “Carlos Beruff is a good friend of mine, a businessman and an outsider to politics. The voters of Florida deserve the opportunity […]

Mitch PerryJune 23, 2016

The Patrick Murphy Senate campaign is responding to a critical report claiming the Jupiter Representative has exaggerated business claims in his resume, that aired Wednesday night on WFOR-TV, Miami’s CBS affiliate by reporter Jim DeFede. In a statement issued Thursday morning, Murphy campaign spokesman Joshua Karp writes: “CBS Miami’s deeply false story is completely inaccurate in several claims,” adding that “there have already […]

Tag: Marco Rubio

Carlos Beruff takes aim at Marco Rubio in new advertisement

5 quick thoughts about the latest developments from Qualifying Week

Todd Wilcox dropping out of race for U.S. Senate

Jac VerSteeg: How Marco Rubio might get Hillary Clinton elected

Jeb Bush throws his support behind Marco Rubio in U.S. Senate bid

Conservation group takes Marco Rubio to task, calls him ‘wrong for Florida’

John Bolton backs Marco Rubio, Ron DeSantis re-election bids

Senate Leadership Fund files complaint against Patrick Murphy, alleges straw donor scheme

Rick Scott says voters deserve opportunity to consider Carlos Beruff in Senate race

Patrick Murphy campaign pushes back on CBS Miami story on exaggerated business background