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Joe HendersonAugust 8, 2016

Mosquitoes don’t ask for a person’s political party affiliation before they bite. So now that the bug-borne Zika virus is a certified health emergency you might think this is one time red and blue can come together. (Insert laugh track HERE.) It’s no laughing matter though. If a pregnant woman contracts Zika, her child could […]

Scott PowersAugust 8, 2016

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Carlos Beruff spent more than $3.7 million on advertising, most of it on TV commercials, through the end of the last quarter, and most of that money came out of his own pocket. The wealthy Bradenton homebuilder finds himself, nonetheless, as a far-distant challenger to U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, who made […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 8, 2016

Carlos Beruff is taking a swing at Marco Rubio, comparing him to former Republican Gov. Charlie Crist in his newest advertisement. The advertisement — a 30-second spot called “Career Politicians” — says the two men are “virtually identical.” “The anatomy of a career politician: Marco Rubio and Charlie Crist. Heart: The beat of a political […]

Mitch PerryAugust 8, 2016

When he was running for president, Marco Rubio‘s stance on abortion was an issue noted not just by Democrats as being too extreme, but some Republicans as well. Rubio is opposed to abortion in all cases except to save the life of the mother. “I’m pro-life. The most tragic thing in the world is for a […]

Peter SchorschAugust 7, 2016

Pinellas County Republicans who gathered at a “Victory Picnic” mostly avoided talking about their candidate at the top of the ballot this November and focused instead on the importance of keeping Marco Rubio in the U.S. Senate and winning local races. “Donald Trump was not my first, second or third choice,” said state Rep. Chris Latvala about his presidential candidate […]

Associated PressAugust 4, 2016

Democratic leaders want Rep. Alan Grayson to go away. His ex-wife says he’s abusive. Ethics questions dog him. Yet the liberal lawmaker is refusing to drop his bid for the U.S. Senate, potentially upending party hopes that moderate Rep. Patrick Murphy will emerge as the nominee against Republican Sen. Marco Rubio. Grayson is counting on […]

Scott PowersAugust 4, 2016

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy joined the mother of a Pulse nightclub massacre victim in Orlando Thursday to call for Congress to reconsider two failed gun control measures and to blast U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio for not supporting them. Murphy was joined on the steps of Orlando City Hall Wednesday by Christine […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 4, 2016

Marco Rubio is poised to win re-election, according to a new Suffolk University poll. The survey showed Rubio is walloping Republican Carlos Beruff, with 62 percent of likely Republican voters saying they were leaning toward voting for Rubio in the primary. About 12 percent of respondents said they would vote for Beruff, while nearly 24 […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 4, 2016

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio has been rolling out his leadership teams around the state this week, and Thursday was the Jacksonville/Gainesville markets’ turn. Ahead of an Aug. 30 challenge from Manatee homebuilder Carlos Beruff, Rubio’s team is intending to flash all of the institutional support a popular incumbent typically would have. Prominent names include Congressmen Ron DeSantis and Ander […]

Mitch PerryAugust 4, 2016

Well, so much for the free flow of ideas inside the Florida Democratic Party. Patrick Murphy announced yesterday he would not engage in any debates with Alan Grayson or Pam Keith in advance of the Aug. 30 Senate primary election, citing allegations of domestic abuse charged by Grayson’s ex-wife last week. “Over the last week, I have heard from many […]

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Joe Henderson: The Zika crisis should be above party politics

Carlos Beruff spent more than $3.7 million on advertising

Carlos Beruff compares Marco Rubio to Charlie Crist in new ad

Mitch Perry Report for 8.8.16 — Will Rubio’s stance on abortion be fodder in U.S. Senate race?

Tidbits from the Pinellas GOP’s ‘Victory Picnic’

Despite abuse claims, Alan Grayson staying in Florida Senate race

Patrick Murphy joins Pulse victim’s mom calling for renewed push for gun controls

Poll: Marco Rubio has double-digit lead over Patrick Murphy

Marco Rubio’s Northeast Florida leadership team shows institutional strength

Mitch Perry Report for 8.4.16 — Patrick Murphy shuts down the debate