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Peter SchorschOctober 28, 2016

A super PAC supporting Marco Rubio’s re-election to the U.S. Senate raised more than $1.1 million in the first three weeks of October. Newly filed campaign finance reports show Florida First Project’s biggest donor for the month was Jupiter businessman Lawrence DeGeorge, who chipped in $500,000 to the committee, with an additional $500,000 coming Conservative […]

Staff ReportsOctober 28, 2016

The American Federation of Teachers is relaunching an ad campaign opposing Marco Rubio. The organization announced Friday it was reviving its campaign claiming Rubio “flip-flopped from writing legislation to provide relief to Puerto Rico to siding with hedge funds.” “Time and time again, Marco Rubio has revealed where his allegiance lies. Rubio flip-flopped from writing legislation to […]

Staff ReportsOctober 28, 2016

Mike Fernandez is backing Democrat Patrick Murphy in his race against Republican Marco Rubio for the U.S. Senate. Fernandez, the Miami billionaire who is one of the nation’s largest GOP funders, announced his support of Murphy to the Miami Herald Friday morning. He told reporters the main reason he’s voting for Murphy is the Jupiter […]

Scott PowersOctober 28, 2016

A new Public Policy Polling survey commissioned by the gun-law-reform group Americans For Responsible Solutions finds that gun law reforms are an overwhelming issue for Floridians and that Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by four points in the Sunshine State and Marco Rubio and Patrick Murphy are tied. The PPP poll, done for the political […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterOctober 28, 2016

Jeanette Rubio is praising her husband’s work against human trafficking in a new campaign ad. The Marco Rubio campaign released a new advertisement Friday featuring the Miami Republican’s wife. The 30-second spot gives Jeanette Rubio a chance to highlight the Girls Count Act, which helps ensure children in developing countries are registered at birth. “Human […]

Mitch PerryOctober 28, 2016

Michelle Obama brought her newly awakened star power to the Hillary Clinton campaign Thursday, giving a speech with the Democratic nominee yesterday in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where she said the Donald Trump campaign modus operandi in the final 10 days of the election was to discourage them from going to the polls. “Here’s where I want […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterOctober 28, 2016

Sen. Marco Rubio used a stop in deep-red Collier County to gin up supporters and encourage Floridians to get out and vote. The Miami Republican held a get-out-the vote rally in Naples on Thursday. The campaign stop came just one day after the second and final U.S. Senate debate, and Rubio used the stop to hammer Rep. […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterOctober 27, 2016

Marco Rubio sidestepped questions about Donald Trump, saying voters “will have to make their own decisions” about the Republican nominee. “I think every race has to stand on its own; I’ve said that from the beginning,” said Rubio, following a campaign stop in Naples on Thursday. “If he wins, that doesn’t mean I win. If […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 27, 2016

In a Thursday letter to FEMA, Sen. Marco Rubio pressed the federal agency to clean hurricane debris off private roads in Northeast Florida. The letter notes that “counties have not been able to clean up hurricane debris on private roads due to impractical guidelines that threaten to revoke the counties’ eligibility for federal reimbursement.” The senator is […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterOctober 27, 2016

Sen. Marco Rubio raised nearly $3 million ahead of the election, his campaign announced this week. The campaign announced Thursday that Rubio raised $2.85 million in 19 days. According to the campaign, $1.74 million of that went directly to the campaign, while 1.1 million went to the “Rubio Victory Committee.” According to the most recent […]

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Pro-Marco Rubio super PAC brings in $1.1 M over 19 days

American Federation of Teachers relaunches ad targeting Marco Rubio

Miami GOP rainmaker Mike Fernandez endorses Patrick Murphy, gives $100K

Florida poll gives Hillary Clinton 4 point lead; calls Marco Rubio-Patrick Murphy race tied

Jeanette Rubio highlights husband’s support of the Girls Count Act in new ad

Mitch Perry Report for Friday, 10.28.16 —a FLOTUS dissects the Trump strategy

Marco Rubio rallies the faithful during Naples stop

Marco Rubio: ‘I don’t have any plan, any intention, any desire to run for office in 2020’

Marco Rubio to FEMA: Clean storm debris off private NE Florida roads

Marco Rubio campaign reports raising $2.85M