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A.G. GancarskiMarch 1, 2016

According to recent polls, David Jolly is the front runner in Florida’s GOP U.S. Senate race. Any hopes, though, that political capital would be lent to a presidential candidate were dashed Tuesday night. Max Goodman, Jolly’s political director, sent out the briefest possible statement: “Rep. David Jolly will not be endorsing in the Florida primary.” Many […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 1, 2016

Hillary Clinton has her sights set on Florida, telling a crowd Tuesday she was “so delighted to be” in Florida. “All across our country today, Democrats voted to break down barriers so we can all rise together,” she said during a Super Tuesday event in Miami. “This country belongs to all of us, not just […]

Jac VerSteegMarch 1, 2016

Marco Rubio and Donald Trump are slinging mud by spraying water. Perhaps this results from the unconscious influence of their ties to Florida, a vast peninsula surrounded by the sparkling aqua stuff. Trump himself is master of an estate whose name – Mar-a-Lago – derives from its proximity to two bodies of water. Rubio’s persona […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 1, 2016

Marco Rubio is gearing up for a long campaign, and is reaching out to his supporters for help. In an email Tuesday evening, the Rubio campaign sent an email to supporters asking for their help to raise “$400,000 by the time the next four states vote, on Saturday.” “No matter where the final results end […]

Drew WilsonMarch 1, 2016

Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson is Florida’s most popular politician, according to a survey released Tuesday by Public Policy Polling. The poll found 40 percent of Florida voters approve of the third-term Senator, compared to 32 percent who disapprove. The numbers put him ahead of two of the Sunshine State’s other statewide elected officials: Gov. […]

Ryan RayMarch 1, 2016

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In an email fundraising appeal to supporters on Super Tuesday, Sen. Marco Rubio apologized for his recent antics attacking GOP frontrunner Donald Trump, but remained firm in his stance that Trump is unserious and unfit for the nation’s highest office. “The media being what it is, most of my back-and-forth with Donald Trump that’s gotten attention this week […]

Guest AuthorMarch 1, 2016

There is a reason Marco Rubio is acting like Donald Trump. Math. If you believe averages of Real Clear Politics (RCP), with 306,619 GOP mail votes cast, Trump, polling at 40.3 percent, is dominating Rubio, polling at 20.8 percent, at 123,566 to 63,776 mail votes. Let’s assume turnout pops and 2,000,000 Republicans vote in the […]

Associated PressMarch 1, 2016

Donald Trump looks to extend his dominance as Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio scramble for delegates in presidential primary contests across 11 states on a Super Tuesday, stained by panic from Republican leaders even before the results were known. Fearing a Trump sweep, Republican officials across the nation lashed out at the billionaire businessman’s temperament […]

Mitch PerryMarch 1, 2016

Rick Scott‘s favorable ratings have tanked to just 38 percent, according to a new Public Policy Polling survey released on Tuesday. However, he’s not the worst-ranked Republican elected statewide in Florida. That would be the state’s junior U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, the presidential candidate who is only at 31 percent support, with 55 percent opposing him. Florida’s other […]

Peter SchorschMarch 1, 2016

What do you do when you are asked to carry the water for a colleague running for the Florida Senate, who is looking to curry favor with a large business in his district by requesting funding for a line item nobody asked for, the state doesn’t need, and the Senate vehemently opposes? You do what […]

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David Jolly won’t endorse in GOP presidential primary

Hillary Clinton celebrates Super Tuesday victories in Sunshine State

Jac VerSteeg: Bladders, sweat, Flint and tears

Email insights: Marco Rubio campaign says he’s only candidate to “unify” party against Donald Trump

Survey names Bill Nelson Florida’s most popular politician

Marco Rubio: Sorry for the “silly stuff,” but Donald Trump is no joke

Kevin Cate: How Marco Rubio could win Florida with Donald Trump at 40 percent

Donald Trump looks to extend dominance as GOP starts to panic

New poll shows Rick Scott more popular than Marco Rubio in Florida

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