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Associated PressMarch 2, 2016

Marco Rubio has won the Republican presidential caucuses in Minnesota, earning his first victory in the 2016 race for the White House. Rubio won second place in Nevada and South Carolina but still trails rivals Donald Trump and fellow Sen. Ted Cruz in the much-needed delegates needed to win his party’s nomination. But Rubio has […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 1, 2016

Donald Trump said he respects Florida Gov. Rick Scott, but didn’t know whether the Naples Republican would be supporting the GOP front runner. “I have a lot of respect for Rick Scott,” Trump said. “I don’t know about his endorsement, but he’s a friend of mine. I have a lot of respect for Rick Scott.” […]

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 […]

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Family members appear behind a pile of debris outside their home in Steinhatchee, Fla., Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, after Hurricane Helene slammed Florida's Big Bend as a Category 4 storm Thursday night. (Ashleigh Lucas/WUFT News)

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