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Mitch PerryMarch 15, 2016

Joe Gruters‘ association with the Donald Trump campaign is controversial, because, well, Donald Trump is controversial. Gruters became campaign chairman for Trump in Florida last fall. His other public duties include being vice chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, chairman of the Sarasota County Republican Executive Committee, and a member of Florida State University’s board […]

Associated PressMarch 15, 2016

Republicans Marco Rubio and John Kasich are fighting for their political futures Tuesday, desperate for wins in their home states of Florida and Ohio to keep their White House hopes alive and complicate Donald Trump’s path to the nomination. Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton is hoping to keep rival Bernie Sanders from building new momentum in […]

Associated PressMarch 15, 2016

Kennedy Copeland is a Marco Rubio fan who voted for John Kasich in Ohio. Ann Croft is all in to elect Hillary Clinton president but cast her ballot for Rubio in Virginia. Julia Price will back the Democratic nominee in November but voted for Kasich in Tennessee. Are these voters confused? No, they’re voting strategically […]

Associated PressMarch 15, 2016

There’s a big difference between north Florida and South Florida. As different as Alabama and New England. And on Tuesday, those distinctions will likely play out as Florida voters decide who to give 99 Republican delegates to in the race for president. The Florida GOP primary is considered a pivotal moment in the campaign: The […]

Mitch PerryMarch 15, 2016

When both Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio opted last year to compete in the 2016 Republican presidential race, Florida Republicans had to decide which Miami-area candidate to support. In most cases, they supported Bush. But after the former Florida governor’s campaign flamed out in South Carolina last month, expectations were that many of those same […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 15, 2016

Problem at the polls? Marco Rubio’s team wants to know. In an email to supporters on Thursday, the Rubio campaign told voters to let the campaign’s legal team know if they “encounter any problems or delays” when casting a vote. “Tomorrow, polls will open across Florida and you will have your chance to make sure […]

Mitch PerryMarch 15, 2016

Marco Rubio’s barnstorming efforts across Florida over the past week may pay dividends in tonight’s presidential primary, but there is not a single poll that shows him beating front-runner Donald Trump, or even getting within the margin of error. Trump has actually expanded his lead over Rubio in Florida, a Monmouth University poll out Monday shows. Trump is at 44 […]

Associated PressMarch 15, 2016

Florida voters are increasingly voicing a similar take on Republican front-runner Donald Trump: “Dice lo que piensa” – Spanish for “he speaks his mind.” Trump boasts that he can win the Hispanic vote in a general election and next week, he faces his first major test in the winner-take-all primary in Florida, a highly contentious […]

Staff ReportsMarch 15, 2016

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The latest on the 2016 presidential campaign (all times Eastern Standard Time): Tuesday, March 15 9:53 p.m. — Donald Trump is winning the Republican presidential primary in Illinois, where his rally was canceled last week in Chicago over security concerns. His victory Tuesday comes after an earlier win in Florida and North Carolina. It increases […]

Mitch PerryMarch 14, 2016

Poised to take home Florida’s 99 delegates on Tuesday night, Donald Trump held a town-hall meeting at the Tampa Convention Center before about 1,000 people on Monday afternoon, where he acknowledged that he’s ready to close out the primary season and begin pivoting toward Hillary Clinton. “If we win Florida, and we win Ohio, we can go […]

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Joe Gruters confident GOP will come together to back Donald Trump

Marco Rubio, John Kasich fight to keep hopes alive

Forget favorite candidates, some people voting strategically

As Florida votes, there’s a difference between north, south

Will Weatherford denounces GOP leadership for not stopping Donald Trump

Email Insights: Marco Rubio’s team tells Floridians to let them know if there’s problems at the polls

Brett Doster, loyalest of loyal Bush backers, aids Rubio via last-minute Super PAC

Donald Trump, Marco Rubio battle for Hispanic GOP voters in Florida

Live blogging the Florida Primary — Donald Trump wins primaries in Illinois, North Carolina and Florida

In Tampa, Donald Trump says he’s ready to take on Hillary Clinton