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Peter SchorschOctober 15, 2015

The latest waypoint in the 2016 race for president is Thursday, when the deadline arrives by midnight for candidates to tell federal regulators the details of how much they’ve raised for their campaigns — and how much they’ve spent on them. Many of the major White House hopefuls have already boasted about their recent fundraising […]

Ryan RayOctober 14, 2015

Sen. Arthenia Joyner didn’t mean it in a good way when she said recent actions taken by Gov. Rick Scott and her GOP colleagues in the statehouse represented “just another day in Tallahassee.” After taking to the rostrum to the tune of Aretha Franklin‘s “Respect,” Joyner heaped criticism on the governor and legislative leaders for “grand abdications of the […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 14, 2015

Things are going to look a little silly outside of U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio’s Tampa office Wednesday evening as the work daywinds down. Environmental groups and supporters plan to gather at 5 p.m. in life vests and pool floaties to demand that Rubio be a climate leader, not denier. The event is planned in coordination […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 14, 2015

In a crowded race for the GOP nomination to replace Senator Marco Rubio, Ponte Vedra Congressman Ron DeSantis asserted in a Wednesday morning email that “pro-DeSantis entities” raised “nearly $2 million” in the third quarter of 2015, and that the campaign itself has almost $2.5 million on hand as it starts the fourth quarter of […]

Mitch PerryOctober 14, 2015

Donald Trump leads nationally in a new Fox News poll released on Tuesday with 24 percent support, but Ben Carson is right behind me at 23 percent. Ted Cruz is third with 10 percent. Marco Rubio is next with 9 percent. Jeb Bush is in fith place with 8 percent. Carly Fiorina and Mike Huckabee are […]

Mitch PerryOctober 13, 2015

So, after the Republicans (led by Donald Trump) have seized the country’s attention with their presidential contest so far in 2015, the five Democrats (sans Joe Biden) running for president get their shot in a two-hour debate from Las Vegas on CNN at 9 p.m. Eastern. There will be some intriguing things to watch for – […]

Associated PressOctober 12, 2015

Hundreds of donors to Jeb Bush‘s presidential campaign will gather later this month in Houston. They’ll shake hands with a pair of former presidents, and high-profile lieutenants of the former Florida governor will push them to write generous checks. This weekend in Las Vegas, dozens of donors met up with Marco Rubio. They ate fast-food […]

Mitch PerryOctober 12, 2015

Avik Roy, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and opinion editor of Forbes, has joined the Marco Rubio presidential campaign. “@Avik Welcome to the team! Glad to have you on board,” Rubio tweeted on Monday morning. Earlier, Roy tweeted to his followers that he was now on Team Rubio. “No candidate expresses—and embodies—the American dream better […]

Frank TorresOctober 11, 2015

The Florida Federation of Republican Women conducted one of the first major straw polls of the 2016 election cycle at its bi-annual convention in Orlando this weekend. U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio won in the presidential contest, capturing 25 percent of more than 100 votes cast. Tied in second place were Texas’ U.S. Senator Ted Cruz and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina with 16 percent. […]

Drew WilsonOctober 9, 2015

Five years after running for the Florida House as a Tea Party candidate, John Ferentinos has filed to run against incumbent Republican Mike LaRosa in House District 42 as a Democrat. During his 2010 campaign, the 33-year-old from Kissimmee couldn’t have looked less like a future Democrat if he tried, but he said he’s changed […]

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Avik Roy now working for Marco Rubio campaign

Marco Rubio, Ron DeSantis win Florida Republican Women straw polls

Former Tea Party candidate files as Democrat to face Mike LaRosa in HD 42