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Phil AmmannMarch 18, 2015

Bill Day’s latest casts a critical eye on U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, the 2016 presidential wannabe who has a serious issue with his grasp of foreign policy, namely in regards to Iran. The Republican Senator from Florida, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was part of a recent hearing called “The President’s Request […]

Phil AmmannMarch 18, 2015

Bill Day’s latest casts a critical eye on U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, the 2016 presidential wannabe who has a serious issue with his grasp of foreign policy, namely in regards to Iran. The Republican Senator from Florida, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was part of a recent hearing called “The President’s Request […]

Peter SchorschMarch 17, 2015

The era of Charlie Crist has come to an end. On Monday, the man who has been on a statewide general ballot six times since 1998 took to Facebook to say “no mas.” And while Crist may one day again run for office, his time at the center of Florida politics is officially over. Sure, Jeb Bush […]

Ryan RayMarch 17, 2015

Democratic National Committee chairwoman and South Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz will not seek the Senate seat likely to be vacated by Marco Rubio and will instead seek re-election in her Broward- and Miami-Dade-based 23rd congressional district, the Sun-Sentinel reports. DWS was widely seen as a problematic yet potent contender for the seat that many expect to be highly […]

James CallMarch 16, 2015

It was a day of announcements at the state Capitol. Morning broke with former legislator Joe Scarborough announcing that U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is selling his Tallahassee house. Details here. Rubio had purchased a three-bedroom/two bath house with fellow lawmaker David Rivera in 2005. It has been a bit of a headache for Rubio: The two were unable to unload […]

Peter SchorschMarch 16, 2015

According to Marc Caputo of POLITICO, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is trying to unload the Tallahassee home he co-owns with David Rivera, the former congressman under investigation in a federal campaign-finance probe. Democrats are having a field day with this story, with the Florida Democratic Party going so far as to post a mock-ad on […]

Ryan RayMarch 12, 2015

Meredith O’Rourke, chief fundraiser for Gov. Rick Scott, is set to join the growing America Leads political committee as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and his allies staff up for a 2016 White House bid. There the well-thought-of O’Rourke will join the likes of longtime GOP staffers such as former Republican Governors Association executive director Phil Cox, who will lead the super PAC, […]

Ryan RayMarch 12, 2015

Meredith O’Rourke, chief fundraiser for Gov. Rick Scott, is set to join the growing America Leads political committee as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and his allies staff up for a 2016 White House bid. There the well-thought-of O’Rourke will join the likes of longtime GOP staffers such as former Republican Governors Association executive director Phil Cox, who will lead the super PAC, […]

Mitch PerryMarch 12, 2015

The two breakout stars in the early going GOP presidential sweepstakes — Jeb Bush and Scott Walker — go to New Hampshire this weekend, site of the nation’s first primary election about 10 months from now. For Bush, it will be his first political visit to the Granite State in 15 years. Walker is a […]

Mitch PerryMarch 12, 2015

The other day Mason-Dixon did a poll on the 2016 Florida U.S. Senate race, and its content was somewhat pedestrian. Pedestrian in the respect that it only put forth four names: Marco Rubio and Jeff Atwater for the Republicans; Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Patrick Murphy for the Democrats. With more than a year and a half until the […]

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Jogger runs by Tampa Bay on Oct. 9 ahead of Milton. Image via AP.

Bill Day's latest: Marco Rubio and his shaky grasp of foreign policy

Bill Day’s latest: Marco Rubio and his shaky grasp of foreign policy

Peter Schorsch: The bell tolls for the Charlie Crist era

Debbie Wasserman-Schultz not running for U.S. Senate

The day that was in Florida politics — March 16

A quick suggestion for Marco Rubio …

Chris Christie lands top Florida fundraiser Meredith O'Rourke

Chris Christie lands top Florida fundraiser Meredith O’Rourke

As Jeb Bush heads to New Hampshire, DNC chair rebuts

Mitch Perry Report for 3.12.15 — Charlie Crist for Senate?