Ryan NicolOctober 15, 2019
4min375
Shalala still has more than $785,000 in cash on hand.
Tag: Maria Elvira Salazar
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7min1037
All three are attempting to challenge Democratic incumbents in 2020.
Ryan NicolAugust 1, 2019
5min691
"You should quote us as yawning."
Ryan NicolAugust 1, 2019
6min1158
"I believe South Florida deserves better."
Jacob OglesApril 16, 2019
5min497
U.S. Rep. Francis Rooney spent little time raising money for re-election so far this year. But he did wash himself of a donation paid by an alleged political shyster. The Naples Republican in February returned $1,000 to Russell Taub days after the Rhode Island donor was indicted for a suspected campaign scam. The U.S. Justice […]
Ryan NicolNovember 7, 2018
6min422
Ahead of Tuesday night’s election results, many political prognosticators were projecting 2018 to be the “Year of the Woman.” But the results from South Florida showed mixed results at best for women candidates at the state and federal level. We knew that a record-breaking number of women were running for Congress in 2018. That led […]
Ryan NicolNovember 6, 2018
5min1001
Democratic candidate Donna Shalala has turned Florida’s 27th Congressional District blue, defeating Republican nominee Maria Elvira Salazar. Shalala earned 52 percent of the vote to Salazar’s 46 percent. Non-party affiliated candidate Mayra Joli grabbed just 2 percent. As early as 2017, the New York Times was calling CD 27 “the best Democratic pick-up opportunity in […]
Ryan NicolNovember 6, 2018
6min472
Plenty of internet experts have all sorts of predictions as to what will happen Tuesday night. But those putting their money where their mouth is see good news for Democratic candidates Andrew Gillum and Bill Nelson in their respective races for Governor and U.S. Senate. As of the drafting of this piece (though with numbers […]
Scott PowersNovember 5, 2018
5min342
Outside groups have spent more than $37 million in Florida’s 27 congressional races with almost half of that going into a single contest: the battle for Florida’s 26th Congressional District in South Florida. Democratic groups led by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the House Majority PAC have poured $11.3 million into trying to support […]
Jacob OglesNovember 4, 2018
6min302
Every Republican candidate seeking statewide office in Florida attended at least one of President Donald Trump’s rallies here during the week leading into Election Day. But no candidates from Florida’s tightest Congressional races bothered to show. The attendance habits shows the varying worth of appearing close to a president whose approval ratings remain underwater overall […]