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Brendan FarringtonNovember 8, 2016

Another close election in Florida? Count on it. Through Friday, 2,268,663 Democrats and 2,261,383 Republicans had cast ballots by mail or at early voting sites – a difference of 7,280 in favor of Democrats. Overall, more than 5.7 million Floridians have voted, or nearly 45 percent of those registered. That far surpasses 2012 totals, when […]

Mitch PerryNovember 7, 2016

In this space on Friday, we reminisced about October surprises in previous election cycles before referring to the dual bombshells that have rocked this year’s presidential election: First, the release of that 2005 “Access Hollywood” tape in which Donald Trump spoke lewdly about women, followed 10 days ago with the announcement of the discovery of hundreds of thousands […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterNovember 5, 2016

Tim Kaine has never lost an election. He doesn’t plan on breaking that winning streak Tuesday. “This is my ninth race. I’m 8 and 0, and I’m not planning on losing Tuesday,” said Kaine, the vice presidential nominee. “Here’s what I tell myself in every race I every run: I’m the underdog until they call […]

Associated PressNovember 4, 2016

Knock on every door. Marshal every volunteer. Lob every attack. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are opening the final weekend of a marathon campaign by pulling out every tool they have to get their supporters to vote. Polls show critical battleground states may still be up for grabs ahead of Tuesday’s election. Clinton and her […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterNovember 4, 2016

Hillary Clinton is making one more swing through the Sunshine State. The Clinton campaign announced the Democratic nominee will return to Florida on Saturday to urge Floridians to vote early. Clinton is expected to attend a public event in South Florida. No additional details about the event were available Thursday. This weekend marks the final […]

Larry GriffinOctober 31, 2016

Indiana governor and vice presidential nominee Mike Pence appeared at the Maitland Civic Center in Seminole County Monday afternoon, where he spoke to a galvanized audience of fans on the faults of Hillary Clinton and the virtues of Donald Trump eight days before the presidential election comes to a close. Trump was the only candidate who, Pence […]

Scott PowersOctober 31, 2016

Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence vowed Monday that a President Donald Trump would seek a robust course to space that would have NASA focus on deep-space exploration. In a speech to a few hundred people at the Cocoa Convention Center, Pence was light on details but heavy on promises of a bold American future in the final […]

Phil AmmannOctober 30, 2016

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Donald Trump may have said he was scaling back on high-dollar fundraising — ending with a Las Vegas luncheon held last week — but it didn’t mean he wasn’t quite done raising money. The Republican nominee, joined by Republican National Committee chair Reince Priebus and former ambassador Mel Sembler, among others, returns to Florida for a breakfast […]

Scott PowersOctober 28, 2016

Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence will talk space policy Monday in Cocoa at a special meeting of the Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast. Pence becomes a late replacement for an appearance that had been scheduled for Donald Trump earlier this week. Trump’s schedule got difficult and he never firmed up the appearance, leaving […]

Mitch PerryOctober 21, 2016

Forget about Marco Rubio in 2020, what about Rick Scott? Troy Kinsey from Bay News 9 reports that “some GOP operatives are floating him as a potential presidential contender in 2020, should Trump lose in November.” Kinsey then quotes all of one lone such operative in his story. But it does make for a good headline. Now, what about Marco Rubio? The […]

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It’s likely to be a close election in Florida, again

Mitch Perry Report for 11.7.16 — Closing arguments

Tim Kaine: ‘If we win Florida, Hillary will be president’

Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump use whatever they’ve got in the final push

Hillary Clinton returns to South Florida for final campaign push

In Maitland, Mike Pence talks up Donald Trump as a defender of traditional American values

Mike Pence promises robust space support at Cocoa

Despite end of formal fundraising, Donald Trump to hold breakfast event at Doral Wednesday

Mike Pence to talk space policy with Space Coast EDC Monday

Mitch Perry Report for 10.21.16 — Rick Scott in 2020?