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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 […]

Joe HendersonOctober 19, 2016

Game-changer? Or victory lap? That’s two potential outcomes for tonight’s third, and final, presidential debate. The first one applies to Donald Trump. If he fails to change the election narrative in his last head-to-head face off with Hillary Clinton, his White House aspirations likely are finished (if they aren’t already). Clinton, ahead in the polls, […]

Associated PressOctober 16, 2016

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Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows: ABC’s “This Week” — Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine; former House Speaker Newt Gingrich; former CIA Director David Petraeus. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Vice President Joe Biden; Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence. ___ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Pence, Kaine ___ CNN’s “State […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterOctober 14, 2016

Florida will be campaign central next week, as the race to Election Day approaches the final stretch. The Hillary Clinton campaign announced Friday that President Barack Obama will travel to South Florida next Thursday to campaign for Clinton. The president was scheduled to campaign in Miami earlier this month, but had to postpone his trip because […]

Jim RosicaOctober 10, 2016

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Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence says he “believe(s) in redemption” and thought Donald Trump “express(ed) genuine contrition and remorse” over his taped lewd remarks about women. Pence, the governor of Indiana, spoke with MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle on Monday morning. Last week, a tape from 2005 leaked in which GOP presidential nominee Trump can be […]

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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?

Joe Henderson: Predicting Donald Trump in final debate is risky business

Guest lineups for Sunday news shows

Barack Obama to campaign for Hillary Clinton in Florida on Thursday

Mike Pence says Donald Trump remorseful over lewd comments