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Staff ReportsAugust 9, 2018

There’s a border crisis in Pennsylvania. The radical left is surging in New Jersey. And Nancy Pelosi is a threat to New York. Republican candidates in the nation’s premier midterm battlegrounds have embraced a central message in their fight to maintain the House majority this fall — and it has little to do with the […]

Staff ReportsAugust 4, 2018

Kamala Harris has been the target of social media misinformation campaigns since she became a U.S. senator. Every month for the last 18 months, her office has discovered on average between three and five fake Facebook profiles pretending to be hers, according to a Harris aide. It’s unclear who creates the pages, which are often […]

Drew WilsonJuly 30, 2018

A new mailer hitting Palm Beach County mailboxes alleges Delray Beach Republican Michael Caruso has some “strange friends” bankrolling his bid to succeed term-limited Rep. Bill Hager in House District 89. “What do failed politician Michael Caruso and these people have in common?” The front of the mailer reads, alongside pictures of Caruso and three […]

Drew WilsonJuly 24, 2018

While Frank White continues pumping money into his campaign, newly formed political committee Truth in Politics is up with a new website blasting the Republican Attorney General candidate as a ‘liberal’ using his ‘family money’ to seek the statewide seat. The website, FamilyMoneyFrank.com, promises to be updated daily and the first round of attacks shows […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 14, 2018

Friday the 13th was an unlucky day for former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown. His Q2 fundraising was $165,000, a modest number compared to many Democratic campaigns, and a seeming letdown, given Brown’s active courtship of Jacksonville money. Brown, running for the Democratic nomination in Florida’s 5th Congressional District, only had to walk a few blocks from his […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 10, 2018

U.S. Rep. Al Lawson, facing a competitive Democratic primary in Florida’s 5th Congressional District against former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown, is bringing in some star power in support on Friday. Said star power: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, who despite being embattled with prospective leadership challenges from younger members of the Democratic caucus, nonetheless serves a key purpose as […]

Blake DowlingJune 30, 2018

There are certainly lots of hot topics of bad behavior lately. Maxine Waters certainly got the nation’s attention with a recent statement: “If you see anybody from that Cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline station, you get out, and you create a crowd and you push back on them and you […]

Scott PowersMay 15, 2018

A new television commercial being launched by Gov. Rick Scott‘s Republican U.S. Senate campaign features people complaining that incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson is a “party line voter.” The 30-second spot features Orlando Republican Puerto Rico activist Dennis Freytes and others characterizing the senator as someone who does not vote independently in the U.S. Senate, and […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 7, 2018

U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis began his Monday with a hit on Fox Business’s “Mornings with Maria Bartiromo.” The Northeast Florida Congressman addressed a number of topics, ranging from the farm bill to the potential for Democrat Nancy Pelosi to be Speaker, while reiterating his position that the Robert Mueller investigation of President Donald Trump must end soon. Regarding the farm bill, DeSantis […]

Peter SchorschMay 2, 2018

U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi will join U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist in St. Petersburg Wednesday for a high-dollar fundraiser benefiting the campaign arm of Congressional Democrats. “Right now, we’re on offense holding Donald Trump and congressional Republicans accountable for their reckless agenda. Across the country, Americans of all walks of life are standing up […]

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Instead of tax cuts, GOP candidates motivate with anxiety

Campaigns on their own as cyber threats roil midterms

Direct mail roundup: ‘Strange friends’ funding Michael Caruso’s HD 89 bid

New website slams Frank White as ‘liberal’ using ‘family money’

Nancy Pelosi endorses Al Lawson’s re-election — in Alvin Brown’s hometown

Al Lawson, Nancy Pelosi slate Friday campaign stop in Jacksonville

Blake Dowling: Discrimination, bad behavior in 2018

New Rick Scott ad seeks to paint Bill Nelson as ‘party line’

Ron DeSantis suggests Democrats would attempt to impeach Donald Trump over his tweets, criticism of NFL

Nancy Pelosi in St. Pete tonight to raise money with Charlie Crist