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Joe HendersonNovember 8, 2016

You know Florida is important. You know our history with elections. And you know the nation, along with every late-night comedian, will be glued to everything that goes on within our borders on Election Day, ready to scream foul play at anything that looks askew. We know all this. But why us? Floridians are good […]

Mitch PerryNovember 18, 2015

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It’s no secret that Republican David Jolly and Democrat Patrick Murphy are friendly colleagues in the Florida congressional delegation. “I think we approach Congress and governing the same way, there’s a natural affinity there, “Jolly told the National Journal last month. “He is a dear friend of mine.” “David and I are friends,” Murphy has […]

Ryan RayNovember 13, 2015

As everybody chasing the White House knows, Florida’s 29 electoral votes may well decide the whole ballgame next November. But, S.V. Dáte writes in National Journal, the same cannot be said for its 99 Republican primary delegates, where the path to victory will likely go through elsewhere. The high cost of advertising statewide, Florida’s diffuse political geography, and new […]

Mitch PerryOctober 1, 2015

Since I’ve been following politics, it’s been a common complaint to question why the two major political parties have allowed two relatively homogenous states like Iowa and New Hampshire to have such an outsized influence in choosing our presidential nominees. And over the past three presidential cycles, invariably there’s been “serious” proposals floated to change the cycle, […]

Frank TorresAugust 21, 2015

Award-winning D.C. journalist Ron Fournier spoke at a meeting of the Tiger Bay Club of Central Florida Friday afternoon. Fournier, who writes for the National Journal, related personal stories involving past presidents and the current state of affairs in American politics. His main focus was on the current anger of the electorate with the approval rating of […]

Mitch PerryAugust 20, 2015

Jeb Bush is feeling the heat of Donald Trump‘s unexpected dominance in the GOP race for president. Although the former Florida governor has said that the immigration proposals released by Trump earlier this week, which include calling for an end to birthright citizenship, simply aren’t practical, he used the derogatory term “anchor babies” when speaking […]

Ryan RayAugust 7, 2015

In an ironic reversal of fortune, a tough and ideological primary process is threatening to divide Democrats as they pursue swing Senate seats like that one abdicated by U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio in 2016, writes Alex Roarty in National Journal. In a quartet of key battlegrounds, Democrats are bracing for bitter primaries that party leaders worry […]

Ryan RayJuly 20, 2015

Citing personal baggage and “divisive rhetoric,” national leaders in the progressive movement are abstaining from supporting U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson‘s campaign to leave his safe Democratic House seat to jump to the Senate, writes Andrea Drusch in National Journal. “Alan Grayson’s opening Senate salvo should have been the campaign of liberals’ dreams. In the first week of […]

Ryan RayApril 18, 2015

First-term Miami Congressman Carlos Curbelo is raising election-season levels of campaign cash almost two years out from 2016 U.S. House elections – Curbelo’s campaign account has taken in $705,649 according to recent Federal Election Commission finance reports. That gives Curbelo an almost $1.1 million fundraising lead over Democrat Annette Taddeo, who recently announced her candidacy for the 26th District. The National […]

Ryan RayApril 1, 2015

Lawmakers in both chambers went along with little friction this year as they passed leadership-supported bills to move back Florida’s presidential primaries, in order to take advantage of new national GOP rules allowing states to grant their delegates on a winner-take-all basis if they do so. The logic was simple: Whether it’s Jeb Bush or Marco Rubio, […]

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Joe Henderson: It all comes down to unpredictable, inexplicable Florida

David Jolly explains why he attacks Alan Grayson, not Patrick Murphy

Nomination math may see GOP presidential candidates skip Florida primary

Mitch Perry Report for 10.1.15 – Will Reince Preibus have the guts to change the GOP presidential primary schedule?

National Journal reporter Ron Fournier talks presidential race at Central Florida Tiger Bay

DNC blasts Jeb Bush for “unspeakably vulgar” comment on “anchor babies”

U.S. Senate tables turn against Florida Democrats

Some big-time national lefties not sold on Alan Grayson for Senate

Carlos Curbelo among House Republicans raking in big contributions early

Winner-take-all primary may cut both ways for Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio