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Ryan NicolOctober 22, 2018

A new internal poll released by the Rick Scott campaign shows the Republican ahead by 5 percentage points in the race for U.S. Senate. That’s in disagreement with a pair of independent polls released Monday, which show the candidates either deadlocked or with Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in the lead. The Scott survey was […]

Drew WilsonAugust 16, 2018

The GOP has held the Governor’s Mansion since the election of Jeb Bush in 1998, and the Republican Governors Association is spending big bucks to keep it that way. According to newly filed campaign finance reports, electioneering communications organization Florida Facts received a $2.45 million cash infusion from the Republican Governors Association on Aug. 2, […]

Drew WilsonNovember 13, 2017

Gov. Rick Scott’s political committee, Let’s Get to Work, spent over $1.2 million last month on advertising, a blitz that foreshadows his likely 2018 bid for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Bill Nelson. Of the committee’s $1,281,290 in expenditures last month, $1,229,813 went towards ads. The main beneficiary was Maryland-based OnMessage, which has […]

Peter SchorschOctober 11, 2017

More than eight out of ten Floridians say they would vote for a ballot initiative putting victims’ rights into the state constitution according to a new poll put out Wednesday. The survey found 85 percent of the 700 likely voters polled agreed with the proposed ballot language being tossed around by Marsy’s Law for Florida, […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 22, 2016

Some state Senate candidates may be getting a little boost from Gov. Rick Scott. Ritch Workman in Senate District 17 and Kathleen Passidomo in Senate District 28 have released advertisements featuring Scott. In both of the ads, Scott is shown touting their accomplishments. “When Gov. Scott needed a big job done, he called in the Workman,” an announcer says in a […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 5, 2016

Carlos Beruff is running neck-and-neck with Democrat Patrick Murphy, according to a new poll. In an email to supporters and activists Tuesday, the Manatee County Republican’s campaign said Beruff was in a statistical dead heat with Murphy in the general election. The campaign cited a poll that showed Beruff trailed Murphy 40 percent to 42 […]

Phil AmmannJune 1, 2015

Although Northwest Florida U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller faced only nominal challenges in every election district since 2001, a run for U.S. Senate is a different story. A prospective Senate run may be why the Chumuckla Republican added the strategic services of OnMessage to his team. It makes perfect sense, says Marc Caputo in POLITICO Florida […]

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Rick Scott internal poll has him leading Bill Nelson

Republican Governors Association starts spending spree in Florida

Rick Scott spent more than $1.2M on advertising last month

Poll finds Floridian’s want ‘Marsy’s Law’

Candidates use Rick Scott’s praise to try to boost their primary chances

Carlos Beruff campaign says new poll shows ‘statistical dead heat’ with Patrick Murphy

Adding high-profile GOP firm suggests Jeff Miller interest in Senate run