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A.G. GancarskiNovember 3, 2016

President Barack Obama and GOP nominee Donald Trump both made plays in the Jacksonville media market Thursday. Each man gave a speech; Trump in the early afternoon, then President Obama later on. One man looked presidential. The other was left gasping for air. Donald Trump gave a speech intended as a blasting indictment of Hillary Clinton, yet the optics under-delivered. There are […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterNovember 3, 2016

Another day, another poll showing Sen. Marco Rubio ahead in the Sunshine State’s U.S. Senate race. A Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday shows Rubio has a 6 percentage point lead over Rep. Patrick Murphy. According to the poll, 50 percent of respondents backed Rubio, compared to 44 percent for Murphy. Five percent of voters said […]

Larry GriffinNovember 3, 2016

A group of Republican lawmakers appeared in Lake Mary Thursday afternoon to sing each others’ praises and hopefully motivate anyone who hasn’t voted to go out and do so — preferably to re-elect Marco Rubio, John Mica, Bob Cortes, and other Republicans. Rubio, Mica, and Cortes painted the race as a particularly dire one; for if […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterNovember 2, 2016

With less than a week until the election, the race in Florida remains tight. A new CNN/ORC poll found Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are essentially tied in Florida. The poll found 49 percent of likely Florida voters said they were backing Clinton, while 47 percent said they supported Trump. Libertarian Gary Johnson received 3 […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterNovember 2, 2016

The FBI is investigating an alleged illegal donation scheme involving Rep. Patrick Murphy, according to a new report. The Hill reported Tuesday the FBI is investigating a scheme involving a wealthy Saudi family that supports Murphy. According to the report, the Hill found no evidence Murphy was involved in the alleged scheme, and the campaign […]

Mitch PerryNovember 2, 2016

It’s an admittedly small sample, but a new poll shows that among the early and mail-in vote in Florida, 28 percent of registered Republicans already voted for Hillary Clinton. Conversely, only 6 percent of registered Democrats have voted for Donald Trump. That’s according to a TargetSmart/William & Mary survey. It also shows that with a week before the election, Clinton leads Trump […]

Peter SchorschNovember 1, 2016

Brian Mast, the Republican candidate in Florida’s 18th Congressional District, reported $8,700 in contributions in a new filing with the Federal Election Commission Monday, including $5,000 from a committee backing Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst. Mast is running against self-funding Democrat Randy Perkins for the seat currently held by Democratic U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, who is running […]

Mitch PerryOctober 31, 2016

With just eight days to go before the voting ends in Florida, state Senate District 18 Democratic hopeful Bob Buesing received some welcome news Monday when former Florida Governor and U.S. Senator Bob Graham endorsed him. “Bob Buesing is the right person to work across the aisle to address Florida’s challenges and get things done for the people of Senate […]

Staff ReportsOctober 31, 2016

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Rep. Patrick Murphy is hoping to give voters a scare this Halloween. In a Halloween-themed email, the Murphy campaign once again tried to tie Sen. Marco Rubio to GOP nominee Donald Trump. “Floridians in search of a fright this Halloween, need to look no further than the spineless senator and the orange monster he wants […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterOctober 31, 2016

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With about a week until Election Day, Gov. Rick Scott remains confident Donald Trump come out on top. “I think Trump is going to win, and I think the reason he’s going to win is that there’s a clear choice,” he said following a stop in Fort Myers. “Even though we’ve added 1.2 million jobs […]

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President Obama taught Donald Trump a political lesson in Jacksonville

Marco Rubio has a 6-point lead over Patrick Murphy in new Florida poll

Marco Rubio appears in Lake Mary to get out the vote and opine on Patrick Murphy scandal

Florida poll: Hillary Clinton at 49%, Donald Trump 47%

Report: FBI investigating donor scheme tied to Patrick Murphy

New Florida poll: 28% of registered Republicans who already cast ballots voted for Hillary Clinton

Joni Ernst-affiliated PAC gives $5K to Brian Mast in CD 18

Bob Graham announces his support for fellow Democrat Bob Buesing’s state Senate bid

Email insights: Patrick Murphy campaign ties Marco Rubio to Donald Trump in spooky scenario

Rick Scott says ‘there’s a clear choice’ in 2016 election