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Staff ReportsOctober 20, 2016

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Florida Democrats are taking Marco Rubio’s vow to serve out a full term in the U.S. Senate with a grain of salt. The Florida Democratic Party launched MarcoRubioForPresident.com Thursday. The landing page features a 30-second video of Rubio saying during Monday’s U.S. Senate debate he would “serve in the Senate for the next six years, […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterOctober 20, 2016

Patrick Murphy continues to yoke Marco Rubio to Donald Trump, releasing a new advertisement that says Rubio “stands by Trump.” The 30-second spot — called “For You” and released Thursday — features a footage from Access Hollywood where Trump makes lewd comments about women, before showing footage of Rubio saying the state has “to make sure […]

Associated PressOctober 20, 2016

Republican Sen. Marco Rubio is getting help from an unlikely quarter as he campaigns for re-election: The Democratic Party. The party’s Senate committee this week abandoned Rubio’s Democratic rival, Rep. Patrick Murphy, yanking advertising off the expensive airwaves of the Sunshine State and sending the money to competitive races in smaller states where fundraising dollars […]

Mitch PerryOctober 20, 2016

Donald Trump enjoyed mocking Hillary Clinton earlier this week for all the time she’s taken off the campaign trail recently, but with all three debates now history, it’s clear she knew exactly she was doing — working to be totally prepared for these debates. I know folks like to lower the bar considerably when grading how well […]

Scott PowersOctober 19, 2016

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio promised Wednesday he will push for increased doctor reimbursements for Medicaid and Medicare as part of a package to bring Puerto Rico’s federal benefits in line with states. Rubio, a Republican member of the bi-partisan, bi-cameral Congressional Task Force on Puerto Rico Economic Growth, met with an invited group of 20 Florida-resident […]

Peter SchorschOctober 19, 2016

About a week ago, I used this space to offer an honest critique of national Democrats turning their backs on Patrick Murphy. At the time, Murphy was lagging behind by about four points; at least one poll showed it was even closer. With Donald Trump cratering, it only seemed logical to this writer that abandoning […]

Mitch PerryOctober 19, 2016

Marco Rubio‘s re-election campaign brought him to a 13o-year-old cigar factory in Tampa Wednesday, where he blasted proposed federal rules which could severely harm it and other cigar manufacturers in the U.S. A recent FDA ruling initially intended to regulate smokeless tobacco products, but summarily expanded to include cigars, would compel manufacturers like the J.C. Newman Company to go through a rigorous […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterOctober 19, 2016

With just three weeks until Election Day, Rep. Patrick Murphy is getting an assist from President Barack Obama. The Murphy campaign released a new Spanish-language ad Wednesday. The 30-second spot features the president speaking directly to the camera, urging Floridians to vote for Murphy. “Patrick will fight for immigration reform, better education, and higher wages. […]

Mitch PerryOctober 19, 2016

Chris Wallace has been laying low over the past week, bypassing his normal turn as host of Fox News Sunday as he prepared to host tonight’s final presidential debate from the Thomas & Mack Center on the University of Las Vegas campus (though a photo of his mug continues to be prominently featured on virtually every Fox […]

Scott PowersOctober 18, 2016

Osceola County Commission Chairwoman Viviana Janer and two activist Puerto Rican women from Central Florida announced an effort Tuesday to convince the region’s Puerto Rican women to come out to vote against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio Tuesday. At a press conference in Kissimmee, Chairwoman Janer, Somos Orlando [We Are Orlando] […]

Tag: Patrick Murphy

Florida Dems launch ‘Marco Rubio for President’ website

Patrick Murphy vows to be senator ‘who always works for you’ in new ad

Democrats not willing to spend on Florida race, aiding Marco Rubio

Mitch Perry Report for 10.20.16 — #Badhombres

Marco Rubio promises to push for Medicare reimbursement increases for Puerto Rico

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee looking dumb and dumber for abandoning Patrick Murphy

Marco Rubio decries new FDA cigar regulations while visiting Tampa factory

Barack Obama featured in Spanish-language ad for Patrick Murphy

Mitch Perry Report for 10.19.16 — Will Chris Wallace find debate fodder in WikiLeaks?

Viviana Janer, Nancy Rosado, Zoé Colón urge Puerto Rican women to vote ‘for our future’