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Scott PowersOctober 11, 2016

Outside groups have poured nearly $25 million into the general election for Florida’s U.S. Senate race, helping Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio by more than a three-to-one rate over Democratic challenger U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy. The latest campaign finance reports available through the Federal Election Commission covering the general election through Tuesday show groups such as […]

Peter SchorschOctober 11, 2016

Up until a few weeks ago, one could argue that the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee had been doing a reasonably good job in the Sunshine State. One could even make the point that in a presidential year, one most likely to bring a D pickup, the DSCC had positioned themselves pretty well to take back […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 11, 2016

The University of North Florida Public Opinion Research Lab’s newest poll shows Marco Rubio leading Patrick Murphy by seven points. The two-way survey puts Rubio over Murphy 48 to 41 percent, with 10 percent undecided, and one percent supporting “someone else.” “Rubio is holding a solid seven-point lead and appears to be on his way to re-election,” said Dr. Michael Binder, […]

Mitch PerryOctober 11, 2016

Bill Clinton comes to Pinellas County tonight, after two earlier scheduled events in Palm Beach County and Fort Myers, and the question is: will he make news? The 42nd president of the United States got himself and his wife’s campaign into all types of hot water when he “blasted” the Affordable Care Act last week, though a […]

Scott PowersOctober 10, 2016

The Pride Fund — a political action group tying gay rights and gun control inspired by the June 12 Pulse nightclub massacre — is planning a press conference in Orlando Wednesday with Democrats Patrick Murphy, Chris Murphy, and Val Demings. U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy is running for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat, taking on incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Marco […]

Scott PowersOctober 10, 2016

Accusing his Democratic opponent U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy of lying about him, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio has released a new Spanish-language TV commercial declaring, “You know me.” Yet the the commercial leaves unclear what it was that Murphy is alleged to have lied about regarding Rubio. The narrator and visuals do not make it clear if […]

Mitch PerryOctober 10, 2016

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The intense fight to win the Latino vote in the Florida Senate election was again put into sharp focus Monday, when the campaigns of both Marco Rubio and Patrick Murphy announced new Spanish-language television ads. Rubio’s ad — his fourth Spanish-language ad of the campaign — takes several shots at Murphy, the 33-year-old Democratic representative from Jupiter […]

Mitch PerryOctober 10, 2016

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Marco Rubio issued a tweet Friday night condemning Donald Trump for his sexually lewd comments that surfaced from a 2005 video, but that’s not good enough for Patrick Murphy, his Democratic opponent in next month’s U.S. Senate race in Florida. “Florida women and families deserve better than a tweet,” Murphy said on a conference call Monday morning. “We’ve seen Marco Rubio play […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterOctober 9, 2016

Rep. Patrick Murphy remains unknown, and that could be problematic for Democrats hoping to unseat Sen. Marco Rubio come Election Day. A new tracking poll from conservative-leaning Associated Industries of Florida showed 51 percent of likely Florida general election voters said they either had no opinion or had never heard of Murphy. The numbers might be troubling, but the […]

Guest AuthorOctober 9, 2016

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Donald Trump was caught on tape boasting about sexually harassing women. His comments are sickening, inexcusable, and dangerous. They contribute to a culture that devalues women and makes our society unsafe. His behavior is enough to disqualify him from pretty much any job, let alone our country’s highest office. Sen. Marco Rubio responded to his choice […]

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