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Brendan FarringtonJuly 29, 2016

Florida Democrat Alan Grayson vowed to stay in the state’s Senate race despite calls from party leaders to stand down over abuse claims from his children’s mother, and he alleged she was the abuser who repeatedly hit him and their five children. Grayson previously has made the same claims in court documents during a messy […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 28, 2016

Sen. Marco Rubio and U.S. Chamber of Commerce political director Rob Engstrom are spending Thursday visiting chambers of commerce in Tampa, Orlando, and Jacksonville. And a message is being delivered. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce stands fully behind Rubio, and so do local affiliates, as he girds up for a general election campaign (likely against Patrick […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 27, 2016

On Wednesday, Rep. Patrick Murphy scored some important endorsements in his Senate campaign, as fire unions locally, statewide, and nationally are lining up behind his bid for Senate. The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) and Florida Professional Fire Fighters (FPF) had representatives on hand in Jacksonville, and they extolled Murphy in considerable detail, saying that […]

Staff ReportsJuly 26, 2016

There are just a few weeks until the election, and organizations across the state are rolling out endorsements for state and federal candidates. Several organizations — including the National Association of REALTORS, Florida Medical Association and the National Rifle Association — issued endorsements. — Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe has thrown his support behind Patrick Murphy. […]

Mitch PerryJuly 26, 2016

(UPDATE) In the wake of damaging allegations that the ex-wife of Orlando area Congressman and Florida Senate candidate Alan Grayson repeatedly went to police with accusations of domestic abuse over a two-decade period, two progressive activists groups who had previously endorsed him in the Senate race withdrew those endorsements on Tuesday. “After today’s revelations of years of police […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 26, 2016

Start checking your mailboxes, you might just find a letter from President Barack Obama. The president has penned a letter encouraging Floridians to vote for Democrat Patrick Murphy in the Aug. 30 primary. “I’m proud to endorse Democratic Congressman Patrick Murphy for the United States Senate. He’s had my back and now I have his,” the […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 26, 2016

Get ready for a debate. Channel 9 Eyewitness News announced Monday it will host a debate between Reps. Patrick Murphy and Alan Grayson on Aug. 12. The two men are the leading Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate, and the debate comes about two weeks before the Aug. 30 primary. The debate will be moderated by […]

Mitch PerryJuly 22, 2016

Marco Rubio concluded his statewide tour of Florida Friday by appearing at Port Tampa Bay in Tampa. He actually began his Tampa experience Thursday night, where he made a pop-up appearance at 81 Bay Brewing Company, a cavernous craft brewery off of Gandy Boulevard in South Tampa that the Hillsborough County Republican Party had taken over […]

Peter SchorschJuly 21, 2016

The last time supporters of U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio gathered in Tallahassee it was to “bring the family together” in advance of Super Tuesday and update supporters on how they could help the then-presidential candidate’s White House bid. That was before Donald Trump won the Florida primary and dashed Rubio’s hopes — for now — of moving to 1600 […]

Mitch PerryJuly 21, 2016

One of the biggest surprises of how the Republican primary season played out to this reporter was how successful Ted Cruz was. When you looked at the panoply of candidates who had serious potential to go all the way in 2016, he was never at the front of my list (neither, of course, was Donald […]

Tag: Patrick Murphy

Alan Grayson vows to stay in Senate race, calls ex an abuser

U.S. Chamber of Commerce endorses Marco Rubio’s re-election

In Jax, Patrick Murphy scores fire union endorsements

Endorsement watch: Florida Medical Association, NRA, Florida Retail Federation and others issue endorsements

Two progressive activists groups pull back endorsement of Alan Grayson after domestic abuse charges surface

Letter from Barack Obama endorsing Patrick Murphy hitting mailboxes

TV station sets Alan Grayson vs. Patrick Murphy debate

Before Trump’s RNC speech, Marco Rubio feels the love in Tampa

Marco Rubio’s major Tallahassee fundraiser planned for August 22

Mitch Perry Report for 7.21.16 — Ted Cruz’s courage