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Mitch PerryJuly 27, 2015

The Democratic senate race in Florida is a statistical tie, about 13 months before the primary election, according to a new poll. Orlando U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson gets 33 percent and Jupiter Rep. Patrick Murphy 32 percent in the Mason-Dixon Polling & Research survey published Monday morning in POLITICO by reporter Marc Caputo. That’s good news […]

Guest AuthorJuly 24, 2015

In one way, supporters and detractors of U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson agree: He’s a lightning rod. The Republican Party of Florida loves this about him because it provides fresh material for attack ads; partisans because he revs them up. The Democratic establishment hates it because it screws up the possibility of having a clean, organized, […]

Phil AmmannJuly 23, 2015

Rebecca Negron received a significant endorsement today when Maggie’s List announced its support for the Republican candidate in the crowded race for Florida’s 18th Congressional District. Maggie’s List is a committee committed to electing conservative women to federal office. Negron, the wife of influential state Sen. Joe Negron, is seeking the seat currently held by […]

Guest AuthorJuly 23, 2015

In one way, supporters and detractors of U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson agree: He’s a lightning rod. The Republican Party of Florida loves this about him because it provides fresh material for attack ads; partisans because he revs them up. The Democratic establishment hates it because it screws up the possibility of having a clean, organized, […]

Ryan RayJuly 23, 2015

Many dissident Florida Democrats who resented a perceived “coronation” of Charlie Crist as last year’s Democratic gubernatorial nominee see the same establishment attitude toward U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy as he fends off a challenge from U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson for the Senate. Those progressives who supported former Sen. Nan Rich against Crist last year might be surprised, then, […]

Mitch PerryJuly 22, 2015

Ohio Gov. John Kasich announced his presidential candidacy at Ohio State University on Tuesday. When you look at his résumé and his center-right political persona, he could/should be a top-tier contender. But nobody seems to be talking about that today. Instead, the focus is on the fact that he’s entering the race some seven months […]

Mitch PerryJuly 21, 2015

Florida Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Patrick Murphy seems determined to get virtually every Democratic mayor in the state to back his candidacy for 2016. Those on a new list of endorsements are Palm Bay Mayor William Capote, Tamarac Mayor Harry Dressler, Bonita Springs Mayor Ben Nelson Jr., Palm Beach County Mayor Shelley Vana, and Lauderhill Mayor Richard Kaplan. “I […]

Associated PressJuly 21, 2015

Florida U.S. Rep. David Jolly announced Monday that he’s running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Marco Rubio, who is running for president, and former Gov. Charlie Crist said he’s eyeing Jolly’s seat. Jolly, a Republican elected to Congress in spring 2014, made the announcement to the media Monday morning. He was scheduled […]

Ryan RayJuly 20, 2015

Citing personal baggage and “divisive rhetoric,” national leaders in the progressive movement are abstaining from supporting U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson‘s campaign to leave his safe Democratic House seat to jump to the Senate, writes Andrea Drusch in National Journal. “Alan Grayson’s opening Senate salvo should have been the campaign of liberals’ dreams. In the first week of […]

Peter SchorschJuly 20, 2015

I want to be clear about something. If my wife Michelle ever ran for office, I would pretty much do anything I could to help her get elected. How far would I go? I don’t know. I wouldn’t break the law or anything. And as tempted as it might be, I also wouldn’t pull a […]

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