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Staff ReportsJuly 13, 2017

Rep. Brian Mast will report raising more than $700,000 in the second quarter of 2017, his campaign announced. The Mast campaign said Thursday it raised $733,964 between April 1 and June 30. That three-month fundraising haul brings his total raised to more than $1.12 million this cycle, according to the campaign. “While national Democrats desperately […]

Mitch PerryJuly 10, 2017

As Senate Republicans return to Washington this week, looking to salvage their attempt to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, support grows among Democrats for a single-payer health care system. The co-sponsor count for Michigan Democrat John Conyers‘ “Medicare for All” bill now stands at 113, nearly twice as many as last year. One of those […]

Mitch PerryJune 20, 2017

Alan Grayson said on Tuesday that he is not running for any office in 2018, at least not yet. But there are plenty of people who want him to, as he has racked up several hundred thousand dollars in campaign contributions for a CD 11 bid, a seat currently occupied by Republican Daniel Webster. The […]

Darryl PaulsonMay 31, 2017

Sometimes political change comes slowly, one drop at a time. That was the 2016 Florida congressional election where Democrats gained a single seat, although the opportunities were everywhere. Sometimes elections result in a political tsunami, where the political landscape is fundamentally altered, and one party replaces the other party as the dominant political force. The […]

Mitch PerryMay 5, 2017

Pam Keith has formed an exploratory committee to consider facing Brian Mast in Florida’s 18th Congressional District next year. Keith, who received over 15 percent of the vote in last summer’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, made the announcement at the Palm Beach County Democratic Executive Committee meeting Thursday night, just hours after Mast voted with the majority of […]

Mitch PerryApril 17, 2017

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An advocacy group formed by six of President Donald Trump‘s top campaign aides launched a $3 million advertising campaign to praise Congress members working to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. The list of 12 select members from America First Policies includes Republican Brian Mast of Florida’s 18th Congressional District. “Obamacare is collapsing and bringing our […]

Mitch PerryApril 9, 2017

Even though the 2018 election cycle has barely begun, there’s no question that Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum is quickly learning that his progressive stances are finding enthusiastic responses as he barnstorms the state. “We can win elections in this state again by being Democrats!” Gillum told an enthusiastic group of Florida College Democrats in Tampay, where they were meeting for […]

Staff ReportsApril 3, 2017

If the results of a new poll are any indication, Floridians just aren’t that interested the 2018 gubernatorial election. The survey — conducted March 28 through March 29 by Gravis Marketing for The Orlando Political Observer — found 36 percent of Democratic voters and 63 percent of Republicans said they were uncertain who they would […]

Mitch PerryMarch 30, 2017

Several thousand voters in Florida’s 18th Congressional District will receive robocalls this week from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee questioning Republican freshman Brian Mast’s vote to repeal FCC privacy rules. Earlier this week, Mast joined GOP House colleagues with a vote to reverse a recent Obama-era FCC privacy rule requiring internet providers to get customers’ permission before […]

Mitch PerryMarch 13, 2017

An official with the Florida Democratic Party says that while the search to find a successor to Scott Arceneaux as executive director of the Florida Democratic Party does include Jonathan Ducote and Josh Wolf, it is by no means limited to those two candidates. Juan Penalosa, who is working with newly elected FDP Chair Stephen Bittel on his transition team, tells FloridaPolitics […]

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Brian Mast campaign says it raised more than $700K in Q2

Six Florida congressional Democrats now support single-payer health care system

Alan Grayson raising beaucoup bucks for a race he may not run

Darryl Paulson: Will 2018 bring no change or a political tsunami?

Outraged by health care vote, Pam Keith considers facing Brian Mast in CD 18 next year

Pro-Trump group airing ads backing Brian Mast advocating repeal, replace Obamacare

Andrew Gillum tells college Democrats: ‘We don’t have to run from who we are’

Poll shows Floridians undecided on 2018 gubernatorial options

Congressional Dems target Brian Mast for vote repealing FCC privacy rules

Search for Florida Democratic Party’s next Executive Director continues