Janelle Irwin TaylorFebruary 21, 2020
5min2896
She'll serve as Trump's homeland security adviser.
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Janelle Irwin TaylorFebruary 21, 2020
Scott PowersSeptember 5, 2018
5min332
Democrat Andrew Gillum is opening the fall Florida Governor’s race with the leanest of leads over Republican Ron DeSantis, according to a new poll released Tuesday from Quinnipiac University. The poll, the first Quinnipiac has conducted since last Tuesday’s primary, reflects the results of last week’s Public Policy Polling survey: Gillum has an edge built from Florida’s […]
Scott PowersApril 8, 2018
20min531
Rick Scott, who is about to formally declare his campaign Monday to become Florida’s next U.S. Senator, is a man whose life has twice defined The American Dream. Scott still frequently tells the story of how he rose from a working-class childhood spent partly in the projects to pursue a Navy career, then work his […]
Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterOctober 18, 2016
5min594
Florida’s U.S. Senate race is coming down to the wire. A new Quinnipiac University poll showed a dead heat between Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Patrick Murphy. According to the poll, 49 percent of Floridians said they were backing Rubio, compared to 47 percent who picked Murphy. The poll of 660 likely Florida voters was […]
Mitch PerryOctober 8, 2015
3min506
For those following the possible legalization of medical marijuana in Florida, it may appear to be deja vu all over again. A Quinnipiac poll released Thursday morning shows overwhelming support for the issue, leading by a 87-12 percent margin. The issue could come before voters in 2016. However, at a similar juncture two years ago, […]
Peter SchorschSeptember 8, 20159min199
If you’re keeping track of time, there is B.T. and A.T.: Before Trump and After Trump. At the beginning of summer, there were (at least) 10 big questions facing Florida politics. But those questions, particularly the ones involving the myriad of presidential candidates hailing from the Sunshine State, are so B.T. On June 16, Donald Trump entered the […]
Mitch PerryAugust 25, 2015
3min422
Rick Scott has been governor of Florida for over 5 1/2 years now, but other than his two election-day victories, he’s been more down than up when it comes to his personal approval ratings throughout his controversial tenure. That’s why the governor and his supporters have to be giddy this morning, after a Quinnipiac poll […]