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Ryan NicolOctober 31, 2018

Ahead of President Donald Trump‘s Halloween visit to Florida later in the day, Florida Democrats warned voters not to get “tricked” regarding the GOP’s record before next week’s midterm election. Democratic U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor, Ted Deutch and Val Demings spoke to reporters Wednesday, highlighting what they see as flaws in Republicans’ agenda during the 115th […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 30, 2018

“Elections have consequences.” That was the message of an ebullient Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, who in Jacksonville’s New Town neighborhood Tuesday messaged against Republican health care policies at Edward Waters College. Nelson spoke to media after a roundtable event in which he and other speakers discussed the need for health coverage. At the heart of […]

Scott PowersOctober 23, 2018

After being hammered on the campaign trail about mixed messages regarding health care coverage for people with pre-existing medical conditions, Gov. Rick Scott is releasing a new Republican U.S. Senate television commercial Tuesday declaring emphatically that he supports such coverage, and that for him it’s very personal. Meanwhile, Democrats are releasing their own commercial on […]

Scott PowersOctober 18, 2018

Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson ripped his Republican challenger Gov. Rick Scott Thursday for not supporting the Affordable Care Act or Medicaid expansion and then blamed Scott’s environmental policies for exacerbating red tides to the point they now menace as far north as Brevard County. Nelson made the attacks during a roundtable discussion in Orlando […]

Scott PowersOctober 3, 2018

Democratic Attorney General nominee Sean Shaw is launching a television commercial Wednesday that challenges his Republican opponent Ashley Moody on her position on pre-existing conditions health insurance coverage. He also pledges he’ll battle “big insurance” and take other strong stands, including against sexual harassers. The 30-second spot, “Your Side,” particularly goes after Moody for supporting current […]

Danny McAuliffeSeptember 26, 2018

Andrew Gillum is hitting televisions across the state with a new television spot: “Health care is a right, not a privilege.” The 30-second ad began airing in major media markets on Wednesday, according to the campaign for the Democratic gubernatorial nominee. “I believe that Healthcare should be a right, not a privilege,” Gillum says in the ad. […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 18, 2018

Nancy Soderberg, the Democratic nominee to fill Ron DeSantis‘ open seat in Florida’s 6th Congressional District, rolled out two new TV spots Tuesday morning spotlighting health care differences between her and her opponent. The first one, “Hung Up,” deals with difficulties in getting health insurance. In it, Soderberg mentions her accomplishments when she served as Alternate Representative […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 4, 2018

A new series of ads from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee knock U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo on his vote last year to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The 30-second ads depict two fictional letters addressed to Curbelo. The first spot, titled “Open Letter,” imagines a health care executive thanking Curbelo for increasing his company’s profits at […]

Scott PowersAugust 8, 2018

Senate Majority PAC and Priorities USA Action PAC are launching a new $1.1 million digital ad campaign to blanket the internet with a new advertisement hitting Republican U.S. Senate candidate Gov. Rick Scott for refusing to expand Medicaid in Florida and charging that he opposes mandatory insurance coverage of people with pre-existing conditions. The first […]

Drew WilsonJune 28, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott is in Washington raising money for his U.S. Senate campaign, and the Florida Democratic Party says now is as good a time as any to confront Donald Trump for his attacks on health care protections for people with pre-existing conditions. “According to recent estimates, 7,810,300 Floridians have pre-existing conditions. Those are 7,810,300 […]

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Florida Democrats on GOP: Voters shouldn’t be ‘tricked’

‘Election year conversion’: Bill Nelson on Rick Scott’s health coverage stance

In dueling ads Rick Scott, Democrats battle to define him on pre-existing conditions

Bill Nelson rips Rick Scott on health care, red tides

Sean Shaw ad goes after Ashley Moody on pre-existing conditions stance

Andrew Gillum doubles down on health care in new ad

Pre-existing health conditions at issue in new Nancy Soderberg TV ads

‘Goodbye, Congressman’: Democrats’ ads hammer Carlos Curbelo on health care

Democratic PACs hitting Rick Scott on Medicaid, pre-existing conditions

Florida Democrats call on Rick Scott to stand up to Donald Trump