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Scott PowersOctober 21, 2016

After laying out his wife’s education plans from universal prekindergarten through college student loan refinancing, former President Bill Clinton told a Florida’s teachers’ union Friday in Orlando that “if she becomes president, you will have a partner in the White House.” Clinton’s 35-minute speech to the Florida Education Association delegate conference at the Rosen Centre […]

Scott PowersOctober 18, 2016

Former President Bill Clinton will run a bus tour from Orlando to Pensacola on Friday and Saturday. The tour, promoting his wife Hillary Clinton‘s Democratic run for president, will have RSVP-only public events in Jacksonville on Friday and in Bay County and Pensacola on Saturday. Exact times and locations have not yet been announced. Though the bus tour begins […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 27, 2016

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With six weeks remaining in the 2016 presidential race, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump squared off Monday night in the first of three debates. The spectacle reminded voters how much has changed in American politics since his virtuous dealings as a lawyer in the Illinois circuit courts in the 1850s earned Abraham Lincoln the nickname […]

Scott PowersSeptember 5, 2016

Former President Bill Clinton will lead a rally for his wife Hillary Clinton‘s Democratic presidential campaign in Orlando Wednesday morning. The Hillary Clinton campaign announced Bill Clinton will appear at the Dr. Smith Neighborhood Center in Orlando at an event set to start at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday. It will be Bill Clinton’s first campaign event […]

Phil AmmannAugust 17, 2016

Marco Rubio is agreeing to appear with Republican vice-presidential nominee Mike Pence, even as the Florida senator and former presidential candidate keeps his distance from Donald Trump. ABC News reports that, after several phone conversations, Pence and Rubio could begin campaigning in Florida within the next few weeks. After ending his presidential bid, Rubio is currently […]

Scott PowersAugust 9, 2016

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The Interstate 4 corridor is heating up, as Donald Trump plans a second visit to Central Florida in eight days on Thursday, marking the fifth presidential race campaign stop in the first two weeks of August. Trump is planning a 7 p.m. rally Thursday at Osceola County’s Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee, the same venue his […]

Scott PowersMarch 7, 2016

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Fresh from his resounding win in Puerto Rico and in need of an even bigger prize, Marco Rubio‘s campaign has turned to appeal to Florida’s Puerto Rican community to help make a difference on March 15. The Rubio campaign rolled out four prominent Central Florida Puerto Rican Republican surrogates Monday, Daisy Lopez-Cid, Dennis Freytas, Luis Martinez […]

Scott PowersMarch 4, 2016

The Hillary Clinton for president campaign plans a rally aimed at Orlando’s Puerto Rican community with a “Caravana para Hillary” (Caravan for Hillary) Saturday through the center of the city’s Hispanic community. The campaign is organizing supporters and activists from various backgrounds, including Puerto Ricans, Caribbean-Americans, and Dominican-Americans to drive in trucks and cars throughout Orlando to […]

Scott PowersJanuary 13, 2016

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump‘s rally in Pensacola not only is expected to draw more than 10,000 participants Wednesday, it brought him six endorsements from area activists including the brother of “Morning Joe” co-host Joe Scarborough, his campaign announced Wednesday. The rally’s warm-up speakers represent endorsements from the likes of businessman George Scarborough; the Rev. Carl Gallups; […]

Scott PowersJanuary 11, 2016

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders plans to include Florida A&M University on his campaign tour of historically black colleges and universities, which begins Thursday in South Carolina. Sanders, a U.S. Senator from Vermont, has not yet set a date for the FAMU stop. The university is among nine schools he plans to visit throughout the […]

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Bill Clinton says Hillary Clinton will be teachers’ partner in the White House

Bill Clinton to run bus tour in Florida later this week

Darryl E. Owens: Donald Trump’s campaigning suggests he is running for prevaricator-in-chief

Bill Clinton to lead rally in Orlando Wednesday

Marco Rubio to campaign with Mike Pence, while keeping distance from Donald Trump

Donald Trump plans second Central Florida visit this month

Fresh off Puerto Rico win, Marco Rubio pushing for Florida’s Puerto Ricans

Hillary Clinton campaign plans Puerto Rican-style “Caravana para Hillary” in Orlando

Donald Trump draws bevy of Pensacola-area endorsements before rally

Bernie Sanders tour of historically black colleges to include FAMU