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Peter SchorschSeptember 27, 2017

With the votes tallied, Democrat Annette Taddeo beat out Republican Jose Felix Diaz 51-47 in the Tuesday special election for Senate District 40, despite all signs pointing toward a low-turnout Election Day and early voting numbers strongly favoring Diaz.

Associated PressOctober 20, 2016

Republican Sen. Marco Rubio is getting help from an unlikely quarter as he campaigns for re-election: The Democratic Party. The party’s Senate committee this week abandoned Rubio’s Democratic rival, Rep. Patrick Murphy, yanking advertising off the expensive airwaves of the Sunshine State and sending the money to competitive races in smaller states where fundraising dollars […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 28, 2016

During the first half-hour or so of Monday night’s presidential debate, there was plenty of chatter on Twitter on what appeared to be a case of the sniffles being suffered by Donald J. Trump. Former Vermont governor and NBC News commentator Howard Dean speculated it might have to do with cocaine use. “Notice Trump sniffing all the time. Coke […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 27, 2016

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Donald Trump’s boast in Monday night’s presidential debate that his strongest asset is his temperament is being thrown back at him in a new ad by Priorities USA, Hillary Clinton’s super PAC. “I have much better judgment than she does,” Trump said. “I think my strongest asset, maybe by far, is my temperament. I have […]

Associated PressSeptember 21, 2016

Hillary Clinton spent $645,000 more a day than her opponent Donald Trump last month, but even with her $50 million campaign outlay, she has not been able to pull away from him in the race for the White House. Clinton’s campaign had its most expensive month to date in August, eclipsing its previous monthly high […]

Associated PressJuly 21, 2016

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and her party entered July with nearly $11 million more on hand than her Republican counterpart’s operations, a strong showing of fundraising as both campaigns dive into the general election. Republican nominee Donald Trump also zeroed-out more than $47 million in personal loans he’s made to his own campaign since […]

Mitch PerryJune 23, 2016

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Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s deadlocking on a case challenging President Obama’s executive orders on immigration, two advocacy groups announced Thursday they would target Republicans in Florida and two other states in a new digital ad. Latino Victory Fund and Priorities USA say they will launch a five-figure digital ad buy “holding Republican politicians accountable for […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 23, 2016

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The super PAC backing Hillary Clinton is focusing on millennials with a new multi-million dollar ad campaign. Priorities USA launched its Stop Trump/Stop Hate campaign this week. The campaign is aimed at millennial voters — typically those between the ages of 18 and 34 — in key swing states, including Florida. The committee launched the […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 6, 2016

The super PAC backing Hillary Clinton’s bid for president is out with a new advertisement taking aim at Donald Trump and his controversial comments about people with disabilities. The 60-second spot is set to begin airing in seven states, including Florida, Ohio and Virginia, this week. The advertisement kicks off $20 million ad buy by […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 17, 2016

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Here comes the barrage of political ads. Priorities USA, a super PAC backing Democratic hopeful Hillary Clinton, released two campaign advertisements Monday targeting Republican Donald Trump. Both spots aim to cast Trump in an anti-woman light. In the first ad, Trump is shown speaking at a rally and saying “nobody respects women more than Donald Trump, […]

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Winners and losers emerging from Annette Taddeo’s win SD 40

Democrats not willing to spend on Florida race, aiding Marco Rubio

Mitch Perry Report for 9.28.16 — Our bodies, our politicians

Hillary Clinton super PAC puts up new ad on Donald Trump’s temperament

Hillary Clinton campaign raced through $50 million last month

Hillary Clinton has more cash; Donald Trump forgives loans

Latino Victory Fund and Priorities USA to run digital ads in Florida targeting Republicans on immigration lawsuit

Priorities USA launches ‘Stop Trump/Stop Hate’ campaign

New Priorities USA ad targets Donald Trump for mocking people with disabilities

Pro-Hillary Clinton super PAC targets Donald Trump in new advertisements

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