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Scott PowersMarch 29, 2017

A coalition of Civil Rights and other organizations is planning to bus hundreds of supporters to Tallahassee for a rally Thursday for Orlando’s embattled State Attorney Aramis Ayala. The “Ride For Aramis,” events will conclude with a 12:30 p.m. rally on the Duval Road steps of the Florida Capitol. Organizers, which include the NAACP, Latino […]

Scott PowersFebruary 15, 2017

President Donald Trump will be holding a rally in Melbourne Saturday afternoon in what is essentially a re-election campaign stop being promoted by his campaign. Team Trump-Pence, the successor to Donald J. Trump for President, announced the president’s rally would be at a 5 p.m. event at the AeroMod International Hangar at Orlando-Melbourne International Airport. The appearance […]

Scott PowersNovember 3, 2016

And, he’s back. President Barack Obama will make his second Central Florida appearance in the closing days of the election campaign with a rally in Kissimmee for Hillary Clinton Sunday afternoon. Interstate 4 is seeing more power players than Pennsylvania Avenue lately. Obama was last in the Orlando area last Friday. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 3, 2016

A factor that makes the current presidential race difficult to handicap: Donald Trump tapping into “unlikely voters” — either young voters newly engaged by the process, or older voters who, after years of being disappointed by “establishment” politicians, appreciate what they see as candor from the GOP nominee. Illustrating this phenomenon is sunrise in Jacksonville, […]

Larry GriffinOctober 25, 2016

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Surrounded by the warehouses and lumber yards of the Orlando Sanford International Airport on Tuesday, Donald Trump addressed a packed crowd of his supporters, railing against the establishment he claimed was rigged against him, while also simultaneously assuring them he was winning. His speech was light on new content, and he mostly repeated the same talking […]

Jim RosicaOctober 25, 2016

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Gov. Rick Scott said he won’t be attending GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump‘s Tallahassee rally on Tuesday night because of a scheduling conflict. His daily schedule shows a 4:45 p.m. “Teacher of the Year” event and a “Leadership Dinner” at the Governor’s Mansion from 6-7:30 p.m. Trump’s rally is set to begin at 6 p.m. on […]

Larry GriffinOctober 17, 2016

To passers-by at the political rally on the green courtyard outside the Fairwinds Alumni building at UCF, where a U.S. Senate debate was to happen later that night, both U.S. Senate candidates must have sounded bad. Patrick Murphy‘s detractors called him privileged and said his record was among the least effective in Congress, so how could […]

Scott PowersSeptember 19, 2016

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton will campaign in Orlando Wednesday, her team announced Monday. No details have been released, except that the event will be public. “Clinton will discuss her vision for an America that is stronger together and to build an economy that works for everyone, not just those at the top,” reads an […]

Scott PowersAugust 12, 2016

Donald Trump’s war on the media is getting out of hand — and it’s time the media started fighting back. I’m sure Trump and his supporters would argue that the media already is fighting, and even started the whole thing. He doesn’t like the things reported about him. Every chance he gets he complains that […]

Melissa RossApril 8, 2016

A coalition of women’s groups including the National Organization for Women, the League of Women Voters, Breastfeeding Coalition, National Council of Jewish Women and UniteWomen FL will all rally in Tallahassee on Tuesday against Senate Bill 668, a family law measure awaiting Governor Rick Scott‘s signature. The new statute would give judges a formula to use […]

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Busloads of ‘hundreds’ planned for Aramis Ayala rally in Tallahassee

Donald Trump rally in Melbourne confirmed

Barack Obama making one more swing through Central Florida

First-time voters bring energy to Donald Trump ‘movement’ in Jacksonville

In Sanford, Donald Trump continues to position himself as savior for America’s long list of enemies and ills

Rick Scott won’t attend Donald Trump Tallahassee rally

Rally outside U.S. Senate debate at UCF gleefully energized against both candidates

Hillary Clinton to campaign in Orlando Wednesday

Donald Trump and surrogates inciting mobs against the press

Women’s rights groups to rally in Tally against alimony bill