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Scott PowersDecember 5, 2018

The Orange County Republican Party and Democratic Party are both heading for what may be tumultuous executive committee elections this week that have Republican Chair Charles Hart and Democratic Chair Wes Hodge each playing defense but likely heading for re-elections. Hart, who took over the party in June after the retirement of longtime Chair Lew Oliver, […]

Scott PowersOctober 29, 2018

Someone fired four bullets through the windows of a satellite office of the Volusia County Republican Party in South Daytona Beach, either late Sunday or early Monday morning, leaving a shattered window, bullet holes in the ceiling and walls, and whatever message the shooter thought he might be sending. No one was injured. The shots […]

Scott PowersOctober 26, 2018

Orange County Republicans and independent Orange County Sheriff candidate Joe Lopez are outraged Friday morning over a fake endorsement letter that rogue Democratic Sheriff candidate Darryl Sheppard is shopping falsely claiming that the Republicans have endorsed Lopez. “I am furious,” said Orange County Republican Chairman Charles Hart. “Unbelieveable,” said Lopez, who is a registered Democrat […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 8, 2018

Former Congressman David Jolly has left the Republican Party, he announced Friday on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher. “I left the party about five weeks ago. My wife and I both did,” Jolly said to a shocked panel and cheers from the audience. Jolly has been an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump and […]

Scott PowersAugust 28, 2018

Orange County Republican Party Chair Charles Hart got a taste of frustration some voters might experience trying to authenticate their identities by signing electronic tablets in polling places. Hart said that when he tried to sign in Tuesday at a voting station in Windermere, he nearly got rejected, based on a poll worker’s assessment that […]

Staff ReportsAugust 13, 2018

After flaming out in the GOP presidential primary — and enduring rival Donald Trump’s taunts along the way — Sen. Marco Rubio is entering his next act in politics. The once-rising star used to be criticized for being in too much of a hurry, but now he’s hunkered down in the Senate with nothing, it […]

Peter SchorschJune 26, 2018

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that police generally need a search warrant if they want to track criminal suspects’ movements by collecting information about where they’ve used their cellphones. Republican state Sen. Jeff Brandes may not have been the first Florida lawmaker to raise concerns about that issue, but he has probably been the loudest. […]

Scott PowersMay 1, 2018

In the battle for the newly-emerging power of the Puerto Rican vote in Florida, Gov. Rick Scott announced Tuesday he has gotten the endorsement of the commonwealth’s U.S. Rep. Jenniffer González-Colón. González-Colón joined Scott at a rally in Kissimmee, the center of Florida’s Puerto Rican population, Tuesday, lauding the Florida governor’s efforts to support Puerto Rico following […]

Danny McAuliffeFebruary 18, 2018

Al Hoffman Jr. is hoping the mantra ‘money talks’ holds true for elected Republicans. The Florida-based political donor and businessman in an email told six top GOP officials — including Gov. Rick Scott and Jeb Bush — that he’d stem campaign contributions to candidates, and their related committees, who do not support a ban on assault weapons. […]

Steve SchaleFebruary 14, 2018

2010 was like a living a broken record. No matter what candidates said or did, or whether they ran embracing themselves with the president, or running as their own style of Democrat, it just didn’t matter. Voters were looking to send a message, and people who had Democrat on their name tag were the only […]

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Orange County Republican, Democratic leaders dig in for re-election challenges

South Daytona GOP office full of bullet holes Monday morning

Orange County Republicans, Joe Lopez furious over Darryl Sheppard’s fake endorsement letter post

David Jolly officially breaks up with the Republican Party

Top Republican while trying to vote: ‘That’s my signature!’

Marco Rubio looks for his place in Trump’s Republican Party

Reconciliation

Puerto Rico U.S. Rep. Jenniffer González-Colón endorses Rick Scott

Florida-based GOP donor: Want cash? Support assault weapons ban

Steve Schale: The message of Sarasota