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Larry GriffinJanuary 14, 2017

Incumbent Republican Party of Florida chair Blaise Ingoglia swept to victory Saturday morning at the annual elections with a 152 to 76 vote over challenger Christian Ziegler. Ingoglia, in a speech touting his virtues, called attention to his own free-market and grassroots leanings, saying there was really only one way to win – through having feet […]

Scott PowersJanuary 4, 2017

Wednesday is the day that Orange County’s voters figured they had turned their sheriff, tax collector, property appraiser, clerk of courts, supervisor of elections and comptroller into non-partisan, term-limited county officials – but it’s not happening. And it is unclear if it will ever happen. Late Tuesday Judge Bob Leblanc of Florida’s 9th Circuit Court […]

Scott PowersNovember 22, 2016

Florida’s Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson spoke highly Tuesday of Alabama’s Republican U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions as a possible U.S. attorney general in Donald Trump‘s administration. During a stop in Kissimmee Tuesday, Nelson described Sessions as a colleague, friend, and fellow senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and as someone he can work with. Nelson, […]

Scott PowersNovember 8, 2016

Republican State Rep. Rene Plasencia switched districts and won again Tuesday, in Orlando-based House District 50. Plasencia, a high school teacher and track coach, defeated Democrat Sean Ashby, also a teacher and track coach at a rival high school, 47 percent to 43 percent. Plasencia, who lost the Brevard County portion of the district in […]

Scott PowersNovember 7, 2016

U.S. Rep. John Mica is working it. He’s working it hard, perhaps like the 12-term Republican congressman has never had to do literally in decades. He’s working it as if, for the first time ever, his political career depends on it. “We have more people on the ground than anybody. We’ve gone door to door. […]

Larry GriffinNovember 4, 2016

House District 47 candidate Mike Miller is running for re-election against progressive Democrat and LGBT candidate Beth Tuura. He’s making a final push for the vote Saturday morning with a canvassing operation intended to talk to Republican and independent voters who may not have voted yet. The walk will start at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at […]

Larry GriffinNovember 3, 2016

In the race for the 10th Congressional District, Republican Thuy Lowe is marketing her campaign as the sensible conservative alternative to the gridlock and disconnect in Washington D.C. in a new video released Wednesday. The video runs for two minutes and consists of Lowe sitting in front of a blank wall, lending a personal air to […]

Scott PowersNovember 2, 2016

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Donald Trump will be in Orlando Wednesday for a roundtable meeting with Florida Puerto Rican leaders and a 4 p.m. rally, and in three other Florida cities Wednesday and Thursday, while his campaign is fanning out his family and surrogates to other states in the next few days. “This week, major Trump surrogates and the Trump family […]

Scott PowersOctober 22, 2016

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will be holding rallies in St. Augustine and Sanford during his swing through Florida early this week. Already scheduled for Trump to appear in Naples and Tampa on Sunday and Monday, the campaign has added stops in St. Augustine Monday, and in Sanford and Tallahassee on Tuesday. RSVPs are required […]

Scott PowersOctober 19, 2016

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio promised Wednesday he will push for increased doctor reimbursements for Medicaid and Medicare as part of a package to bring Puerto Rico’s federal benefits in line with states. Rubio, a Republican member of the bi-partisan, bi-cameral Congressional Task Force on Puerto Rico Economic Growth, met with an invited group of 20 Florida-resident […]

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Helene, early Sept. 27. Image via NOAA via AP.

Blaise Ingoglia wins re-election as chair of Florida GOP

Orange County’s charter amendments falling silently; despite election, no changes in county offices

Bill Nelson speaks highly of Attorney General prospect Jeff Sessions

Rene Plasencia wins in HD 50

John Mica pressing hard in last effort to keep his seat

Mike Miller plans final canvassing walk to get Republicans to vote in HD 47 race

Thuy Lowe promotes her history, conservative values in new video in CD 10 run

Donald Trump campaigning in Florida while sending surrogates elsewhere the next few days

Donald Trump adds Sanford, St. Augustine, Tallahassee to Florida swing

Marco Rubio promises to push for Medicare reimbursement increases for Puerto Rico