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Steve SchaleNovember 4, 2018

As a longtime hack, I always saw “falling back” as a biennial opportunity to get an extra hour of sleep. But that is probably where the upside of going back to standard time ends. If I ever run for President, Make Evenings Light Again will be a key part of my platform. Florida Man and […]

Danny McAuliffeNovember 2, 2018

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Call it the Ovaltine Outrage. A self-described volunteer with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum‘s campaign has been criminally charged after throwing chocolate milk on a Republican campaigning on Florida State University’s campus. Florida State University police arrested 19-year-old Shelby Shoup on Thursday, according to the Leon County Sheriff’s Office. She is charged with one count of misdemeanor […]

Scott PowersOctober 31, 2018

Republicans still have a solid block of support from Florida’s Cuban-American community but Puerto Ricans and other Hispanic voters are breaking strongly toward Democrats Andrew Gillum and Bill Nelson, giving the Democrats sizable leads overall among Hispanic voters, according to a new poll commissioned by Telemundo. Overall, Gillum has a 51 percent to 40 percent […]

Scott PowersOctober 26, 2018

Bring It Home. Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum has been riding that catch-phrase all year, drawn from stories about his grandmother and turned into a campaign theme for his vision for Florida. Gillum hopes it will be to him what Let’s Get to Work has been for outgoing Republican Gov. Rick Scott. So it was […]

Scott PowersOctober 25, 2018

Florida added 264,413 voters since the Aug. 28 primary with Democrats out-registering Republicans by nearly 18,000 during the period. Florida now has 13,278,070 voters registered to cast ballots in the Nov. 6 general election, according to the new book closing reports posted by the Florida Division of Elections, through last Thursday’s book-closing date for registering. […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 22, 2018

State Sen. Dana Young has raised nearly $1 million for her re-election bid against Democrat Janet Cruz. Not included in that figure is another $580,000 in in-kind contributions from the Florida Senatorial Campaign Committee. Cruz, the outgoing House Democratic Leader, had $358,000 with $160,000 more in in-kind contributions. Her fundraising haul so far also includes $60,000 […]

Scott PowersOctober 11, 2018

A second lawsuit has been filed seeking to force Florida authorities to extend the voter registration deadline further in counties being hit by Hurricane Michael, this time brought by a coalition of groups. Common Cause Florida, New Florida Majority Education Fund and Mi Familia Vota Education Fund filed suit in U.S. District Court in Tallahassee […]

Scott PowersOctober 2, 2018

Outside spending has exceeded $25 million already in Florida’s U.S. Senate race, with Democratic groups behind U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson outspending Republican groups behind Gov. Rick Scott by a margin of three dollars to two so far. According to the latest outside expenditure reports filed with the Federal Elections Commission, covering campaign expenses running through last […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 20, 2018

Florida House Republicans are calling on U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and other Democrats to immediately confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh as the next justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. The letter — sent to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Charles Grassley, and Sen. Dianne Feinstein and signed off on by 73 […]

Scott PowersSeptember 7, 2018

A new poll from St. Pete Polls is finding Florida’s governor’s race in nearly a tie, with Democratic nominee Andrew Gillum just slightly ahead, and also finding that Florida voters lean toward supporting more legalization of marijuana and consider that issue in their position on the governor’s race. The poll is part of an effort […]

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John Thune, John Barasso and Mike Crapo. Image via AP.

Steve Schale: #FloridaMan has two more days to vote

Andrew Gillum volunteer charged with battery after FSU skirmish with Republicans

Telemundo poll: Hispanics favoring Andrew Gillum, Bill Nelson

‘Bring It Home’: Nope, not Andrew Gillum, but Seminole Republicans

Voter registration up 264K since primary with Democrats registering most

Dana Young trounces Janet Cruz in fundraising

Second lawsuit filed seeking to extend voter registration

Outside spending tops $25 million in Florida’s U.S. Senate contest

Florida House Republicans push Kavanaugh confirmation

Poll: Governor’s race tied, voters support marijuana