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Blake DowlingNovember 3, 2018

So far in the 2018 election cycle, we have seen record early and mail voting, as well as the usual mudslinging. For about a month, my mailbox has been stuffed (like me at Thanksgiving) with flyers and mailers. In fact, one really ridiculous one arrived in regard to a local race; a guy who runs […]

Guest AuthorOctober 30, 2018

Many of us are concerned for the future of our republic. American politics has devolved into a divisive, hyperpartisan battle in which we spend more time launching personal attacks than focusing on solutions that make a real, positive impact in our lives and communities. Better and smarter governance requires putting truth at the forefront. The […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 18, 2018

Longtime Donald Trump ally Roger Stone was his usual self in remarks to Trump Club 45 PBC Monday night, spouting several attention-grabbing comments to the audience of Trump die-hards. Stone dropped several eyebrow-raising one-liners (mostly in jest) during his speech at the Palm Beach Kennel Club, one of which concerned a prominent Florida contest. “You […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 7, 2018

The Florida Democratic Party has a message for general election voters: reject “Russian” Ron DeSantis in the Governor’s race. The FDP’s rationale: what they call DeSantis’ “unhinged defense of Donald Trump, the most corrupt and ethically challenged President in American history.” “Ron DeSantis is one of the chief defenders of the most corrupt President in American […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 23, 2018

Days after the the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Homeland Security asserted, contrary to Sen. Bill Nelson‘s assurances, that there was no proof of current Russian interference in Florida elections, the Senator drew an ethics complaint in the United States Senate. The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT) filed a complaint with Senate Ethics, contending that […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 21, 2018

Sen. Bill Nelson has been in the news in recent weeks for claiming that “Russians are in the records” of local supervisors of elections, and that they are “continuing” with tactics employed in 2016. Gov. Rick Scott and Secretary of State Ken Detzner meanwhile have said there is no proof for the claim, with Scott wondering if/why Nelson has divulged […]

Jacob OglesJuly 22, 2018

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While making the rounds of political shows today, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio said the FBI was right to investigate President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign’s connections to Russia and that a news conference held by the president with Vladimir Putin was “not a good moment.” But the Republican senator also stressed he has not seen a […]

Scott PowersJuly 17, 2018

In a campaign stop for his drive to become Florida’s next U.S. senator, Republican Gov. Rick Scott sought to put daylight between himself and President Donald Trump Tuesday, saying he disagreed with him on the positions he expressed Monday in Helsinki toward Russia and its leader Vladimir Putin. Scott essentially dodged that question on Monday, condemning […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 16, 2018

In Jacksonville Monday to unveil his latest endorsement from the National Federation of Independent Businesses, Gov. Rick Scott had to answer for President Donald Trump‘s performance in a summit meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Gov. Scott joined the chorus of critics, though he did not mention the President by name. “Putin is not our friend. Putin is […]

Staff ReportsJuly 16, 2018

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson is calling on Congress “to enact additional economic sanctions on Russia for their interference in the 2016 elections, and even suggested freezing the bank accounts of some of Russia’s most senior leaders,” according to a Monday press release. “I hope we’re going to come together quickly, in a bipartisan way, to […]

Tag: Russia

Blake Dowling: We can’t stop election meddling, but we can put up a fight

James Grant: For the good of America, let Robert Mueller get to the truth

Bill Nelson ‘died three years ago,’ Roger Stone quips to Palm Beach Trump supporters

‘Russian Ron’ DeSantis? Florida Dems question loyalties in new ad

Bill Nelson draws ethics complaint for Russian election hack talk

Feds rebuke Bill Nelson’s assertions of current Florida elections breach

Marco Rubio defends FBI, calls Helsinki walkback necessary

Rick Scott: ‘I disagree with the president’ on Vladimir Putin

Bill Nelson says Rick Scott didn’t stand up to Donald Trump on Russia

Bill Nelson wants to put the ‘freeze’ on Russia