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Mitch PerryJune 15, 2017

President Donald Trump is nominating Sharon Day, a former Republican National Committee co-chair from Fort Lauderdale, to be his ambassador to Costa Rica. Day recently stepped down from her role at the RNC, a position she held since 2011. She’s served on the Executive Committee of the Broward County Republican Party since 1994, and in 1996 was […]

Mitch PerryApril 30, 2017

President Donald Trump has offered Republican Party of Florida National Committeewoman Sharon Day an as-yet-unannounced role in his administration. Day, who has been with the Florida GOP since 2004, said she would provide more information about the job “at a later date.” “I have been offered a position within the White House administration,” Day told the audience at the […]

Associated PressDecember 18, 2016

Florida’s electors will meet in the state Capitol Monday to cast their votes for president, after voters in the state chose Donald Trump. Don’t expect any surprises. The people picked to cast Florida’s votes in the Electoral College are among the most faithful Florida Republicans, and it’s extremely unlikely any will be swayed by the tens of thousands of […]

Bob SparksNovember 14, 2016

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Plenty of congratulations are going out to the Donald Trump campaign, which is well-deserved. Others unhappy with the outcome are expressing other sentiments. Several pundits are in the process of analyzing and pronouncing “winners and losers.” In Florida, the lists on both sides are long, but not necessarily complete. The Tampa Bay Times’ Adam Smith correctly mentions Trump’s Florida […]

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 […]

Scott PowersAugust 3, 2016

In Donald Trump’s return to Central Florida after officially winning the Republican presidential nomination, his message and thunderous appeal are still all about the wall. They’re still about America’s diplomatic and trade deals destroying America, and “crooked Hillary,” and incompetent Washington leaders, and lying media, and his promises to fix everything. And they’re still about Megyn Kelly’s blood. In […]

Bill RuftyJune 8, 2016

The Florida Federation of Republican Women will officially endorse Donald Trump for president during Trump’s rally at the Tampa Convention Center at 11 a.m. Saturday. “I have been asked to speak, and that is when I will announce our support,” said Dena DeCamp, president of the Florida Federation and a Republican National Convention delegate pledged […]

Scott PowersJanuary 22, 2016

The conservative civil rights group Congress of Racial Equality is planning a national convention in Orlando this June, highlighted in a Republican Party of Florida forum seeking ways to attract more minority members. CORE has what the Republican Party of Florida wants, a large constituency not just of conservative blacks, but also Asians, Hispanics, and other […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 25, 2015

The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) on Friday approved a plan for candidates running in the state’s presidential preference primary that doesn’t require them to pay homage to the party faithful. The state’s GOP executive committee voted 35-1 to adopt a rule that gives candidates options to get on the ballot, instead of making them show up to November’s […]

Bob SparksSeptember 17, 2015

The second GOP debate is history. In a few days, polls will tell us who did well, or not so well, in the minds of voters. The final debate is set for Florida on March 10, just five days before the Florida Primary (although early voting begins March 5). It is impossible to predict how […]

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Sharon Day nominated to serve as U.S. ambassador to Costa Rica

Sharon Day says Donald Trump offered her a job in White House, mum on details

Dump Trump? Won’t happen when Florida electors vote

RNC’s ground game behind Donald Trump deserves more credit for Florida victory

Donald Trump and surrogates inciting mobs against the press

Donald Trump blasts Iran money deal, defends comments on Megyn Kelly’s blood

Florida Federation of Republican Women to officially endorse Donald Trump

Congress of Racial Equality summit planned for Orlando, as GOP looks toward minority outreach

RPOF adopts new ballot rule for presidential primary

Bob Sparks: Will Republican Party of Florida force presidential candidates to attend November summit?

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