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Scott PowersSeptember 4, 2018

State Rep. Mike Miller and Maria Elvira Salazar have been named “Young Guns” by the National Republican Congressional Committee, qualifying them for the committee’s highest level of Young Guns campaign support for their runs for Congress in Florida. Miller, of Winter Park, is running in Florida’s 7th Congressional District against Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy of Winter […]

Scott PowersAugust 31, 2018

Republican state Rep. Mike Miller is starting his campaign within striking distance of Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy. A new poll from St. Pete Polls taken Thursday shows Murphy with 47 percent of voter support and Miller with 46 percent, with just 7 percent undecided. Miller’s competing to unseat Murphy from her Congressional District 7 seat. The […]

Scott PowersAugust 30, 2018

The progressive Democratic grassroots group Progressive Turnout Project announced Thursday it will be backing four Florida Democratic candidates, U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy, Lauren Baer, Mary Barzee Flores, and Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, in their 2018 campaigns for Congress. Progressive Turnout Project, a Chicago-based political committee which has raised $14 million so far for this election cycle according to the Center […]

Scott PowersAugust 29, 2018

Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy is launching the first television commercial of her re-election campaign Wednesday with an ad that is largely introductory while presenting her in moderate, aisle-crossing terms. The freshman congresswoman from Winter Park easily brushed back a Democratic primary challenge Tuesday from progressive Chardo Richardson. She now is focusing on the Republican primary […]

Scott PowersAugust 28, 2018

Candidates up at dawn, waving signs on street corners, still planting campaign signs, trying to get through the day to their cheers-or-tears parties tonight. Primary Election Day. Orange County could elect a new mayor — and Jerry Demings is predicting a win — and a new chair of the Orange County School Board along with […]

Jacob OglesAugust 27, 2018

The worlds of gambling addicts and political junkies converge with futures markets like PredictIt or Iowa Electronic Markets, where the game of election prognostication gets serious. Pollsters put plenty of effort into gauging whom voters will elect, but you have to check these markets for folks with real skin in the game. Would Gwen Graham […]

Scott PowersAugust 24, 2018

The “pink wave” is coming, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham vowed Friday, as the national Democratic women’s group EMILY’s List introduced her and six endorsed congressional candidates before Tuesday’s primary elections. The seven Democratic women candidates took varying degrees of explicitly expressing gender politics during a telephone press conference sponsored by EMILY’s List Friday. However, […]

Scott PowersAugust 22, 2018

State Rep. Jason Brodeur and Seminole County Property Appraiser David Johnson both endorsed state Rep. Mike Miller in the bruising Republican primary for Florida’s 7th Congressional District, Miller’s campaign announced Wednesday. The battle between Miller, Sanford businessman Scott Sturgill and a third Republican, Vennia Francois, is for the chance to flip the district back to […]

Scott PowersAugust 21, 2018

Scott Sturgill has picked up support from the group Boots on the Ground Bikers for Trump in his quest to be elected to Congress in Florida’s 7th Congressional District. The endorsement, announced Tuesday morning by Sturgill’s campaign, comes a week out from a contentious Republican primary battle with state Rep. Mike Miller of Winter Park, […]

Scott PowersAugust 21, 2018

State Rep. Mike Miller has a solid lead over rival Scott Sturgill and another Republican heading into the Aug. 28 primary to run in Florida’s 7th Congressional District, a new poll shows. The St. Pete Polls survey shows Miller atop that field with 42 percent support, compared with 26 percent for Sturgill and 8 percent […]

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Mike Miller, Maria Elvira Salazar named NRCC ‘Young Guns’

Mike Miller starts CD 7 campaign in striking distance of Stephanie Murphy

Progressive grassroots group backing four Democrats in congressional races

Stephanie Murphy launches her first commercial of general election

In Central Florida’s last minute campaigning, Jerry Demings predicting victory

Markets predict Gwen Graham, Ron DeSantis wins on Tuesday

EMILY’s List candidates: Here come women voters

Jason Brodeur and David Johnson declare, ‘I like Mike’ in CD 7 race

Bikers for Trump back Scott Sturgill

Poll: Mike Miller with strong lead in CD 7 Republican primary