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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. […]

Peter SchorschNovember 7, 2016

If the chalk won every game and match-up, there would be no Las Vegas or Macau. There would be no March Madness. If the favorites won every time, there would be no reason to even turn on the television. We watch and love sports and gambling because the underdogs can and do win. In no-limit Texas […]

Larry GriffinNovember 6, 2016

On the eve of early voting’s end Sunday night, Congressional District 7 hopeful Stephanie Murphy, Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith of House District 49 and Pulse survivor Brandon Wolf, who also works with the Pride Fund to End Gun Violence, came together outside the Florida Coordinated Campaign office on Colonial Drive to promote the election of leaders who will […]

Scott PowersNovember 5, 2016

Is it Hillary Clinton or the whole women’s and feminist movement at the top of the Democrats’ ticket on Tuesday? A rally in Orlando Saturday – part of a statewide bus tour full of women’s movement and feminist leaders – offered the suggestion that there are such stark differences in attitudes, rhetoric, histories, and policy […]

Scott PowersNovember 4, 2016

Staking his stand for Hispanic support in Florida’s 7th Congressional District, Republican U.S. Rep. John Mica Friday released a long list of Hispanic leaders who have endorsed him, including several former leaders of Puerto Rico and several Cuban-American members of Congress. The list also includes Hispanic veterans, community activists, and business leaders, in addition to current and […]

Scott PowersNovember 3, 2016

U.S. Rep. John Mica and his Democratic opponent Stephanie Murphy now are getting showered with many tens of thousands of dollars in political action committee money heading into the final days before their showdown in Florida’s 7th Congressional District. In the past seven days, from Oct. 26 through Nov. 1, Mica’s campaign reported receiving 52 […]

Mitch PerryNovember 3, 2016

Aiming at driving black voters to the polls to vote on down-ballot races, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is now airing radio ads featuring Barack Obama and Michelle Obama in Florida’s congressional Districts 7 and 13, two districts with a significant African-American population. This DCCC radio advertising campaign begins Thursday and runs until next Monday, Nov. 7 in the Orlando and Tampa […]

Scott PowersNovember 3, 2016

U.S. Rep. Nydia Velazquez, a New York Democrat with a high profile in her native Puerto Rico, has joined Stephanie Murphy for the closing days of her campaign to help her mobilize votes in Florida’s 7th Congressional District’s sizable Puerto Rican communities. Murphy, a Democrat from Winter Park, is trying to unseat Republican incumbent U.S. […]

Scott PowersNovember 1, 2016

Despite a significant and growing population of Puerto Rican migrants, Florida’s 7th Congressional District campaigns have largely lacked the Puerto Rican flavor of those in neighboring districts — until now, with Democrat Stephanie Murphy announcing an endorsement Tuesday from Kenneth McClintock. He is a former lieutenant governor, secretary of state, and senate president of Puerto […]

Scott PowersOctober 31, 2016

President Barack Obama‘s remarkable turnaround in popularity may make him the go-to endorsement for Democrats this year and congressional candidate Stephanie Murphy is grabbing his blessing for a new TV commercial debuting in Florida’s 7th Congressional District. “To change Washington, we need a new approach. That’s why we need Stephanie Murphy. Her story could only happen in America,” […]

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John Mica rolls out list of Hispanic endorsements in CD 7

PAC money now flooding into CD 7 race

DCCC to air radio ads in CD 7 and 13 featuring Barack and Michelle Obama

Nydia Velazquez helping Stephanie Murphy with Puerto Rican vote in CD 7

Stephanie Murphy gets former Puerto Rico official Kenneth McClintock’s backing

Stephanie Murphy airing Barack Obama commercial in CD 7 race