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Peter SchorschMarch 10, 2016

This week, the race to replace Patrick Murphy saw a little back-and-forth between the two Democratic candidates, Jonathan Chane and Randy Perkins. Chane opened the round with an endorsement from Wendy Davis. And while you are forgiven if that name doesn’t ring a bell (she’s a former state Senator from Texas who earned her 15 […]

Scott PowersMarch 3, 2016

The fallout continues over President Barack Obama‘s endorsement of U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy in the Democrats’ race for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat. On Wednesday Murphy announced he had received the endorsements of Obama and Vice President Joe Biden. Murphy is one of only two Democrats the president has endorsed in contested U.S. Senate primary races […]

Peter SchorschMarch 2, 2016

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President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden announced their endorsement of Congressman Patrick Murphy for U.S. Senate Wednesday, Murphy’s campaign announced. The endorsements bring the biggest possible names into the hotly-contested race for the Democratic nomination for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat between Murphy, of Jupiter, and U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson or Orlando. And it comes […]

Scott PowersMarch 1, 2016

Democrat U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson and Republican U.S. Rep. David Jolly declared themselves front-runners Tuesday for their parties’ nominations for Florida’s U.S. Senate and announced they would hold a series of two-man debates. The pair, who have led the past couple of public opinion polls, dismissed the notion that both are in relatively tight races for […]

Tag: U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy

In CD 18, Randy Perkins wins the latest round of the invisible primary

Patrick Murphy blasts Alan Grayson campaign’s blast of Barack Obama endorsement

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden endorse Patrick Murphy for U.S. Senate

Alan Grayson, David Jolly declare themselves frontrunners in Senate races, announce debates