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Scott PowersSeptember 26, 2016

Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio announced a new coalition Monday of more than 270 supporting Puerto Ricans in Florida with the vast majority living in Central Florida. The coalition’s list of members includes Democrats and independents as well as Republicans of Puerto Rican descent, all pledging to tout Rubio’s efforts on Social Security, Medicare, fighting […]

Scott PowersSeptember 15, 2016

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is introducing another bill aimed at preventing suspected terrorists from buying weapons, this time with a 10-year look-back provision on anyone who had previously been investigated. The bill, dubbed the Terror Intelligence Improvement Act, would require federal agencies to coordinate efforts so anyone investigated for terrorism by any federal agency in the […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 14, 2016

Patrick Murphy has a message for Marco Rubio: “Florida’s just not that into you.” To prove his point, Murphy, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, sent supporters an email citing a new survey where, out of 100 senators, Rubio ranks as fifth-least-popular in the nation. The poll, released Wednesday by digital media research firm Morning […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 12, 2016

Patrick Murphy and Marco Rubio announced Monday they would debate three times and participate in a separate campaign forum, bringing an end to speculation Murphy was reluctant to engage in debates with the GOP Senate incumbent. However, there’s still a dispute about how many events they will actually have, because Rubio says two of the events have ties to Murphy supporters. […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 7, 2016

Sen. Marco Rubio leads Rep. Patrick Murphy, but the race for U.S. Senate remains close. A Public Policy Polling survey released Wednesday found 40 percent of likely Florida voters said they were backing Rubio, while 37 percent picked Murphy. Ten percent of respondents backed Libertarian Paul Stanton, while 13 percent said they were still undecided. […]

Scott PowersSeptember 7, 2016

What if you were playing Marco Polo and the other kid snuck away and disappeared? U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy is hitting U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio for his record of not being there in the first U.S. Senate campaign TV commercial of the fall season. The 30-second spot, “Polo,” is almost equal parts criticism of Republican Rubio for […]

Scott PowersAugust 31, 2016

Don’t expect U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson to offer any support to fellow Democratic U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy in what is likely to be a brutal U.S. Senate contest with Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio. “Absolutely not,” Grayson told FloridaPolitics.com Wednesday, before accusing Murphy of running “possibly the dirtiest campaign that Florida has ever seen” and […]

Scott PowersAugust 30, 2016

Florida’s Democrats Tuesday picked U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy’s youth, moderate politics and well-oiled campaign machine to battle with U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat this fall. Murphy, 33, of Palm Beach Gardens, crushed U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson of Orlando and lawyer Pam Keith of Miami in what had been a cutthroat primary […]

Tom JacksonAugust 30, 2016

The impression I get is people have the wrong idea about primary elections. To apply a sports analogy, people — I’d call them voters, except they’re plainly not — think of primaries as the exhibition season. This is not without solid foundation. I mean, they do sort of look like the preseason. Starry-eyed unknowns hoping […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 28, 2016

Marco Rubio is making a final push to the primary. Rubio will meet with activists and volunteers to rally support ahead of Tuesday’s primary. “I look forward to meeting with supporters throughout the state of Florida on Monday,” said Rubio in a statement. “The final days leading up to the primary are the most crucial […]

Tag: U.S. Senate race

Marco Rubio announces ‘Puerto Ricans For Marco’ coalition in U.S. Senate race

Marco Rubio introducing bill to stop gun purchases by suspected terrorists

Patrick Murphy to Marco Rubio: ‘Florida’s just not that into you’

Patrick Murphy to debate Marco Rubio two times before Nov 8 election

New poll shows Marco Rubio at 40%, Patrick Murphy at 37%

Patrick Murphy ‘Marco Polo’ ad hits Marco Rubio’s attendance

Alan and Dena Grayson blame losses on ‘sewer money,’ don’t rule out political comebacks

Patrick Murphy easily wins Democratic nod for U.S. Senate race

Tom Jackson: Maybe if we thought of primaries as playoffs …

Marco Rubio schedules four-city campaign swing ahead of primary