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Scott PowersJuly 21, 2016

In a modestly housed and attended town hall meeting in Orlando, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Carlos Beruff made it clear he’s still striving for that image identifying him as the outside warrior, Donald Trump/Rick Scott-style candidate. Beruff, whose chances in the Aug. 30 Republican U.S. Senate primary plummeted when incumbent U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio filed late for re-election […]

Mitch PerryJuly 20, 2016

U.S. Senate candidate Patrick Murphy has received the endorsement of Americans for Responsible Solutions,”the super PAC led by former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords and her husband, retired NASA astronaut Mark Kelly. “We really strongly believe that Congressman Murphy is the best person in this race to fight for the responsible steps that we need to help keep guns out of the hands of […]

Scott PowersJuly 13, 2016

The campaign manager for U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson on Wednesday accused Democratic U.S. Senate primary opponent U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy of eluding debates and events where the two would meet. The claim comes after a planned U.S. Senate debate set for two cable TV news stations in August was canceled, and just before another event that […]

Mitch PerryJuly 7, 2016

Patrick Murphy announced Thursday he has raised more than $2.4 million in the past three months in his campaign for U.S. Senate in Florida. And he now has more than $7.2 million cash on hand, the most of any candidate running from either party for the U.S. Senate in Florida. “I am humbled by the outpouring […]

Mitch PerryJune 27, 2016

When Marco Rubio announced last Wednesday he would re-enter the U.S. Senate race that he insisted he would never do, the Florida GOP establishment immediately embraced his return. Despite the fact that he lost all but one of Florida’s 67 counties in the state’s presidential primary in March, Rubio still outpolled the five Republicans who were at […]

Mitch PerryJune 24, 2016

Todd Wilcox is dropping out of the U.S. Senate race in Florida. Sources close to Wilcox’s decision say his withdrawal from the race is imminent and that he will support Marco Rubio for the good of the Republican Party. The former Special Forces commander and CIA veteran becomes the fourth Republican to drop out of the contest after Rubio decided to run for […]

Scott PowersJune 22, 2016

The last-week moves today by U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis to seek re-election will have the backing of a group that played a major role in getting each of them elected in the first place. The Club for Growth PAC, a conservative economics committee, had strongly backed both of them in […]

Mitch PerryJune 21, 2016

One of the weapons Omar Mateen used in his shooting spree last week in Orlando that killed 49 people was a Sig Sauer MCX rifle, which was originally designed for Special Operations Forces. Central Florida area Democratic Congressman and U.S. Senate candidate Alan Grayson says if the killer hadn’t been able to purchase that gun, the massacre at the Pulse […]

Scott PowersJune 20, 2016

Roque “Rocky” De La Fuente, a wealthy real estate, banking and car dealership businessman who was running for president out of California until March, has filed to run as a Democrat for the U.S. Senate in Florida. De La Fuente qualified to appear in the Aug. 30 Democratic U.S. Senate primary on Monday according to […]

Mitch PerryJune 20, 2016

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No word from Marco Rubio regarding his political future, but the Florida Senator is already getting grief from the campaign of one his possible Republican opponents as he decides whether or not to run for re-election to his U.S. Senate seat. Chris Hartline is the spokesman for Carlos Beruff, the Manatee County developer who says he won’t […]

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Golf ball and golf club in bag on green grass

Carlos Beruff looking for that Donald Trump/Rick Scott coattail

Mark Kelly joins Patrick Murphy in attacking Marco Rubio voting record on gun issues

Alan Grayson’s campaign accuses Patrick Murphy of avoiding debates, encounters

Patrick Murphy raises $2.4 million during second quarter for U.S. Senate campaign

Rick Scott says Marco Rubio has done a ‘good job’ as Florida’s U.S. Senator

Todd Wilcox dropping out of race for U.S. Senate

Club for Growth endorses Marco Rubio, Ron DeSantis

Alan Grayson to introduce bill that would ban assault weapons

Roque De La Fuente files as Democrat in U.S. Senate race

Email insights: Carlos Beruff asks Marco Rubio if the Senate will just be his ‘launching pad’ for future ambitions?