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Scott PowersMarch 26, 2018

The National Republican Senatorial Committee is releasing a new digital ad Monday morning that warns Florida Republicans that if Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson had his way, Hillary Clinton would be president. The 30-second video replays Clinton’s “basket of deplorables” a couple different ways, and adds her recent comments, made in a speech in India, […]

Scott PowersMarch 21, 2018

If Republican Gov. Rick Scott hears the clock ticking on his decision of whether to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, it will have to wait until after he gets through the stack of bills the Florida Legislature put on his desk. At least that’s what he suggested Wednesday when asked, during a stop in […]

Scott PowersFebruary 23, 2018

Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson said the guns and schools proposal announced Friday by Republican Gov. Rick Scott has some things he supports but called Scott’s plan inadequate and said that the governor was not listening to what Floridians really want following the latest mass shooting: universal background checks and a ban on assault weapons. […]

Scott PowersDecember 28, 2017

A new poll from Gravis Marketing finds that if Orlando lawyer John Morgan gets into the Florida Governor’s race as an independent candidate, he could spoil the chances of Democrats, and might present the strongest independent challenge in memory. The poll finds that, in head-to-head matchups, leading Republican candidate Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam runs […]

Scott PowersAugust 14, 2017

Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson is being targeted in a new Spanish-language radio commercial accusing him of being soft on Cuba and for expressing admiration for former Venezuela dictator Hugo Chávez, and charging he supports murderers. The 30-second spot from the National Republican Senatorial Committee, playing in the Miami market, also contends that Nelson’s actions offer […]

Mitch PerryNovember 7, 2016

BRANDON — Although Marco Rubio is a clear favorite to win re-election to his U.S. Senate seat tomorrow night, he wasn’t doing a victory lap when he made a visit to the Hillsborough County Republican Party headquarters in Brandon Monday morning. “Two-hundred and seventy-five thousand Republicans who requested a mail ballot have not returned it […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 7, 2016

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry has been an enthusiastic supporter and friend of Sen. Marco Rubio, dating back to a time before Rubio was in the U.S. Senate. Evidence of that political symbiosis abounds in more recent memory. Rubio was a prominent backer of Curry’s mayoral bid, coming into town for a rally the day before the May […]

Staff ReportsOctober 22, 2016

The New York Times is weighing in on Florida’s U.S. Senate race. The Times encouraged Floridians to support Rep. Patrick Murphy in an editorial released Saturday. The editorial backing Murphy over Sen. Marco Rubio comes just days before in-person early voting begins in more than four dozen Florida counties. “Mr. Murphy’s positions on climate change […]

Peter SchorschOctober 22, 2016

The Patrick Murphy campaign touted a new poll Friday showing the Democratic congressman tied with Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio among Florida voters. The Opinion Savvy poll shows both candidates with 46 percent among likely voters, with 8 percent of respondents undecided. The numbers are a two point jump for Murphy compared to Opinion Savvy’s previous poll from Oct. 12. […]

Peter SchorschOctober 13, 2016

There’s only one explanation why Marco Rubio has been absent from the campaign trail lately. The Florida senator is terrified of Donald Trump. So claims a new email from the campaign of Jupiter Congressman Patrick Murphy, Rubio’s Democratic opponent for the U.S. Senate. A 20-second clip released Thursday shows the Republican presidential nominee in an […]

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Republicans go after Bill Nelson for supporting Hillary Clinton

Rick Scott: Decision on U.S. Senate race to wait behind stack of bills

Bill Nelson: Rick Scott doesn’t hear what Floridians demand on guns

Poll finds an independent John Morgan as spoiler, even contender, in Governor’s race

Senate Republicans’ Spanish ad says Bill Nelson ‘supports murderers’

Marco Rubio is confident heavy Latino turnout will help him win Senate race

Lenny Curry talks Election 2016 at Jacksonville Marco Rubio HQ

The New York Times backs Patrick Murphy for U.S. Senate

New poll shows Patrick Murphy, Marco Rubio tied after Democrat’s post-debate surge

Patrick Murphy: Marco Rubio is ‘terrified’ of Donald Trump