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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 31, 2016

Challenge, accepted? On Wednesday, Sen. Marco Rubio challenged Rep. Patrick Murphy to six media-sponsored live debates before Election Day. In a letter to Murphy, Rubio said Floridians deserved to hear from both candidates. Rubio easily won his primary Tuesday, receiving 72 percent of the vote. He’ll face Murphy — who beat Alan Grayson with 49 […]

Scott PowersAugust 30, 2016

Libertarians have rejected goat-blood-drinking, LSD-dropping, neo-nationalist candidate Augustus Sol Invictus of Orlando and picked Paul Stanton of Deland to be their nominee this year for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat. Stanton beat Invictus 74 percent to 26 percent in Tuesday’s Libertarian Party primary for the U.S. Senate. Stanton, a computer programmer and “pro-peace” Army veteran, entered the […]

Guest AuthorAugust 30, 2016

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I’m going to say a few things in here that folks in the political arena know to be true, but that they refuse to say publicly. Our country is miserably off track; this is something that all but the far left agree on. I personally came to the point where I felt a responsibility to […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 30, 2016

Sen. Marco Rubio cleared the first hurdle to re-election Tuesday. The Miami Republican easily defeated Carlos Beruff, a Manatee County homebuilder, in the Republican U.S. Senate primary. According to preliminary election results, Rubio received 71 percent of the vote. Beruff received 19 percent. “Marco has lived the American dream and will never stop working to […]

Tamara LushAugust 30, 2016

He’s been Florida’s Republican governor, was considered a potential vice presidential candidate and almost became a U.S. Senator. But Charlie Crist is aiming a bit lower for his political comeback in 2016, running for the U.S. House after switching his party to Democrat. The always smiling, always suntanned Crist is running against U.S. Rep. David […]

Associated PressAugust 29, 2016

Republican Sen. Marco Rubio and Democratic Congressman Patrick Murphy are campaigning as if Tuesday’s primary was already over and they won their parties’ nominations for U.S. Senate. And it may be for good reason. Rubio’s main challenger, Carlos Beruff, appeared to throw in the towel, essentially shutting down the campaign he’d sunk $8 million of […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 29, 2016

Marco Rubio looked to define his opponent Monday, telling Southwest Florida voters there will be a clear contrast come Election Day. “The Democrats will have a primary tomorrow, and we’ll see who their choice is,” said Rubio during a stop at the Cape Coral Military Museum. “I can tell you who the Democratic choice is […]

Staff ReportsAugust 28, 2016

The primary is Tuesday, but if the polls are any indication, the U.S. Senate primaries may already be over. Polls released this week showed Democrat Patrick Murphy and Republican Marco Rubio were blowing their opponents out of the water. Both are leading their opponents by double-digits, and both men appear to be focused primarily on […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 24, 2016

Marco Rubio is focused on November. The Miami Republican made no mention of his Aug. 30 primary challenger during an event in Fort Myers Wednesday. Instead, he rallied supporters and told them to make sure to get out to vote for him — and other Republican candidates — in November. “This election is incredibly important. […]

Phil AmmannAugust 21, 2016

Democratic Congressman Patrick Murphy received another financial bump to his U.S. Senate campaign this week in the form of a million-dollar check from his father to a Senate super PAC. The Hill reports Florida homebuilder Thomas Murphy gave $1 million to the Senate Majority PAC, the largest donation the Harry Reid-linked committee received in July. The […]

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Marco Rubio challenges Patrick Murphy to six televised debates

Paul Stanton ousts Augustus Sol Invictus from Libertarian Senate primary

Carlos Beruff: Why I ran for the U.S. Senate

Marco Rubio defeats Carlos Beruff in Senate primary

Charlie Crist aims low for political comeback, running for U.S. House

Marco Rubio, Patrick Murphy look confident before Florida’s Senate primary

Marco Rubio makes final swing through Florida ahead of primary

Polling recap: U.S. Senate primaries are anything but close races

Marco Rubio turns his attention to November

Patrick Murphy campaign gets million-dollar boost, as father cuts check to Senate super PAC