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Scott PowersMarch 10, 2016

The Florida Democratic Party is weighing in on the state’s Republican presidential primary, perhaps just for fun, with a new internet ad called “All Marco, No Polo,” bashing U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio for his voting record. The 30-second spot, uses almost no speaking, except for a child’s voice at a swimming pool. The child, sounding […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 24, 2016

The rules of seersucker are simple. Wear a pastel tie and make sure it matches your socks. Pairing black shoes with your snazzy suit is a no-no. And definitely don’t wear it outside of seersucker season, which for some means it runs from Easter to Labor Day. The Florida Legislature is bending that last rule […]

Melissa RossFebruary 15, 2016

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The Senate campaign for U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy has blasted out an email to supporters asking for donations in the wake of the political jockeying after the passing of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. “Nobody wants to rush to politicize the passing of a public servant, but unfortunately Mitch McConnell couldn’t help himself,” reads the missive […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 12, 2016

Todd Wilcox said Republicans have a clear choice in the race to replace Sen. Marco Rubio in the U.S. Senate. They can choose from one of several career politicians running for office, or they can pick him, a first-time candidate who spent years as an entrepreneur. Wilcox made his pitch to the Women’s Republican Club […]

Brendan FarringtonFebruary 8, 2016

A wealthy Manatee County homebuilder is likely to jump into Florida’s U.S. Senate race in a move that would pit key members of Gov. Rick Scott‘s political team against Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera in the Republican primary. Carlos Beruff has gone from considering entering the race to likely to get in, said Joanna Burgos, a […]

Darryl PaulsonJanuary 21, 2016

In many respects, Sarah Palin and Donald Trump have little in common. She is a small-town girl from Alaska who hunts moose and any other creature on hooves. Trump is a big-city boy from Manhattan who hunts fortunes. While Palin has ties to conservatives and evangelicals, Trump is neither conservative nor evangelical. In the 21st […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 21, 2016

I’m two things (at least!) that Rep. Alan Grayson is not: a Patrick Murphy supporter and a Hillary Clinton supporter. So why does my name appear along his on the Clinton campaign’s list of their “Florida Leadership Team”? FloridaPolitics.com asked this very question a few months ago when the list was first released, and I […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 19, 2016

My name is David Jolly. I’m a sitting Member of Congress and the current Republican front runner to replace Marco Rubio in the United States Senate. I’m about to share with you two truths. The first truth is every Member of Congress is expected to spend more time raising money than they are solving the […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 19, 2016

David Jolly wants members of Congress, including himself, to stop begging for money and get back to work. During a press conference Tuesday morning, the Pinellas County member of Congress announced a bill he’s proposing next week in the House that would forbid federally elected officials from directly soliciting campaign contributions. That includes not only […]

Scott PowersJanuary 18, 2016

Libertarian U.S. Senate candidate Augustus Sol Invictus — the Orlando lawyer who admitted sacrificing a goat and drinking its blood as part of a Pagan ritual — is now promising to release two years of “LSD journals.” Invictus posted a tweet on Twitter Monday stating, “I am pleased to announce that I will be publishing two years’ worth of LSD […]

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Florida Democratic Party releases ad bashing Marco Rubio, asking ‘I give up! Where are you?’

Screw the calendar and wear your seersucker

Patrick Murphy fundraises off Mitch McConnell’s “blatant political obstruction” after Antonin Scalia’s death

Todd Wilcox looks to woo Republican voters during Naples stop

Wealthy Bradenton homebuilder Carlos Beruff now likely to enter Florida GOP Senate race

Darryl Paulson: Will the Sarah Palin endorsement of Donald Trump matter?

Ben Pollara: Why won’t Alan Grayson just endorse someone for president?

David Jolly: Peeling back the curtain

David Jolly not flinching at pushback to his fundraising ban idea

Libertarian Augustus Invictus promises to publish “LSD journals”