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Staff ReportsJuly 20, 2018

The fallout from Helsinki still falling As the week draws to an end, President Donald Trump’s disastrous news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki still rates as the top concern for the media and most Democrats. Some Republicans also criticized the president for clearly accepting Putin’s denial over his own intelligence team, who said Russia had […]

Staff ReportsJuly 17, 2018

Q2 fundraising shaping congressional races Most of the campaign finance reports for the second quarter are in. While it will take some time for the Federal Elections Commission to compile and make all of them public, some interesting results are known. The numbers show that most of the races under the microscope earlier this year […]

Staff ReportsJuly 13, 2018

Nelson has work to do with Hispanic voters It is still a bit too early for Florida voters to engage in the 2018 midterm elections fully, but the results of recent polls indicate Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson should have taken that step long ago. The polls indicate Nelson has more work to do among Hispanic voters, a […]

Staff ReportsJuly 10, 2018

Supreme Court fight will lead to strife among some Democrats The political world can exhale now. President Donald Trump has made his choice for the United States Supreme Court. Once Appeals Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh was named, the reactions began to pour in from both sides. Trump described Kavanaugh as an “originalist” in the mold of “the late, […]

Staff ReportsJuly 3, 2018

Money already starting to flow into Supreme Court nomination process The political world has had almost a week to absorb the news of Justice Anthony Kennedy’s impending retirement. Predictions of heavy-handed politics surrounding the confirmation of his successor are already coming true. The spigot of money aimed at influencing the electorate has begun to flow just […]

Staff ReportsJune 29, 2018

Kennedy retirement sets stage for epic confirmation fight As expected, the Supreme Court ended the week, and its term, with a bang. They handed down decisions that favored anti-abortion services providers, upheld President Donald Trump’s so-called travel ban, and kneecapped public employee and teachers’ unions, If progressives and Democrats thought that was bad, the announcement of Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement […]

Staff ReportsJune 26, 2018

CBS poll holds some good news for GOP Voters or candidates should not be overly concerned or excited over the results of one poll. In competitive races, one side is up and one side is down. For example, the most recent CBS News poll shows Republican Gov. Rick Scott with a five-point lead over Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson (see below) among […]

Staff ReportsJune 22, 2018

Immigration issue could decide control of Congress In Washington, an issue that is hot one day, often cools the next, then disappears — at least until another day. That is not the case with the issue surrounding the separation of children from adults crossing the border illegally. Earlier in the week, the typical political one-upmanship […]

Staff ReportsJune 19, 2018

Family separation policy roils Capitol Hill Sometimes an issue can take hold and dominate to the point of blocking the sun on others. While the Department of Justice Inspector General’s report was still sinking in and FBI Director Christopher Wray, joined by Inspector General Michael Horowitz, testifying on Capitol Hill, separating children of illegal immigrants at the border grabbed […]

Staff ReportsJune 15, 2018

Trump proves he calls the shots for GOP It is now official. President Donald Trump is the leader of the Republican Party. Perhaps those who cannot bring themselves to admit that reality, perhaps they can dissociate themselves from the GOP and just use the generic term “Trump’s party.” Either way, the 45th president is calling […]

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