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Three polls released on Tuesday find former Gov. Charlie Crist ahead of Gov. Rick Scott by narrow margins. The latest WFLA poll taken by Survey USA shows Republican Scott bouncing back against Democratic rival Crist. In last weeks WFLA poll, Crist led 46 percent while Scott took 40 percent and Libertarian Adrian Wyllie took 8 percent. In the latest WFLA poll released on Tuesday, Crist drops to 44 percent while Scott moves up to 42 percent and Wyllie falls back to 6 percent.
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Turn out for what? Rapper Lil Jon has joined forces with the Rock the Vote organization, which aims to get young voters to the poll. Lil Jon rerecorded his hit song "Turn Down for What" for Rock the Vote. The video features several other well-known celebrities such as Lena Dunham, Natasha Lyonne, Darren Criss and Whoopi Goldberg. Check it out:
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A TV ad on Tuesday showcased Florida CFO Jeff Atwater's record against fraudsters, including those who stage auto accidents. Atwater ignores his Democratic opponent William Rankin in the new ad.
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The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) released a new TV ad on Tuesday hitting Gwen Graham, the Democratic candidate challenging U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland, R-Fla., in November. The ad reminds North Florida voters that Graham worked for the presidential campaigns of former Gov. Howard Dean, D-Vt., and then-U.S. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., in the 2004 election cycle. The ad also notes U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has backed Graham financially and tries to tie the Democrat to President Barack Obamas federal health-care law.
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All Aboard Floridas plans to bring high-speed rail to Floridas east coast drew fire from medical providers, hospitals and first responders on Tuesday at a media event in Jupiter organized by Citizens Against Rail Expansion in Florida (CARE FL).
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The Florida Police Chiefs Association (FPCA) endorsed Florida CFO Jeff Atwater for another term on Tuesday, praising his record on crime issues including combating insurance fraud. In just four years, CFO Atwater has made thousands of insurance fraud arrests and has shut down more than 150 organized crime rings, said Amy Mercer, the executive director of the FPCA. He has demonstrated his strong support of Floridas law enforcement, and we are fortunate to have his leadership and commitment to our states safety. Atwater faces Democrat William Rankin in November.
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U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., announced on Tuesday that his Reclaim America PAC endorsed former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., who is running in New Hampshire against U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H.. Rubio has garnered buzz as a possible presidential hopeful in 2016, and New Hampshire is home to the first presidential primary.
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Currently chairing the Republican Governors Association (RGA), Gov. Chris Christie, R-N.J., continues to garner buzz about a presidential bid in 2016. His schedule this week will only make the buzz grow louder since he will be campaigning in two key primary states: Florida and New Hampshire. Christie will campaign with Gov. Rick Scott, R-Fla., in West Palm Beach and Miami on Wednesday.
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With buzz continuing about a presidential bid in 2016, former Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Fla., now the chairman of the Foundation for Excellence in Education, will head to Washington, D.C., next month to host the 2014 National Summit on Education Reform. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the historic Brown v. Board of Education decision, Bush said on Monday. Yet, the fight for a quality education for all students continues today. Education in America remains a system where far too many students remain stuck in failing schools.
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Florida TaxWatch released a report on Tuesday showing how the rising number of elderly prisoners adds to the budget.
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Despite a patient in Miami being diagnosed as negative after being tested for Ebola, Gov. Rick Scott, R-Fla., issued an update on Monday afternoon about Floridas efforts against the virus. We are glad to hear that the test for the Miami patient was indeed negative for Ebola and we are hopeful that further CDC and Department of Health analysis will back up this preliminary negative result later this week, Scott said. While we have no confirmed cases of Ebola in Florida, we are continuing to take every step possible to best protect our citizens and our tourists.
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The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) released a new TV spot on Monday defending Gov. Rick Scott from the attacks of former Gov. Charlie Crist, insisting the Democratic candidate only can offer attacks.
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Former Gov. Jeb Bush endorsed Bob Cortes, the Republican candidate running against state Rep. Karen Castor Dentel, D-Maitland, on Monday. Bob Cortes knows that for Floridas future success, we must have world-class schools, said Bush. Bob has shown a commitment to improving the quality of education for all Florida children through strong accountability and more parental choice, elements that are key to improving student learning.
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U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a possible Republican presidential hopeful in 2016, wrote Panama President Juan Carlos Varela on Monday, asking him to cancel an invitation to the Summit of the Americas which Panama hosts in 2015.
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The Associated Industries of Florida (AIF) announced it was backing Republicans in congressional races across the Sunshine State. In some of the most competitive elections in Florida, AIF endorsed U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland, R-Fla., over Democrat Gwen Graham, Miami-Dade School Board member Carlos Curbelo over U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia, D-Fla., and former state Rep. Carl Domino over U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla.
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