As has so often been the case in recent presidential elections, all eyes are on Florida as the nation chooses the 45th president on Tuesday. But there’s more than the presidency on the line in the Sunshine State.
With the presidential election looming on Tuesday, Sunshine State News caught up with Trish Regan, an anchor and markets reporter with the Fox Business Network.
In the final days of the presidential election, Florida, once again, dominates the national spotlight. Donald Trump needs to carry the Sunshine State to beat Hillary Clinton which is why the campaigns are dispatching the candidates and their top surrogates to Florida as the clock ticks down to election day. Polls show a close contest with, as of Friday morning, Republicans clinging to an early lead in early voting.
Even though he is not backing Donald Trump’s presidential bid, U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney, R-Fla., is reeling in the support of some top Republicans while his Democratic opponent insists he’s not representing his district.
With the presidential election in its final days and Game Seven of the World Series looming that evening, it was easy to ignore Ken Babby announcing on Wednesday the Jacksonville Suns would change their name to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp.
Even with the elections looming next week, two South Florida congresswomen spent the past weekend in Haiti as that island nation recovers from Hurricane Matthew.
During his sixteen years in Congress, U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw, R-Fla., focused much of his efforts in maintaining and expanding the roles of the various Navy stations on the First Coast. Opting against running for another term this year, Crenshaw, who sits on the U.S. House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, announced one final success on that front this week.
Despite not making a third try for the White House this year, Joe Biden might not be done quite yet with holding office--which is often par for the course with vice presidents who don’t end up holding the top job.
Most of America’s vice presidents have been cheerfully forgotten, thanks in part to dismissive quotes from some of the men who have held the office. Throughout the nineteenth century and the start of the twentieth century, important politicians turned down the job while non-controversial third stringers filled the job. After getting paired with obscure upstate New York Congressman William Wheeler in 1876, Republican presidential candidate Rutherford B. Hayes wrote “I am ashamed to say: Who is Wheeler?" That was par for the course for most of American history as lesser lights like George M. Dallas, Levi Morton and “Sunny” Jim Sherman held the post.
Hillary Clinton is turning to a familiar figure from the national political stage to help boost her chances in Florida--even if her new ally isn’t always a reliable one for Democrats.
