President Barack Obama doubled down on his support of Congressman Patrick Murphy’s Senate bid, showcasing his backing in a new TV ad. 

One thing’s pretty clear at the Republican convention in Cleveland: Tom Cotton is waiting in the wings for the future and Florida is on his mind. 

The senator from Arkansas, a Harvard law grad who enlisted in the Army and served in Iraq, has been making the rounds, meeting delegates from states that hold early presidential nomination contests including Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. This has led to buzz that Cotton intends to run for president in the near future. 

Former presidential hopeful Dr. Ben Carson is looking to stay politically active in Florida, the state he moved to after retiring from his celebrated medical career. 

Carson spoke to the Florida delegation at a breakfast event on Tuesday at the Republican convention in Cleveland. The event was hosted by state Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam who is expected to run for governor in 2018. 

Blake Burman joined the FOX Business Network (FBN) as a Washington correspondent in April 2015. But even before that, Burman was well known in Florida for his work at WBBH in Fort Myers and WSVN in Miami where he covered politics.

While Quinnipiac University released a poll on Wednesday showing Donald Trump ahead in Florida, two new polls find Hillary Clinton ahead in the Sunshine State. 

A Marist poll taken for NBC News and the Wall Street Journal released on Friday has Clinton ahead in Florida. Clinton takes 44 percent while Trump garners 37 percent. 

Next week’s Republican convention in Cleveland will have a Florida flavor as the GOP gets ready to nominate Donald Trump for president. 

By selecting Mike Pence as his running mate, Donald  Trump has once again put an Indiana politician on center stage in a presidential race and the Hoosier State could be producing yet another vice president. 

"Indiana is the mother of vice presidents; home of more second-class men than any other state,” said Thomas Marshall. Having been Woodrow Wilson’s understudy, Marshall, who served as governor of Indiana, knew of what he spoke. 

A new poll is showing Marco Rubio routing two Democratic congressmen as the GOP looks to hold onto a Senate seat in Florida. 

Quinnipiac University released a poll on Thursday morning showing Rubio ahead of Patrick Murphy 50 percent to 37 percent. Rubio also leads Alan Grayson 50 percent to 38 percent.

Peter Brown, the assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll, noted that Rubio deciding to run for a second term at the last minute, despite promising not to run again, hasn't hurt him. 

After endorsing them last month, one of the most prominent Republicans on foreign policy doubled down on his support of Florida Republicans Marco Rubio and Ron DeSantis on Wednesday. 

Questions about Hillary Clinton’s ethics have led Donald Trump to bounce back in the Sunshine State, according to a new poll from Quinnipiac University.