Just two months ago political analysts agreed Democrats would win the battle for control of the U.S. Senate. The Republicans hold just a five-seat edge, and most of the 34 seats up for election or re-election are in either tossup states or states that lean to the left.

And now, less than six weeks from the election, what is the main event of the day? A fight between the GOP presidential nominee and a former Miss Universe, whom he had 20 years ago called Miss Piggy and other choice pejoratives.

Whenever a party becomes as dominant as the Republican Party has been in Tallahassee over the past two decades, divisions emerge. But there is one thing that largely unites the Florida GOP: friendliness (critics would say slavish devotion) to business interests.

There were signs of that this week, after state regulators said workers' compensation insurance rates for businesses should jump by 14.5 percent. It didn't take long for some Republicans to start calling for legislation in next year's session that might ease the strain.

Vote No on Amendment 2 is doubling down on its criticisms on an amendment to legalize medical marijuana in the Sunshine State, slamming the proposal for its lack of regulation and saying it would be dangerous for Florida.