In this presidential cycle, voters in both parties, to the surprise of the punditocracy, are rejecting experienced political leaders. They're willfully suspending disbelief in challengers who would have been considered laughable in earlier years.
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A key senator wants Gov. Rick Scott's office to tone down how it has publicly pushed for more economic-development money, as lawmakers seek to revamp the state's business-incentives program.
Sen. Jack Latvala, R-Clearwater, got an apology Wednesday from Bill Johnson, Scott's top business recruiter, as a committee overview of Enterprise Florida led to discussions that focused heavily on a growing debate about funding for the economic-development agency.
The bottom tier of the Republican presidential field sparred in the undercard debate on Wednesday evening as they tried to break out and move up the ranks.
State representatives who gathered in Tallahassee Wednesday for the official Republican Conference designation ceremony heard Richard Corcoran, next speaker of the Florida House, talk about a grab bag of education and bread-and-butter issues, but above all, commit to limiting the influence of special interests in the Capitol.
While he is currently running for the presidency and has said he will not seek a second term in the U.S. Senate, a new poll shows U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., would have the edge on potential rivals who are largely unknown.
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., can expect a fight on his hands if Gov. Rick Scott opposes him for a fourth term in 2018, a new poll shows.
A new poll shows some of the leading Republican candidates running to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in 2016 remain unknown to GOP voters across the Sunshine State.
Less than a year to go until Florida Democrats hold their primary to choose their U.S. Senate candidate to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., many voters remain undecided, a new poll shows. Currently running for the Republican presidential nomination, Rubio has said he will not run for a second term in the Senate.
Public Policy Polling (PPP), a firm with connections to prominent Democrats, released a poll on Tuesday which shows a plurality of Democrats -- 39 percent -- in the Sunshine State remain undecided on who to back in the Senate race.
