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So Gov. Voldemort (R. FL) is already acting like he’s officially U.S. Senator Voldemort (R. FL): x A warm welcome to the incoming class of Republican Senators. pic.twitter.com/yNcqWvX0qp — Leader McConnell (@senatemajldr) November 14, 2018 But as Vanity Fair points out, he’s trying to act like he won a recount...

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  • November 15, 2018

Received this e-mail today from Gwen Graham (D. FL): It’s official: The races for Florida governor, U.S. senator, and agriculture commissioner have gone to a recount. And we need help to make sure Democrats can find every vote that was cast. If you’re a lawyer, will you sign up to serve as a...

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  • November 13, 2018

Sheesh, Jesus Christ himself didn’t work this hard to please his dad. Republicans are frantically searching for voter fraud as the races for Florida governor and U.S. Senate continue to tighten, and now Donald Trump Jr., who by all appearances has the EEG reading of rhubarb torte, is entering the fray....

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  • November 13, 2018

Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I. VT): Tuesday night was an historic night for progressives across the country, for our political revolution and for the revitalization of American democracy. Nationally, the voter turnout was 50 percent higher than in the last midterm election and, importantly, millions...

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  • November 10, 2018

Donald Trump just threatened to use ”law enforcement” in order to get the election results he wants in Florida, regardless of his having no authority in this state matter.  Rick Scott, who just ran to his buddy Sean Hannity to declare “fraud” with no evidence whatsoever, has announced that he is working with Trump...

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  • November 9, 2018

Received this e-mail today from VoteVets: It looks like veteran Bill Nelson's election against Rick Scott in Florida is so close that it's heading to an automatic recount. He needs our help — fighting to be sure every vote is counted takes work. It takes lawyers. It takes staff. And it takes...

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  • November 8, 2018

Here’s the latest news out of Florida courtesy of UNF’s latest poll: The Public Opinion Research Lab at the University of North Florida has a new poll of likely voters that reveals Andrew Gillum in the lead for the upcoming gubernatorial election in Florida, with Ron DeSantis close behind and...

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  • October 30, 2018

I’m a Democrat, so I am prone to panic.  Yeah, redundant.  But I have been depressed lately because of multiple things going on in my personal life (health issue of a loved one for starters).  Therefore, here I am asking for some good news or lies from my Daily Kossacks...

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  • October 12, 2018

Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D. MA) in support of her colleague, U.S. Senator Bill Nelson’s (D. FL) re-election campaign: Here’s what I’ve been reminding myself this week: Don’t just get mad. Get even. Fight back. We won’t stop fighting back. At the same time, we’ve got...

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  • September 29, 2018

Some good news today out of Florida courtesy of NBC/Marist’s latest poll: Democrats are ahead in the competitive Senate and gubernatorial races in Florida, according to a new NBC News/Marist poll of this key battleground state, although their leads are within the margin of error. In Florida's Senate contest —...

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  • September 25, 2018

Here’s the latest news out of Florida: A Sept. 17 – 20 poll by the University of Florida shows Florida being Florida, with neck and neck races for governor and U.S. Senate. The live caller survey (MoE =/- 3.95 percent) shows Democrat Bill Nelson and Republican Rick Scott each with...

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  • September 24, 2018

Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D. CA) in support of her colleague, U.S. Senator Bill Nelson’s (D. FL) re-election campaign: Sen. Bill Nelson (D. FL)   Senator Bill Nelson is in trouble. Take a look: SurveyUSA | Florida Senate  Rick Scott – 46%  Bill Nelson – 44% In case you don’t...

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  • September 20, 2018

More news from the Reuters/Ispos/UVA poll out of Florida: A new poll released Wednesday shows Andrew Gillum ahead of Ron DeSantis by seven percentage points in the race for governor, while the U.S. Senate race is still in a dead heat. The poll was conducted by Thompson Reuters, Ipsos and...

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  • September 19, 2018

Here’s the latest news out of Florida courtesy of Rasmussen Reports latest poll: Incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson and retiring Republican Governor Rick Scott are in a virtual tie in the hotly contested U.S. Senate race in Florida. The first Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone and online survey of Likely Florida Voters...

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  • September 13, 2018

Some good news today out of Florida: Democrat Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum is leading Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) by 4 points in Florida’s gubernatorial race, according to a new Florida Chamber of Commerce Poll released Wednesday. Gillum leads DeSantis 47 percent to 43 percent in the statewide poll. The Democrat also leads...

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  • September 12, 2018

There’s been chatter in Florida about how the nominees for each party’s Governor might have impacts on their party’s U.S. Senate candidates and other down-ballot races. For example, U.S. Senator Bill Nelson (D. FL) sounds way more excited about having Andrew Gillum (D. FL) as his party’s nominee: In an...

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  • September 12, 2018

Here’s some more news out of Florida courtesy of Quinnipiac University’s latest poll: Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and Florida Gov. Rick Scott are locked in a 49 – 49 percent dead heat among likely voters in the U.S. Senate race in the Sunshine State, according to a Quinnipiac...

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  • September 5, 2018

The Huffington Post is filled with must read 2018 election pieces today: Josh Hawley, the Republican Senate candidate in Missouri, says he is all about making sure anybody can get health insurance, regardless of their medical status: “We need to cover pre-existing conditions,” he said earlier this summer. But Hawley,...

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  • September 3, 2018

Some good news today out of Florida courtesy of Public Policy Polling: x First post-primary poll of #FLGov via @PPPpolls via @CUlvert:@AndrewGillum 48%@RonDeSantisFL 43%#FlaPol pic.twitter.com/yCqCIPQ7Xb — Peter Schorsch (@PeterSchorschFL) August 30, 2018 Democratic consultant Christian Ulvert commissioned a robo poll by the North Carolina-based Democratic firm Public Policy Polling, which...

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  • August 30, 2018

I wrote about voting machine and election website vulnerabilities about two and a half weeks ago, and that diary generated a tremendous amount of feedback. Some of the commenters thought I was onto something, while others thought I was on something. And they were right! (To paraphrase Afroman, I was...

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  • August 13, 2018

 Because Rick Scott is that freaking awful: Gov. Rick Scott’s new U.S. Senate campaign report shows generous support from a Florida-based company with a controversial track record, the Boca-Raton based corrections giant the GEO Group. GEO operates immigrant detention facilities in Florida and Texas that are at the center of...

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  • July 27, 2018

Right now, Rick Scott and Bill Nelson are tied in the polls for a Senate seat. How this is possible after all of the horrible things Rick Scott has done to our state is beyond me.  Rick Scott is somehow always involved in the worst things going on in our nation:...

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  • June 23, 2018

Hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans have flooded Florida out of desperation in the wake of the Trump administration’s shameful response. Trump, who doesn’t even know where Puerto Rico is, not only blatantly snubbed them, but also told them they are lazy and just want hand-outs.  He would fit right...

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  • May 8, 2018

If someone told you that taxpayer money was being used to fund InfoWars, the Enquirer, or another fake news outlet, I image you’d be pretty ticked.  However, at least—for the most part—they are relatively harmless in that the only people who believe they are real are extraordinarily stupid. (Like Trump...

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  • April 28, 2018
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