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Much as it has been for months, Florida’s gubernatorial race remains locked in a virtual tie, according to a new statewide poll released Monday from StPetePolls. It’s important to note that this may be one, if not the, most comprehensive polls of the governor’s race. It includes a mix of both robo-calls and email polling. The poll has also been rebalanced to reflect the three percent partisan advantage most forecasters give to the GOP. Republican Rick Scott holds a one-point lead…

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Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. Today’s Rise and Shine Fact-iversary is brought to you by Sachs Media Group, the firm best known for smart, strong and strategic counsel across the diverse and ever-changing media landscape: It was a magical day on this date in 1995, when Walt Disney World in Orlando welcomed its 500 millionth guest. At the time that seemed like an astonishing number, but it was only just the beginning. The park, which…

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On Meet the Press, host Chuck Todd grossly misframed the state of Florida’s gubernatorial race by displaying and reporting about a poll that was only a snapshot of a single Florida House district, not a statewide survey. Discussing the impact of independent and third-party candidates, Todd stood before a screen with a graphic showing Democrat Charlie Crist at 45%, Republican Rick Scott at 37%, and Libertarian Adrian Wyllie at 14%. The graphic attributed the poll to an October 6-7 survey…

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Some 54 years after stealing several newspaper racks, a U.S. Navy veteran has sent a letter of apology and a check for $200 to The Ledger of Lakeland, Florida. Bernard Schermerhorn says he’s followed the rules for most of his 73 years, but caved to peer pressure as a teenager and went along with a friend’s scheme to steal several racks from The Ledger. In a Sept. 30 letter to the newspaper, Schermerhorn says they took a handful of change…

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Ten days ago Oregon, Alabama, Oklahoma and Texas A&M were all undefeated and were ranked among the top 6 college football teams in the country. That was ten days ago. Ten days ago, we learned of the first case of Ebola in the U.S. We now know a whole lot more about the spread of this horrific disease. And ten days ago, the race between Rick Scott and Charlie Crist was a different animal. In fact, ten days ago the…

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The Associated Industries of Florida (AIF) today held its 5th Annual Florida Water Forum, where Florida lawmakers, business leaders and environmental experts gathered to address critical issues related to Florida’s water crisis and held discussions regarding agricultural water supply, permitting, alternative water supply projects, Numeric Nutrient Criteria, Everglades legislation, and the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rules relating to the Waters of the United States, as well as a preview into the 2015 Legislative Session. “This year’s 5th Annual Florida Water Forum brought together lawmakers,…

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Republican Gov. Rick Scott and Republican-turned-Democrat former Gov. Charlie Crist are preparing meet in the first of three debates. This first showdown is basically the Winter Olympics of gubernatorial debates. It is being produced by a non-English speaking network. It will be shown on tape delay. The first interpretations of what happens will come through the eyes of jaded reporters. And few people actually care who wins the debate. They just want to see someone slip on the ice. Yeah, Scott…

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