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A new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds that only 43% of Americans say President Obama is a strong leader, the lowest reading since he entered the White House. Just over half the country says his presidency has been a failure, although partisanship colors that judgment. His overall foreign policy ratings are his lowest yet in a Post-ABC News poll. A majority says the president is too cautious when it comes to international problems and specifically in dealing with Islamic State militants. His…

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“By George, I think she’s got it!” That’s more than a killer line from My Fair Lady. It is essentially George Sheldon’s response to Pam Bondi’s new ad … an ad that, BTW, looks eerily like a promo for the upcoming TV series, Gotham. Setting aside the caped crusader’s rather predictable claims of fighting crime, arresting bad guys and being against drugs; or forgetting the inexplicably odd smirk at the end, the really inexplicable part of this story is not…

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A 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: On this day in 1965, researchers at the University of Florida distributed the first batch of Gatorade to players on the UF football team. The Gator players needed something to restore energy sapped by the Florida sun. Little did they know this…

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Attorney General Pam Bondi is up with a new television ad for her re-election campaign and it’s just awesome! It features dark alleys set somewhere in Gotham, two nondescript law enforcement officers, at least six sets of police lights, and a Florida-shaped necklace charm that beams like the Dark Knight’s bat signal. The best part? How the spot closes on a Bondi smirk so wicked it’s no wonder pill mill operators have fled the state. All that’s missing from this ad is Mike…

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The Republican Governors Association released a new web video today that attempts to link the NSFW rant of Amendment 2 supporter John Morgan with his employee, Democractic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist. In a statement, the RGA said: “Charlie Crist’s campaign, in an ongoing struggle to gain traction, is putting big-time trial lawyer John Morgan on the stump. With little to say about Crist’s record, Morgan resorted to drunken obscenities to try to generate excitement about voting for the notorious political…

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I have found that as my blog has grown, and we have started to reach all areas of the state (no longer just the ‘burg), that I receive more intel from all walks of life and issues in pocket communities. Case in point, I have written some in the past about the proposed sale/lease of the Citrus County Memorial Hospital and how that is about to come in for a landing (fingers crossed). The background there is that the hospital…

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U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis announced on Monday his endorsement of GOP hopeful Chris Latvala. Latvala, son of longtime Republican state Sen. Jack Latvala, is running for House District 67, currently represented by term-limited state Rep. Ed Hooper. Bilirakis is the Republican from Florida’s 12th Congressional District, which includes much of Pasco County and parts of north Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties. “Chris Latvala will work hard to represent his constituents and do what is best for Pinellas County,” Bilirakis said in…

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