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Many readers of this blog live and breathe politics. And now, thanks to a new app, you can eat and purchase and decorate your home that way, too. Or, if you were already disgruntled with how polarized society has become and want to complain about yet another example of politics-infecting-what-is-otherwise-neutral-ground… this app will enable you to do that too. It’s called “BuyPartisan” and offers consumers data on the political orientations and contributions of corporations. The app developer, Matthew Colbert, figured…

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Former state Rep. Brad Drake reported more than $61,000 in the final reporting period of the House District 5 Republican primary, which covers parts of Bay, Walton, Holmes, Jackson, and Washington counties. During Aug. 9-21, Drake brought his total to $381,299 — spending $13,187 for a total of $319,250 in expenditures — to go into Tuesday’s primary with more than $62,000 cash on hand. The Walton County Republican’s solid fundraising prowess resulted in raising twice that of Jan Hooks, Drake’s…

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Seemingly unrestrained amounts of campaign cash are the hallmark of the House District 15 battle between Jacksonville attorney Paul Renner and business executive Jay Fant. HD 15 has become not only one of the most acrimonious state House races — with influence of outside sources abandoning any semblance of a “clean campaign” –  but also the most expensive. As for issues, the Jacksonville Business Journal noted little daylight between Fant and Renner, but that has not stopped either candidate from throwing…

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Tampa attorney Sean Shaw ended his Democratic primary campaign in House District 61 with another $21,270 during the final 13-day reporting period, according to the state Division of Elections. Shaw, son of retired Florida Supreme Court Justice Leander J. Shaw Jr., brought his total to $224,217 overall. After spending just under $13,111 for a total of just under $200K in expenditures, Shaw has $24,471 cash-on-hand. Shaw faces fellow Democrats Tatiana Denson, Sharon Carter and Ed Narain in the race to…

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Chris Sprowls finished the primary season well ahead of all comers in fundraising for the House District 65 race against incumbent Democrat Rep. Carl “Z” Zimmerman. The Tarpon Springs Republican added another $12,665 from Aug. 9-21 for an overall total of $206,716. According to the most recent reporting from the state Division of Elections Sprowls spent $14,358 in the 13-day reporting period for nearly $192,331 in total expenditures to date. That leaves him with $16,386 cash on hand. At the…

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Gov. Rick Scott scrambled to hide thousands in campaign contributions received from Duke Energy, while failing to protect Floridians from paying for Duke’s disastrous energy projects, according to a new digital ad from NextGen Climate. On Monday, NextGen Climate Florida, the local arm of the environmental PAC founded by billionaire liberal Tom Steyer, released “Hiding,” a new television ad called which blasts the Republican incumbent for making false claims about campaign contributions received by the energy giant. At the same…

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Business executive Jay Trumbull is ending his primary campaign on a high note by posting more than $33,000 in the final reporting period of the Aug. 26 GOP primary for House District 6. With $33,350 raised from Aug. 9-21, the Panama City Republican’s now stands at $236,970; after a huge media spend of more than $100,000 in 13 days, he has $20,480 left on-hand. Trumbull’s performance far outpaced all other contenders in the race to replace term-limited Rep. Jimmy Patronis…

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