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New ad focuses on Hillary Clinton’s vision for America

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The Hillary Clinton campaign is beginning its closing arguments in a new ad. The Clinton campaign released a new 60-second spot Wednesday. The ad, first reported in POLITICO Playbook, is set to air in several swing states, including Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. “This is not an ordinary time and this is not an ordinary election,” the Democratic hopeful is heard saying in the advertisement. “I want to send a message to every boy and every girl, and indeed to the…

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Barack Obama featured in Spanish-language ad for Patrick Murphy

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With just three weeks until Election Day, Rep. Patrick Murphy is getting an assist from President Barack Obama. The Murphy campaign released a new Spanish-language ad Wednesday. The 30-second spot features the president speaking directly to the camera, urging Floridians to vote for Murphy. “Patrick will fight for immigration reform, better education, and higher wages. Working each day to improve our lives,” the president says in the advertisement, according to a translation. “Go out and vote for Patrick. Your vote…

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Florida Chamber: ‘Every vote counts and makes a difference’

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The Florida Chamber has a message for its members: Go vote. The statewide business advocacy organization’s employer-to-employee news and information program launched its “Let’s Get Local” campaign this week. The get-out-the-vote program is meant to encourage employees to vote in the general election. “There’s more to this election than just the top of the ticket,” said Mark Wilson, the president and CEO of the Florida Chamber of Commerce, said in a memo to the Florida Chamber’s board of directors, local…

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New poll shows Marco Rubio and Patrick Murphy running neck-and-neck in U.S. Senate race

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Florida’s U.S. Senate race is coming down to the wire. A new Quinnipiac University poll showed a dead heat between Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Patrick Murphy. According to the poll, 49 percent of Floridians said they were backing Rubio, compared to 47 percent who picked Murphy. The poll of 660 likely Florida voters was conducted from Oct. 10 through Oct. 16. It has a margin of error of 3.8 percent. The newest poll shows Murphy is gaining ground on…

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Mother of Pulse victim criticizes Marco Rubio in new Patrick Murphy ad

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The mother of one of the Pulse nightclub shooting victims is sounding off in a new advertisement for Rep. Patrick Murphy. The Murphy campaign released a new TV spot Monday, ahead of the first U.S. Senate debate between Murphy and Sen. Marco Rubio. The 30-second spot features Christine Leinonen, whose son Christopher Leinonen was killed in the June attack on the Orlando nightclub. In the ad, Leinonen criticizes Rubio for not taking action following the shooting. “He was shot nine…

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Federal judge extends Florida’s voter registration deadline to Wednesday

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A federal court judge has extended Florida’s voter registration deadline. In a court order Monday, District Court Judge Mark E. Walker directed the state’s top elections official to extend the voter registration deadline to 5 p.m. Wednesday. The one-day extension comes just one day after the Florida Democratic Party sued Gov. Rick Scott and Secretary of State Ken Detzner over the deadline. The deadline to vote was Tuesday, but Florida Democrats said the deadline should be extended because of Hurricane Matthew.…

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Marco Rubio raises $9.6M in third quarter

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Sen. Marco Rubio raised $9.6 million in the third quarter of 2016, which ended Sept. 30. The donations, according to the campaign, include nearly $9 million for his re-election campaign and about $600,000 toward the “Rubio Victory Committee.” “I’m extremely encouraged to see an outpouring of donations from all over the state and I look forward to continuing to work hard to earn votes across Florida as we approach the election,” Rubio said in a statement thanking voters for their…

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