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CD 15 Democratic candidate Jim Lange finds it rough going in trying to defeat an entrenched incumbent

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(UPDATED) Lutz business consultant Jim Lange is learning the hard way why incumbent members of the House of Representatives get elected on average more than 96 percent of the time. The first-time Democratic candidate is challenging three-term incumbent Republican Dennis Ross in Florida’s 15th Congressional District, and he’s not doing all that great right now. “Overwhelmed,” “frustrating,” and “humbling” are some of the words he uses to describe life on the campaign trail as an unknown challenger with limited campaign funds against a well known incumbent.…

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Personnel note: Mayra Macias new Political Director of FDP

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Mayra Macias has returned to the Florida Democratic Party as political director. FDP Chair Allison Tant announced the hire Thursday; Macias started July 19. “Mayra’s talent and ability have played a crucial role in helping us win races across the state,” Tant said in a statement. “Her work to empower communities and build winning coalitions has been a source of inspiration and I look forward to her continued success as our political director.” Macias, 28, was previously the party’s Hispanic outreach coordinator for…

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Bob Buckhorn brings Florida Democratic delegation to their feet in morning address

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There hasn’t been much talk about Bob Buckhorn and running for governor in 2018 for awhile. That conversation might change after the Tampa Mayor brought much of the crowd who gathered at the Florida Democratic Delegation breakfast at the Marriott Hotel in Philadelphia Wednesday morning. “I might start preaching here,” the mayor said, before he dramatically wound up to tout how significant it was that Hillary Clinton was the party’s nominee and how the state needed to change its direction in 2018. “Nobody ever…

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Democrats nominate Hillary Clinton as their presidential candidate

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It came down to South Carolina, which put Hillary Clinton over the top in delegates to become the first woman nominated by a major political party in U.S. history. It happened at 6:40 p.m. Eastern Time inside the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, home of the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Yet it wasn’t recognized at the time inside the convention hall, so there was no immediate outburst from Clinton supporters. Approximately 14 minutes later it was, when Bernie Sanders took the…

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In Tallahassee, Allison Tant talks Cleveland, Mike Pence and Patrick Murphy’s A-game

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With Florida Republicans heading to their national convention in Cleveland next week and the Florida Democrats following to their convention the next week in Philadelphia, we caught up with Florida Democratic Party Chair Allison Tant. She, along with Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, opened a field office for Hillary Clinton’s campaign in downtown Tallahassee Thursday evening. What do you think about Rick Scott, Pam Bondi and Tim Tebow on the RNC stage? “It’s the folks who are most like Donald Trump.…

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Deadline for proposed Alan Grayson-Patrick Murphy debates approaches

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There’s less than two months to go before the extremely competitive Democratic primary for U.S. Senate takes place, yet no debates have officially been scheduled between the two major candidates in that race, Patrick Murphy and Alan Grayson. That may be changing though. Or maybe not. FloridaPolitics.com has learned that three NPR affiliates in the state – WUSF in Tampa, WMFE in Orlando and WLRN in Miami – are attempting to hold radio debates between the primary candidates for both the Democratic and Republican…

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Cory Booker keynotes Florida Democratic Party summer gala

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Although party unity was the theme of the Florida Democratic Party’s annual Leadership Blue Gala, bashing Donald Trump played second fiddle to remembering the tragic murders of 49 Americans in Orlando last weekend, and what might be done about it. Saturday night’s event at the Diplomat Hotel in Hollywood began with a video scroll of the names of the 49 people killed in the Pulse nightclub in Orlando a week ago, the worst mass shooting in American history. “I am so tired, and…

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