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Self-proclaimed ‘taxpayer hero’ Ron DeSantis carries most debt in Florida’s U.S. Senate race

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For Ron DeSantis, fixing the national debt is a cornerstone of his U.S. Senate campaign, as his rhetoric reflects. The North Florida Republican has even gone so far as to decline his congressional pension after taking office. Nevertheless, boasting a reputation as a “leading fiscal conservative in the House,” DeSantis doesn’t quite walk the same walk in his own campaign. As he frequently rails against the national debt, comparing a recent budget deal to “giving a shopaholic an unlimited credit card,”…

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Male booty calls shock politician when he trolls for votes on Tinder

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Tinder is a great place to hook-up, allegedly. But it’s definitely not the right place to run a political campaign. One hopeful politician in Hawaii learned that the hard way. Greggor Ilagan, a County Councilman in Hawaii, decided to try his hand at some creative campaigning for a state senate seat by using the mobile dating app. He figured the “swipe right” system provided to allow users to communicate in Tinder would give him the ability to engage potential voters…

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Terry Krassner raises $15,000 for Pinellas School Board campaign

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The campaign finance reports aren’t in yet, but Pinellas school board candidate Terry Krassner tells supporters in her latest campaign note that she has already raised $15,000 from more than 100 individual contributors. That’s a lot of money in a short amount of time, and a sign of a well-connected, well-oiled machine. Krassner, a retired principal and daughter of former board member Lee Benjamin, is running for the at-large, District 2 seat being vacated by Nina Hayden. At this point, there is one…

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‘Only an act of God could save Charlie Crist’s campaign’

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For Charlie Crist, it’s all crumbled apart so quickly. In 2008, Florida’s governor was rumored to be a top contender to run with John McCain. A year ago, his poll numbers were in the stratosphere. And when he announced last May that he would give up the governor’s mansion after one term to run for the U.S. Senate, he held a 35-point advantage over his opponent for the Republican nomination, Marco Rubio. That was then. Sometime over the winter, Rubio,…

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‘Only an act of God could save Charlie Crist’s campaign’

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For Charlie Crist, it’s all crumbled apart so quickly. In 2008, Florida’s governor was rumored to be a top contender to run with John McCain. A year ago, his poll numbers were in the stratosphere. And when he announced last May that he would give up the governor’s mansion after one term to run for the U.S. Senate, he held a 35-point advantage over his opponent for the Republican nomination, Marco Rubio. That was then. Sometime over the winter, Rubio,…

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Video: Marco Rubio credits blogosphere for success of his campaign

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Democratic consultants seek $72K to run campaign for Pinellas County Commission

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A proposal to an undisclosed propsective candidate by Democratic political consultants Ian O’Hara and Matthew Snyder of Realization Management seeks an astounding $72,000 in fees to manage a campaign for the Pinellas County Commission. O’Hara and Snyder’s proposal is outlined in a series of e-mails and documents provided to me by an anonymous source. I’m not sure who O’Hara and Snyder drafted the proposal for. What is clear is that O’Hara and Snyder think awfully high of their talents. Their…

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