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Patrick Murphy works Democratic Party event to build Senate campaign

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For now, U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy is the only prominent Democrat in the race to replace Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, and he took advantage of that Saturday at a Florida Democratic Party fundraising event in which he portrayed himself as a moderate who isn’t going to please everybody all the time. Murphy spent the day racing from one event to the next, speaking to Democratic caucuses for gays, women, Hispanics, African Americans and other groups. His message was that he…

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Email insights: FDP gets creative with ‘Shady Bunch’

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A number of Republican presidential or prospective candidates in the increasingly crowded 2016 GOP presidential field will visit Walt Disney World this week – something that surely will draw attention. And that’s exactly what happened. A new email from the Florida Democratic Party blasts the entire Orlando Economic Growth Summit – presented by the always unpopular Gov. Rick Scott – with a quick turn of phrase: “The Shady Bunch.” Cute. While Scott is busy “failing to pass a budget or…

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Today on Context Florida: Long hot Florida summer, fix-it plans, semester goodbyes and the truth

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Today on Context Florida: With the special session imminently upon us, it is only a warm-up to what Peter Schorsch says will be a hot political summer in Florida. He ponders 10 questions that will shape the immediate future for the state and – in some cases – the nation, including: What does Jeb Bush’s presidential campaign roll-out look like? Can Marco Rubio remain in the top-tier of presidential candidates? Is Florida ready for Hillary? Daniel Tilson says it’s time to…

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Mark Warner and Tulsi Gabbard to headline Florida Democratic Party Leadership Blue Dinner

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The Florida Democratic Party’s biggest night of the year for fundraising — it’s Leadership Blue Dinner — is scheduled to take place next month in the South Florida city of Hollywood, and the FDP announced today that it will feature Virginia Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Warner and Hawaii U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as their keynote speakers. Warner was just re-elected to the Senate last fall, narrowly surviving a challenge from Republican Ed Gillespie. He served as governor of Virginia from 2002-2006, and then moved on…

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Florida Democrats unveil text of mailers, robocalls targeting vulnerable House Republicans

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As lobbyists and pols alike collect their collective jaws from the floor in the wake of Speaker Steve Crisafulli’s Sine Die adjournment spectacle, the Florida Democratic Party is wasting no time in making political hay out of it. The FDP told SaintPetersBlog that it is hitting vulnerable members of the majority in the GOP-dominated Florida House of Representatives with a targeted campaign of mailers and robocalls, including one aimed at state Rep. Kathleen Peters, who represents the deeply purple District 69 in…

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Democratic Party chair says its ‘completely reprehensible’ to play politics with special needs bills

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In a growing rift between the chambers, the House of Representatives has sidelined a number of special needs bills pushed by Senate President Andy Gardiner and agreed to in a joint priorities’ agenda by both chambers before the start of session. Florida Democratic Party Chair Allison Tant blasted the move in a press release saying it was completely reprehensible. Tant is a mother of a special needs child. “Some things are beyond partisan politics and political grandstanding,” Tant said in…

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Joe Saunders mulling possible comeback in House District 49

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Former Democratic state Rep. Joe Saunders is “talking to family and friends about what the future may hold” now that state Rep. Rene Plasencia — who narrowly defeated Saunders in a razor-thin contest in District 49 last November — has opted to run in a more Republican-leaning adjacent district in 2016. Saunders took to social media on Sunday and later caught up with SaintPetersBlog to address the shifting electoral landscape in Orlando. “The news that Rene Plasencia won’t seek re-election in House District 49 has given me…

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