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Allison Tant: ‘Donald Trump is the most dangerous presidential candidate in living memory’

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The chair of the Florida Democratic Party is scolding Republican candidates for supporting Donald Trump as the Republican nominee. “Donald Trump is the most dangerous presidential candidate in living memory, and every Republican U.S. Senate candidate in Florida believes he has passed the commander and chief test,” said Allison Tant in a statement. “Their willingness to turn over the most powerful military in the world to a pathological liar with poor impulse control disqualifies them from serving the people of Florida…

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Florida Democratic Party projecting 101 delegates for Hillary Clinton, 51 for Bernie Sanders so far

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With Hillary Clinton‘s near 2 to 1 victory over U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders in Florida’s presidential primary, she appears to have locked up two Florida delegates for each one going to Sanders, with more to be awarded. With 16 of the 27 congressional districts in Florida decided, the Florida Democratic Party unofficially projected late Tuesday night that Clinton had won 101 delegates and Sanders 51. Florida awards 214 delegates to the Democratic National Convention, so 62 remain up for grabs…

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Florida Democrats belittle Marco Rubio on his Florida loss

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The Florida Democratic Party would just as soon not see U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio recover easily from his Florida Republican presidential primary loss so they piled on Tuesday, calling him “Little Marco” and saying he is out of excuses. The Democrats called his loss a “profound rejection” and embarrassing, accused him of having “ambition and professional delinquency as Florida’s Part time senator.” “Florida Democrats knew that once Americans got to know Marco, they would see what those of us in…

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Florida Democratic Party releases ad bashing Marco Rubio, asking ‘I give up! Where are you?’

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The Florida Democratic Party is weighing in on the state’s Republican presidential primary, perhaps just for fun, with a new internet ad called “All Marco, No Polo,” bashing U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio for his voting record. The 30-second spot, uses almost no speaking, except for a child’s voice at a swimming pool. The child, sounding  increasingly frustrated  while playing the pool game “Marco Polo,” calls out several times, “Marco!” and then ends with expression of irritation. “I give up! Where…

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Rod Smith teases “major announcement,” could be entering SD 8 race

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Standing in front of the Alachua County Court House, former state Sen. Rod Smith teased a “major announcement” for Tuesday morning, which almost certainly will mark his entry into the race for the newly redrawn Senate District 8. The Gainesville attorney and former Florida Democratic Party chair would be the second candidate in the contest, joining Gainesville Republican Rep. Keith Perry, who announced Friday he would skip his last term in House District 21 to run for the seat. Smith has…

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FDP calls “unconscionable” Marco Rubio’s vote against wider gun background checks

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The FBI is now treating the San Bernardino shooting by a husband and wife that killed 14 and wounded 21 as an act of terrorism, a spokesman said on Friday. The announcement comes two days after the horrific attack, and a day after the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly voted down a gun control measure that would have extended FBI background checks on every firearms purchase. Four Republicans joined Democrats in supporting the measure but Marco Rubio was not one of them, a decision…

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Gwen Graham headlining tonight’s Pinellas County Kennedy-King Dinner

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The Pinellas County Democratic Executive Committee hosts their annual Kennedy-King Dinner at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater Friday, the first under the control of party chair Susan McGrath. The event’s featured speaker is North Florida congresswoman Gwen Graham, a budding star in the state party whose political future is unclear. Graham’s victory over Republican Steve Southerland in Florida’s 2nd Congressional District seat in November 2014 was one of the rare highlights for the Florida Democratic Party in what was otherwise a…

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