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Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry, Ryan Ray and Jim Rosica. The race to replace Marco Rubio is now a race to unseat him. The Miami Republican announced Wednesday he is running for a second term in the U.S. Senate. The announcement came just two days before the end of the qualifying period, and instantly reshaped the Republican field. Ron DeSantis and Carlos Lopez-Cantera are out. Carlos Beruff and Todd Wilcox are staying in. And Democrats — and…

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Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry, Ryan Ray and Jim Rosica. LATEST Q-POLL: MARCO RUBIO OPENS UP LEAD OVER ALAN GRAYSON AND PATRICK MURPHY As Rubio decides whether to seek re-election, a major new Quinnipiac poll shows him with an outside-the-margin-of-error lead over both of his Democratic opponents. Rubio leads U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy 47 – 40 percent and tops U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson 48 – 40 percent.…

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Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry, Ryan Ray and Jim Rosica. QUALIFYING WEEK CONTINUES — 2002 FEDEX AIRPLANE CRASH A REMINDER WHY CANDIDATES SHOULD QUALIFY EARLY It’s unlikely candidates will need a Lear jet to qualify for office this year. Still, filing early does avoid the bad luck of unforeseen circumstances. Qualifying began noon Monday and lasts till noon Friday for an array of offices up for election in November.…

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Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry, Ryan Ray and Jim Rosica. HAPPY FATHER’S DAY WEEKEND IN FLORIDA, LOBBYING IS A FAMILY BUSINESS A joint project of Florida Politics and Tallahassee Democrat Think of it as the family business. Some of Florida’s top lobbyists do. Take Ron LaFace, Jr. He knew early on he wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps. He grew up in Tallahassee, and got to…

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Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry, Ryan Ray and Jim Rosica. THE TRANSFORMATION OF ORLANDO via Scott Powers I’m not religious enough to cite scriptural references in normal circumstances, but we all know the story of Job, and how he endured one calamity after another while his so-called friends tried to convince him to disavow his faith, yet he never did. Welcome to Orlando, where the rhetorical question,…

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Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry, Ryan Ray and Jim Rosica. THIS IS MY ORLANDO via Kelly Cohen, managing partner of the Orlando office of Southern Strategy Group Seeing the coverage on TV versus being on the ground in Orlando is candidly a surreal experience. I still remain somewhat shocked when I see images from across the globe showing support for Orlando — the vigils, the…

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Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry, Ryan Ray and Jim Rosica. BULLETIN: “On Thursday, the President will travel to Orlando, Florida to pay his respects to victims’ families, and to stand in solidarity with the community as they embark on their recovery,” said White House spokesman Josh Earnest: “We will have more information on the President’s trip in the coming days.” THE SOUL OF ORLANDO by Scott Powers of…

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