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It’s hard out there for a Trump … but not so much in Ocala

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  Donald Trump made it clear Wednesday it’s really hard to be Donald Trump and run for president, except when he’s in front of thousands of adoring and enthusiastic supporters like those at the Southeast Livestock Pavilion in Ocala. The conspiracy he described of those who are trying to defeat him, or best just not help him, includes the usual suspects, the campaign of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, President Barack Obama, and all the media. But Trump also tosses in the…

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Central Florida man loses hand to firework in early July 4th celebration

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Authorities say a central Florida man blew his left hand off with a firework during an early Fourth of July celebration. The Orlando Sentinel reports it happened Thursday night at a Leesburg home. The firework was attached to a wooden stake designed to be planted in the ground and had a foil-covered ball inside that explodes after launch. Witnesses told police that Brett Demascio lit the fuse, but the spark went out. He then picked up the foil-covered ball in his…

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Marlene O’Toole outpaces fundraising, but Dennis Baxley loans $100K to keep lead in SD 12

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Lady Lake Republican Rep. Marlene O’Toole was able to bring in more contributions than Rep. Dennis Baxley last month, but the Ocala Republican threw in $100,000 of his own money to further increase his lead in the Senate District 12 race. O’Toole, who filed for the seat March 2, brought in $11,150 in her first month and spent nothing, leaving her with a five-figure campaign account at month’s end. Nearly all of her contributions came from subsidiaries of Central Florida…

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Stan McClain posts strong early fundraising for House District 23 race

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Three-term Marion County Commissioner Stan McClain announced raising $31,900 in February for his bid for House District 23. McClain’s campaign calls the latest fundraising numbers a show of strong, early support in the race to replace incumbent state Rep. Dennis Baxley in 2016, who is mounting his own run for the state Senate. “We are very encouraged by the support we’ve received throughout the community,” McClain said in a statement. “Our conservative message of economic growth and fiscal responsibility is…

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Suzanne Kosmas, Alan Grayson outpace GOP rivals

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News of a Republican surge in 2010 has yet to reach GOP donors in Central Florida. The area’s two freshman Democrats, U.S. Reps. Alan Grayson of Orlando and Suzanne Kosmas of New Smyrna Beach, far outpaced their Republican opponents in the final three months of 2009 and start the year with about $940,000 (Grayson) and $834,000 (Kosmas) in their campaign coffers. The one exception is Grayson challenger Armando Gutierrez, a Republican transplant from South Florida who raised more than $200,000…

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