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Democrats throughout Florida call on GOP opponents to denounce #TrumpTapes vulgar comments

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A newly released videotape showing Donald Trump making crude comments about a married woman he tried to seduce is sending shock waves throughout Florida politics. “I’ve said some foolish things,” the Republican presidential nominee said overnight Friday in a taped apology posted on Facebook. “But there’s a big difference between the words and actions of other people. Bill Clinton has actually abused women.” But Florida Democratic candidates statewide are not letting Trump off the hook so easily. Nearly all of them are…

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As national Democrats pull ads, new Associated Industries poll shows Patrick Murphy trailing Marco Rubio by eight

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Rep. Patrick Murphy remains unknown, and that could be problematic for Democrats hoping to unseat Sen. Marco Rubio come Election Day. A new tracking poll from conservative-leaning Associated Industries of Florida showed 51 percent of likely Florida general election voter said they either had no opinion or had never heard of Murphy. The numbers might be troubling, but the survey suggests Murphy faces a significant hurdle in Democratic leaning South Florida. In the Miami-Fort Lauderdale region, 22 percent of likely…

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Florida Hispanic voters give Hillary Clinton 24 point lead, Marco Rubio 9 points

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Florida’s Hispanic voters are solidly behind Hillary Clinton, especially non-Republican voters, and less solidly behind Florida’s Hispanic Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, according to a new poll conducted by Associated Industries of Florida. The survey of 600 likely Hispanic voters — with 53 percent of them interviewed in Spanish — gives Clinton, Rubio, and his Democratic challenger U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy strongly favorable indexes and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump a strong unfavorable index. Overall, 54 percent of Hispanic voters are ready…

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Charlie Crist leading David Jolly 50%-39%, new poll shows

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According to a new poll commissioned by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), Charlie Crist is leading David Jolly in Florida’s 13th Congressional District, 50 percent to 39 percent, with 11 percent undecided. According to the pollsters, Jolly’s favorability ratings have shrunk by nine percentage points over the past month. The new survey has him at 41 percent favorable/27 percent unfavorable, a plus-14 percent rating. Back in August, the GOP incumbent had a plus-23 percent favorable rating, with 46 percent favorable/23 percent…

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Marco Rubio at 48%, Patrick Murphy at 44% in new Quinnipiac University poll

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The race for the U.S. Senate is close, with just four percentage points separating Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Patrick Murphy. A new Quinnipiac University poll found Rubio has a slight edge over Murphy, with 48 percent of voters backing the Miami Republican. The survey found 44 percent of respondents said they were supporting Murphy. “Sen. Marco Rubio has led in the polls for re-election since he changed his mind and decided to seek a second term,” said Peter A.…

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Marco Rubio raises $9.6M in third quarter

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Sen. Marco Rubio raised $9.6 million in the third quarter of 2016, which ended Sept. 30. The donations, according to the campaign, include nearly $9 million for his re-election campaign and about $600,000 toward the “Rubio Victory Committee.” “I’m extremely encouraged to see an outpouring of donations from all over the state and I look forward to continuing to work hard to earn votes across Florida as we approach the election,” Rubio said in a statement thanking voters for their…

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AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka, activists call Marco Rubio to sign Social Security pledge in Tampa

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AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka was in Tampa Tuesday, where he participated in a rally outside the Westshore district offices of Marco Rubio, calling on the Florida senator to sign a pledge to protect Social Security. “Look, Marco isn’t upstairs in his office today because he doesn’t show up very often,” Trumka began his remarks while standing before a podium placed on a narrow strip of sidewalk on West Kennedy Boulevard. Security officials demanded protesters stand there, as far away as possible from the building…

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