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PPP Florida poll gives slim lead to Hillary Clinton, 7 points to Marco Rubio

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Hillary Clinton enjoyed a slim lead over Donald Trump in a Public Policy Polling survey of Florida voters released Thursday. Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio extended his lead over Democrat Patrick Murphy in their race to seven points when respondents were asked to choose between the two and Libertarian Paul Stanton. Rubio pulled 42 percent support compared to 35 percent for Murphy and 9 percent for Stanton, with 15 percent undecided. In a head-to-head match between Rubio and Murphy, the…

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DCCC pushes total Charlie Crist ad buy to $2M, sending mixed signals in CD 13

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National Democrats are boosting former Gov. Charlie Crist with another $462,000 of TV advertising in the race against incumbent Republican David Jolly for Florida’s 13th Congressional District. The extra cash – coming from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee –  could result in a “lopsided air war in the Tampa Bay area,” writes Marc Caputo of POLITICO Florida, which could represent either an opportunity for Republicans or a sign of trouble for Democrats. All told, Crist supporters have reserved $2 million…

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Patrick Murphy Spanish radio ad hits Marco Rubio on Planned Parenthood, abortion

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Democratic U.S. Senate nominee U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy‘s first Spanish radio ad is about Planned Parenthood and woman’s choice for abortion, attacking his opponent U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio for opposing both. Murphy, of Palm Beach Gardens, attempts to link Rubio and Republican presidential nomineeDonald Trump, as the ad accuses them both of wanting to strip federal funding from Planned Parenthood, putting at risk a variety of noncontroversial women’s health services the organization provides. But at the same time, the ad…

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Senate Leadership Fund takes aim at Patrick Murphy over Iran deal

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A conservative super PAC is focusing on Rep. Patrick Murphy’s support of the Iran nuclear deal. Senate Leadership Fund launched a new ad Tuesday aimed at highlighting his support of the nuclear deal. The 30-second spot, according to the Tampa Bay Times, will run on cable and broadcast in Orlando, Tampa, and West Palm Beach. The ad criticizes Murphy for support of the Iran nuclear deal. “They still chant ‘death to America,’ help kill our troops and sponsor terrorism,” a…

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Joe Henderson: 5 things we’re curious about the Hillary Clinton-Donald Trump debate

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Things we are curious about for the Trump-Clinton I: The Debate. The television audience How many people will be watching? Well, a lot – that’s for sure. Some predict the audience could exceed 100 million people. The record audience for a presidential debate is 80 million people for Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter in 1983. By comparison, the audience for the first 2012 debate between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney was 67.2 million. Even at 100 million though, Clinton…

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Alison Morano to lead Florida campaign challenging Marco Rubio on Social Security

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A progressive advocacy group that doesn’t want any significant changes to Social Security announced on Monday they’ll be targeting Florida Senator Marco Rubio and other Republicans. Americans United for Change announced Monday a six-figure, five-state ‘Hands Off My Social Security!’ campaign “to prevent a surprise attack after the November election” on Social Security, and Alison Morano will lead the effort here in Florida. Morano, the vice chair of the Florida Democratic Party and former chair of the Pasco County Democrats, will will work…

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Florida Chamber poll shows Marco Rubio at 46%, Patrick Murphy at 42%

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Another day, another poll showing a close race between Rep. Patrick Murphy and Sen. Marco Rubio. The Florida Chamber Political Institute released a new poll Monday that showed Rubio and Murphy were locked into a tight race. The survey found Rubio was at 46 percent, while Murphy was at 42 percent. Eleven percent of Floridians polled said they were undecided. The poll of 617 registered voters was conducted from Sept. 15 through Sept. 20. The survey has a margin of…

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