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RNC’s ground game behind Donald Trump deserves more credit for Florida victory

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Plenty of congratulations are going out to theĀ Donald TrumpĀ campaign, which is well-deserved. Others unhappy with the outcome are expressing other sentiments. Several pundits are in the process of analyzing and pronouncing ā€œwinners and losers.ā€ In Florida, the lists on both sides are long, but not necessarily complete. The Tampa Bay Timesā€™Ā Adam Smith correctly mentionsĀ Trumpā€™s Florida directorĀ Susie WilesĀ and most certainly grassroots workhorses, likeĀ Deborah Cox-RoushĀ on the winners side. Though not mentioned, the Republican Party of Florida did what they could with the…

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Donald Trump may revisit Trump Country during a victory tour

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Donald TrumpĀ may take a victory tour to states that elected him president, an aide said Saturday, as boisterous protests unfolded outside the tower where he holed up with members of his transition team and fielded calls congratulating him. While he’s announced one decision ā€” putting Vice President-electĀ Mike PenceĀ in charge of the transition instead ofĀ Chris ChristieĀ ā€” Trump must identify other people for top White House jobs and Cabinet posts. The president-elect remained out of sight at Trump Tower, with streets outside…

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Pam Bondi to join Donald Trump transition team executive committee

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There will be Florida input on theĀ Donald Trump transition team, with Attorney GeneralĀ Pam Bondi named as a member of the transition team’s executive committee. The team will be chaired by VP-electĀ Mike Pence, with campaign surrogatesĀ Ben Carson, New Jersey Gov.Ā Chris Christie,Ā Newt Gingrich, Gen.Ā Michael Flynn,Ā Rudy Giuliani, and Sen.Ā Jeff Sessions as vice-chairs. “I’m honored to serve President-elect Donald J. Trump in making this historic transition and assisting in finding the best individuals to bring change to Washington on Day 1, grow our economy,…

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Pam Bondi goes to Nevada

Drawing on lessons learned after a nightclub massacre last year in Orlando, Attorney General Pam Bondi and members of her

Donald Trump, GOP paying consultant dogged by voter fraud charges

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Donald Trumpā€™s campaign and the Republican National Committee have paid at least $1.8 million to a political operative whose roster of companies include several that have been repeatedly investigated for voter registration fraud, even as Trump has complained that the election is rigged against him. Three employees of Strategic Allied Consulting, a firm owned by conservative operative Nathan Sproul, pleaded guilty in Florida four years ago to felony charges related to altering and destroying scores of voter registration forms. There…

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Despite end of formal fundraising, Donald Trump to hold breakfast event at Doral Wednesday

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Donald Trump may have said he was scaling back on high-dollar fundraising ā€”Ā ending with a Las Vegas luncheon held last week ā€” butĀ it didnā€™t mean he wasn’t quite done raising money. The Republican nominee, joined by Republican National Committee chair Reince Priebus and former ambassador Mel Sembler, among others, returns to Florida for a breakfast event Wednesday at the Trump National Doral Miami resort. Proceeds will go to boost Trump Victory, an organization Trump established with the RNC to help…

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Donald Trump team says ‘we are behind’ but can still win the race

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Donald Trump‘s campaign bluntly acknowledged Sunday that the real estate mogul is trailing Hillary Clinton as the presidential race hurtles toward a close, but insisted he still has a viable path to win the White House. With barely two weeks left and early voting underway in most of the U.S., Trump’s team said “the race is not over” and pledged to keep campaigning hard ā€” even in states like Virginia and Pennsylvania that polls show are now trending Clinton’s way.…

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Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump battle fiercely over taxes, race, terror

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In a combative opening debate, Hillary Clinton emphatically denounced Donald Trump Monday night for keeping his personal tax returns and business dealings secret from voters and peddling a “racist lie” about President Barack Obama. Businessman Trump repeatedly cast Clinton as a “typical politician” as he sought to capitalize on Americans’ frustration with Washington. Locked in an exceedingly close White House race, the presidential rivals tangled for 90-minutes over their vastly different visions for the nation’s future. Clinton called for lowering…

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