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G.G Galloway nabs endorsement from key Realtor group

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The Daytona Beach Area Association of Realtors has endorsed Republican G.G. Galloway for Congress. Galloway previously served as president of that organization. “G.G. Galloway’s long history of commitment to our community and industry and his sterling reputation as a professional with the highest standards make him our clear choice for Congress,” said Nancy Ellen Otte, current president of the Association. “The real estate business gives you a deep understanding of every aspect of a community—our business climate, schools, local government.…

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Donald Trump to close out first full day of RPOF Sunshine Summit

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Donald Trump, the solid front-runner in Florida and nationally in the GOP presidential race, will be the sixth and final candidate to speak at the Republican Party of Florida’s Sunshine Summit taking place Nov. 13-14 at Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando. Twelve candidates in all will participate in the event, a fundraiser for the RPOF and one that looked in danger of being a bust just a few weeks ago, when only native sons Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush had committed to participating. Rubio will be the first…

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DCCC lays out how John Mica is beatable due to redistricting in CD 7

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Under the newly drawn Congressional District 7 seat awaiting Florida Supreme Court approval, venerable north-central area GOP U.S. Rep. John Mica appears vulnerable for the first time in his 22-year-long congressional career. And the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is excited about that possibility. In a memo released on Tuesday by Jermaine House, south regional press secretary for the DCCC, it’s made clear that the Florida 7th is now a battleground district. House writes that the redrawn district becomes 2-3 points more Democratic, and President Obama carried the new district…

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Tom O’Hara: Banner plane delivered highlight of AP Legislative Planning Day

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I attended the annual Tallahassee ritual Wednesday when politicians address the media and take some questions. The Republicans talked in generalities at the AP Legislative Planning Session and, for the most part, refused to respond to direct questions with direct answers. The Democrats, because they have absolutely no power in Florida government, mostly complained. Nonetheless, the gathering was great fun, particularly for someone like me who rarely sees these people. (I saw Gov. Rick Scott last year in a Starbucks…

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Dennis Ross lacerates Republican House leadership

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If you want to hear some good trash talking about how ineffective the Republican-led House conference has been since taking power back from the Democrats in 2010, you don’t need to listen to Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid or Hillary Clinton. Just listen to any Republican running to serve in Washington next year. On Friday afternoon at the Tampa Tiger Bay Club’s monthly meeting, Polk County-based GOP U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross was the latest Republican member of Congress to blast the Republican…

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Mitch Perry Report for 10.15.15 — Notes from AP Legislative Day in Tally

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Good morning once again from the Motel 6 ($50 a night) in Tallahassee, where this reporter spent his Wednesday hearing from Florida state leaders and U.S. Senate candidates (and had our slumber disturbed by a man shouting obscenities to someone on his cellphone in the motel’s parking lot at midnight!). What we learned: Rick Scott wants a sh*tload more tax cuts — like possibly more than the $673 million he proposed last year that was whittled down to $400 million…

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RPOF says Senate candidates will be at Sunshine Summit

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U.S. Reps. Ron DeSantis and David Jolly, Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera, and combat veteran Todd Wilcox will appear at the the Republican Party of Florida’s Sunshine Summit in Orlando next month, the party announced Monday. The candidates won’t debate each other, but will have set times to speak to Summit attendees and explain their campaigns. “In 2016, Florida will not only play a key role in the race for the White House but an important role in maintaining a Republican majority in the…

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