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Today on Context Florida: Florida’s Constitution & the courts, trumping the GOP and handling grief

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Today on Context Florida: It’s been fun blaming the Florida Legislature for gerrymandering and all that, Henry Kelley says, but GOP state Rep. Mike Hill from Pensacola penned an interesting letter to House Speaker Steve Crisafulli. In part, he wrote: “Under the guise of interpreting Sections 20 and 21 of Article III of the Florida Constitution — Florida’s new Redistricting Amendments — the court is systematically rewriting the Constitution,” Hill wrote. “Most significantly, the Court has cast aside the notion of…

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USF St. Pete political scientist Darryl Paulson says Donald Trump was GOP debate’s biggest loser

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Donald Trump was last night’s biggest loser in the first official GOP presidential debate heading into election season. That’s according to USF St. Pete political scientist and professor emeritus Darryl Paulson. “People watch [debates] not to see who wins, but to see who crashes and to me the guy who hit the rail last night was Donald Trump,” Paulson said during an interview with this reporter on WMNF’s Midpoint political talk show. Paulson described a long history of debate moments that…

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Donald Trump trolls Lindsey Graham, gives private cell number on TV. Graham strikes back with YouTube humor

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Lindsey Graham now knows why movies use fake phone numbers (think “555-“). On Tuesday, reality-television star and GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump launched a tirade attacking Graham, where he called the South Carolina senator an “idiot” and “lightweight.” The previous day Graham had referred to the Donald as a “jackass.” “It’s amazing, he doesn’t seem like a very bright guy,” Trump said to an audience at Sun City, S.C. “He actually seems to me not as bright, obviously, as [former Texas…

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No retreat, no surrender for free-speaking candidate Donald Trump

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Once again, Donald Trump isn’t backing down from comments that have inflamed the Republican presidential race. And some of his rivals are no longer treating him with kid gloves. Republican presidential contenders Marco Rubio and Rick Perry said Trump, with his latest bombast, has demonstrated he is not fit to be president. At an Iowa candidate forum on Saturday, Trump dismissed Republican Sen. John McCain‘s reputation as a war hero, saying the aviator was merely taken captive after being shot…

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Rick Perry calls on Donald Trump to withdraw from presidential race

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Donald Trump once again broke Ronald Reagan’s legendary “Eleventh Commandment:” Thou shalt not speak ill of a fellow Republican. On Thursday, the real-estate mogul and presidential candidate reached full battle mode with Sen. John McCain, after Trump attacked the veteran Arizona Republican by calling him “dummy.” Fellow presidential hopeful Rick Perry took to Twitter Saturday, calling for Trump to drop out of the race. “Donald Trump should apologize immediately for attacking Senator McCain and all veterans who have protected and…

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Emmitt Smith withdraws as judge due to Donald Trump controversy

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Former University of Florida and Dallas Cowboy running back Emmitt Smith seems to be as elusive as ever. This time, he’s running away from the controversy of presidential candidate Donald Trump. Smith announced he is withdrawing as a judge for the upcoming Miss USA Pageant as a way of distancing himself from Trump’s assertions that Mexican immigrants add to the number of rapists and drug-dealers in this country. Trump is partial owner of the Miss USA Pageant. The comments have…

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