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Democrats divided on free trade agreement in South Florida

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Although a majority of House Democrats rejected President Obama on expanding his trade negotiating power, two of the three Democrats who met the press hours before the Florida Democratic Party’s big summer dinner did and do support the Trans Pacific Partnership. “We are a big tent party, and we have wide ranging views on the best approach to dealing with trade,” said Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the DNC Chair and Congresswoman from South Florida at a press conference held hours before…

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Florida Democratic Party establishment discusses task force report

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Among the headlines of a just-released review on what happened to Florida Democrats in 2014 is a familiar woe – a lack of financial resources to compete with the Republican Party. The report, called the Leadership Expansion to Advance Democrats (LEAD) task force, is scheduled to be released to the public on Sunday, but the Florida Democratic Party released it to select reporters on Friday. “We raised more money in this last election cycle than we ever raised,” said Florida…

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Mitch Perry Report for 5.6.15 –St. Pete Pier politics, part 23

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According to a story by Waveney Ann Moore in today’s Times, it’s looking good for advocates of Pier Park to be the chosen design to finally replace the aging iconic inverted Pier in downtown St. Petersburg. “I’ve had more calls in support of Pier Park than anything,” City Council member Darden Rice says. “It was overwhelmingly Pier supporters,” says Council member Charlie Gerdes. “I think it’s time to build the pier and I think Pier Park is the one,” agrees Steve…

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Mark Warner and Tulsi Gabbard to headline Florida Democratic Party Leadership Blue Dinner

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The Florida Democratic Party’s biggest night of the year for fundraising — it’s Leadership Blue Dinner — is scheduled to take place next month in the South Florida city of Hollywood, and the FDP announced today that it will feature Virginia Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Warner and Hawaii U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as their keynote speakers. Warner was just re-elected to the Senate last fall, narrowly surviving a challenge from Republican Ed Gillespie. He served as governor of Virginia from 2002-2006, and then moved on…

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