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Will Weatherford not running for Marco Rubio’s Senate seat in 2016

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Will Weatherford is the latest Florida Republican who will not run for Marco Rubio‘s U.S. Senate seat. Citing family obligations, the former House speaker made the announcement Wednesday afternoon on Facebook: “There are many good candidates looking at a run for Florida’s open U.S. Senate seat next year but I will not be one of them. My wife and I have an agreement that I will not run for office while we still have children in diapers. I am enjoying…

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How the CD 13 race might shake out if David Jolly opts to run for Florida Senate in ’16

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Although David Jolly has now publicly stated that he won’t make an official decision about leaving his congressional seat to run for the U.S. Senate until the 4th of July holiday, you can bet that he and his advisers are weighing the pros and cons of such a decision right now. One of his calculations simply has to be who might he be running against in a GOP primary. The other candidates in the mix: Fellow Florida U.S. Reps. Ron…

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The end for SaintPetersBlog

Ever since I acquired the rights to the perfect domain for my efforts — FloridaPolitics.com — I knew that one

Mitch Perry Report for 4.13.15 — Could Jeff Atwater’s decision affect next year’s CD13 race?

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Greetings this Monday morning from the Parkway Inn Motel in Miami Springs, right off of Miami International Airport. And when I mean “right off,” I mean I thought a 747 was going to land on my roof last night. Yes, I’m here today for Marco Rubio’s big announcement tonight, where he’s expected to announce his candidacy for president. That’s been expected. What wasn’t was Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater’s little bombshell (a bomblet?) on Saturday that he will not be…

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Bill Nelson says Florida shouldn’t be playing chicken with health care for the poor

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Amid a deteriorating budget stalemate that is splitting Republican legislators, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson stepped into the fray with a message that the loss of more than $2 billion in Medicaid dollars for hospitals is a real threat. “The day of reckoning is here,” said Nelson, who made a quick visit to the state Capitol Wednesday. Nelson’s blunt message–which he delivered to both House Speaker Steve Crisafulli and Senate President Andy Gardiner–wasn’t reflected by House Republicans in their debate about…

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New poll says Floridians DO want Jeb Bush & Marco Rubio to realize their presidential ambitions

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Yesterday a Public Policy Polling survey showed that a majority of Floridians wanted neither Jeb Bush nor Marco Rubio to run for president in 2016. That was so yesterday. Literally. A new poll released this morning from St. Leo University shows quite the opposite — 63 percent of Floridians want Bush to run for president and 58 percent say they want Rubio to do so as well. A Bush/Rubio matchup shows the former governor besting the current U.S. senator, leading 39-30 percent. The poll contains plenty of…

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Medicaid dental carve-out saga shows fundamentals still matter

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Amid the early skirmishes of the 2015 legislative session, an unexpected upset occurred last week when a bill died in its first committee of reference. The fact the bill died is not entirely surprising, especially in light of the policy in the bill. In fact, that the bill was even being considered is a testament to the incredible effort of its proponents. This is the third year in a row the bill was being considered, and it had every political advantage…

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Debbie Wasserman-Schultz not running for U.S. Senate

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Democratic National Committee chairwoman and South Florida U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz will not seek the Senate seat likely to be vacated by Marco Rubio and will instead seek re-election in her Broward- and Miami-Dade-based 23rd congressional district, the Sun-Sentinel reports. DWS was widely seen as a problematic yet potent contender for the seat that many expect to be highly competitive in 2016, whether Rubio fully launches into a White House bid or not. If he does, it would be the first open…

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