Reporter with POLITICO covering Florida who also tweets and functions in an evolving multimedia world.
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R.I.P. “And blow, blow from the Okeechobee all the way up to Micanopy.” Played many times at Doak
John Anderson, Country Music Hall of Fame member whose idiosyncratic voice powered hits like 'Seminole Wind' and 'Swingin',' has died at 71.
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Inbox: Leon County elections supervisor says Border Patrol vehicles briefly showed up at an early voting site
The 1st DCA has just released more Hope Florida docs. This shows that it was Fla AG @JamesUthmeierFL who last Friday asked the court to block the airing of Hope Florida ads. The court rejected the request. Hours later the RPOF filed a lawsuit in Highlands County about it ...
Fla Dems chair @NikkiFried responds that Dems didn't take down the first ad because of the lawsuit but is just "rotating ads." In a statement Fried also said "their stunt backfired" & "thanks to the lawsuit more Floridians are paying attention."
Gov. DeSantis this p.m. said he didn't know about the RPOF lawsuit but he called @JoseJavierJJR a "dirtbag" for being involved in the Hope Florida ad that includes an image of first lady Casey DeSantis. "I will ensure he ends up suffering a very stinging defeat."
After initially saying he would not campaign on the passage of Amendment 3 Gov. DeSantis is now getting engaged on the prop tax overhaul. He held a telehall with GOP voters earlier this week. He's now doing a roundtable on it in Miami-Dade
Governor DeSantis Holds Property Tax Relief Roundtable with Officials in Miami-Dade County xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1MJgNbBMm…
The campaign of @ByronDonalds is out with another ad taking aim at @davidjollyfl & calling him "radical" and "Florida can't afford liberal David Jolly." Donalds - thru his PC, his campaign and help from RPOF - has now passed the $100m mark on ads. youtube.com/watch?v=amV71-oV…
Gary Fineout retweeted
Miami Dade GOP is having RFK Jr. at Lincoln dinner tomorrow. instagram.com/p/DewR24jNYLh/…
Gary Fineout retweeted
I'll be hitting a couple radio stations tomorrow to discuss Sen. Moody's press avoidance, which is a big story this campaign cycle that I hear complaints about more from Republicans than Democrats.
wmnf.org/ashley-moody-says-s…
Gary Fineout retweeted
Scoop - House Majority Leader Steve Scalise is heading to Florida as the GOP works to shore up red seats across the ruby-red state
Scalise will hold a GOTV rally in Kissimmee Thursday with Republican Dan Green who is challenging Dem Rep. Darren Soto in #FL09, according to an invite obtained by @politico
Soto should be toast from the GOP redistricting effort in Florida, but he’s still hauling in significant fundraising and Dems say their internal polling shows a tight race.
Scalise will be with GOP Rep. Maria Salazar in the #FL27 Miami area Friday. He’ll also hold events for Ryan Elijah (#FL07), Brian Mast (#FL21) and Gus Bilirakis (#FL12).
NRCC is launching its first coordinated ad spending with GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna today in #FL13 - a district where Trump won by double digits - as top GOP groups cut bait in flipping several other Dem-held districts in FL.
more w/ @fineout
politico.com/live-updates/20… via @politico
Fla Dems out with a new Hope Fla ad that mentions both Moody and Uthmeier. Party says it's going on digital platforms (meaning not on broadcast TV) ... It Was Your Money youtu.be/jEEnYzQBGZ0?si=mN6a… via @YouTube
It appears that the first Hope Fla ad has stopped running. The Dems spent nearly $1.5 m on it. Another ad touting @JoseJavierJJR that mentions @JamesUthmeierFL & Hope Fla has been produced as well but Ad Impact shows that only $6k has spent on that one.
A circuit court judge has scheduled an Oct. 29 hearing in the litigation over the Hope Florida ads filed by @FloridaGOP against @FlaDems, Dem candidates and TV stations. GOP is seeking an injunction blocking the broadcast of the ads. Election Day is Nov. 3.
Good morning. A newly-released poll from the U. of North Florida has the governor's race in a dead heat. It has @ByronDonalds up 2% over @davidjollyfl which is within the margin of error. UNF's Sean Freedeer said “a win by either candidate would be unsurprising.”
That same poll has @AshleyMoodyFL up 4% over @AngieNixon - 49% to 45% - with 5% undecided. Nixon is leading independents by 15% Of those surveyed 25% said they were less likely to back Nixon because of her DSA ties. 30% were less likely to back Moody because of Hope Florida