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That sigh of relief you’re hearing from Marco Rubio? Trump just endorsed him for re-election
AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun SentinelApr 09, 2021 at 10:02 amJust a few months ago, conservatives were looking for a primary challenger to U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and speculation swirled around a potential Ivanka Trump challenge to him in the 2022 primary.The threat to Rubio from within the Republican Party eased on Friday with a “Complete and Total Endorsement” from Florida’s most famous resident: former President Donald Trump.Advertisement“Marco has been a tireless advocate for the people of Florida,” Trump said in a statement issued by his Save America political organization. “Marco...…AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun SentinelApr 09, 2021 at 10:02 amJust a few months ago, conservatives were looking for a primary challenger to U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and speculation swirled around a potential Ivanka Trump challenge to him in the 2022 primary.The threat to Rubio from within the Republican Party eased on Friday with a “Complete and Total Endorsement” from Florida’s most famous resident: former President Donald Trump.Advertisement“Marco has been a tireless advocate for the people of Florida,” Trump said in a statement issued by his Save America political organization. “Marco...WW…
Hoping to deny DeSantis re-election — and end his presidential hopes — Democrats launch operation ‘Ron Be Gone’
AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun SentinelMar 15, 2021 at 5:38 pmDemocrats announced formation of “Ron Be Gone” on Monday, a fundraising, advertising and organizing vehicle aimed at preventing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis from winning re-election next year.A bonus, if they contribute to defeating DeSantis, would be imploding his prospects as a 2024 Republican presidential candidate.AdvertisementEven the name, which sounds like a pest removal product, shows the depth of Democratic animosity toward the Republican governor.“We cannot let this man coast to re-election,” said Coral Springs...…AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun SentinelMar 15, 2021 at 5:38 pmDemocrats announced formation of “Ron Be Gone” on Monday, a fundraising, advertising and organizing vehicle aimed at preventing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis from winning re-election next year.A bonus, if they contribute to defeating DeSantis, would be imploding his prospects as a 2024 Republican presidential candidate.AdvertisementEven the name, which sounds like a pest removal product, shows the depth of Democratic animosity toward the Republican governor.“We cannot let this man coast to re-election,” said Coral Springs...WW…
Republican plan to make it harder to vote by mail in Florida seen as ‘massive voter suppression’
AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun SentinelMar 10, 2021 at 5:49 pmStung by how well Democrats did vote-by-mail ballots last year, Republicans who control state government are making sure it doesn’t happen again by changing Florida election law to make it more difficult for citizens to use mail voting.Millions of Florida voters would be affected by new rules that would make them jump through more hoops to obtain mail ballots and make it more difficult to turn them in. One major change would be eliminating drop boxes set up at elections offices and early voting sites which people have used to...…AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun SentinelMar 10, 2021 at 5:49 pmStung by how well Democrats did vote-by-mail ballots last year, Republicans who control state government are making sure it doesn’t happen again by changing Florida election law to make it more difficult for citizens to use mail voting.Millions of Florida voters would be affected by new rules that would make them jump through more hoops to obtain mail ballots and make it more difficult to turn them in. One major change would be eliminating drop boxes set up at elections offices and early voting sites which people have used to...WW…
DeSantis making ‘deceitful claims’ to justify changes in Florida voting laws, his critics say
AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun SentinelFeb 26, 2021 at 6:02 pmFlorida’s top Republicans and Democrats are completely in agreement — a remarkably rare occurrence — about a controversial subject: the 2020 election.Voting in Florida went off virtually flawlessly, both sides agree, with results tallied accurately and reported quickly. Even so, Florida is preparing to change its election laws.AdvertisementThe moves are being and the Republicans who control the state Legislature. They have the votes to make whatever changes they want in the state election code during the annual legislative...…AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun SentinelFeb 26, 2021 at 6:02 pmFlorida’s top Republicans and Democrats are completely in agreement — a remarkably rare occurrence — about a controversial subject: the 2020 election.Voting in Florida went off virtually flawlessly, both sides agree, with results tallied accurately and reported quickly. Even so, Florida is preparing to change its election laws.AdvertisementThe moves are being and the Republicans who control the state Legislature. They have the votes to make whatever changes they want in the state election code during the annual legislative...WW…
Ivanka Trump won’t challenge Marco Rubio for US Senate
AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun SentinelFeb 18, 2021 at 3:27 pmA major potential threat to U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio’s re-election is gone, with word that Ivanka Trump won’t challenge him in the 2022 Republican primary.Former President Donald Trump’s eldest daughter told Rubio of her decision a few weeks ago, a Rubio campaign spokesperson said, a decision first reported by the .AdvertisementRubio and Ivanka Trump effusively praised one another for their efforts together working on issues like paid family leave.“I am incredibly grateful to Ivanka for her friendship and support,” Rubio said....…AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun SentinelFeb 18, 2021 at 3:27 pmA major potential threat to U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio’s re-election is gone, with word that Ivanka Trump won’t challenge him in the 2022 Republican primary.Former President Donald Trump’s eldest daughter told Rubio of her decision a few weeks ago, a Rubio campaign spokesperson said, a decision first reported by the .AdvertisementRubio and Ivanka Trump effusively praised one another for their efforts together working on issues like paid family leave.“I am incredibly grateful to Ivanka for her friendship and support,” Rubio said....WW…
Influential Broward Democrat sees Charlie Crist and Val Demings as the way for party to win 2022 governor and Senate races
AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun SentinelFeb 17, 2021 at 7:00 amDemocrats could win the 2022 contests for Florida governor and U.S. Senate, Broward Mayor Steve Geller believes, with U.S. Reps. Charlie Crist and Val Demings as the party’s two candidates.Geller thinks both are likely to run next year — but doesn’t know which one will run for which office. At the top of the ballot, in effect running as a Democratic ticket, Geller said he thinks the pairing would be a winning combination.Advertisement“I believe, and I could be wrong, that Val Demings is interested in running for U.S. Senate....…AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun SentinelFeb 17, 2021 at 7:00 amDemocrats could win the 2022 contests for Florida governor and U.S. Senate, Broward Mayor Steve Geller believes, with U.S. Reps. Charlie Crist and Val Demings as the party’s two candidates.Geller thinks both are likely to run next year — but doesn’t know which one will run for which office. At the top of the ballot, in effect running as a Democratic ticket, Geller said he thinks the pairing would be a winning combination.Advertisement“I believe, and I could be wrong, that Val Demings is interested in running for U.S. Senate....WW…
Ted Deutch joins push to expel QAnon-promoter Marjorie Taylor Greene from Congress
AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun SentinelJan 28, 2021 at 4:31 pmU.S. Rep. Ted Deutch signed on Thursday to a move to expel U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from Congress.Greene’s “really disgusting” comments show why she should not be in the House of Representatives, Deutch said.AdvertisementAnother South Florida Democrat, U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel, said “many members of Congress are afraid to be in the building with her.”The language from Deutch, Frankel and U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz in a video news conference Thursday was unusually strong — even for members of one party describing...…AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun SentinelJan 28, 2021 at 4:31 pmU.S. Rep. Ted Deutch signed on Thursday to a move to expel U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from Congress.Greene’s “really disgusting” comments show why she should not be in the House of Representatives, Deutch said.AdvertisementAnother South Florida Democrat, U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel, said “many members of Congress are afraid to be in the building with her.”The language from Deutch, Frankel and U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz in a video news conference Thursday was unusually strong — even for members of one party describing...WW…
Pistol-packing Colorado congresswoman mocks former Stoneman Douglas student as not ‘tough’
AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun SentinelJan 29, 2021 at 1:13 pmCongresswoman Lauren Boebert — the Colorado Republican who is so pro-gun she carries a Glock handgun everywhere and owns a firearms-themed restaurant — mocked gun control activist David Hogg on Twitter.In a Thursday evening post, Boebert responded with disdain to a tweet from Hogg.Advertisement“David, please. We all saw how tough you were when questioned face to face. Give your keyboard a rest, child,” Boebert wrote.The congresswoman was responding to a post from Hogg in which he commented on the news that permanent fencing is...…AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun SentinelJan 29, 2021 at 1:13 pmCongresswoman Lauren Boebert — the Colorado Republican who is so pro-gun she carries a Glock handgun everywhere and owns a firearms-themed restaurant — mocked gun control activist David Hogg on Twitter.In a Thursday evening post, Boebert responded with disdain to a tweet from Hogg.Advertisement“David, please. We all saw how tough you were when questioned face to face. Give your keyboard a rest, child,” Boebert wrote.The congresswoman was responding to a post from Hogg in which he commented on the news that permanent fencing is...WW…
Video surfaces showing QAnon-promoting congresswoman harassing Stoneman Douglas student after massacre
AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun SentinelJan 28, 2021 at 9:08 amUPDATE: Greene responded to outrage over the resurfaced video in an email to the Sun Sentinel. Video surfaced Wednesday showing U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Republican QAnon promoter, following David Hogg near the U.S. Capitol, harassing him and trying to goad him into responding.AdvertisementHogg became a gun control activist after the Feb. 14, 2018, massacre that killed 17 people and wounded 17 others at his school, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.Greene, a Republican, was elected in November to a...…AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun SentinelJan 28, 2021 at 9:08 amUPDATE: Greene responded to outrage over the resurfaced video in an email to the Sun Sentinel. Video surfaced Wednesday showing U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Republican QAnon promoter, following David Hogg near the U.S. Capitol, harassing him and trying to goad him into responding.AdvertisementHogg became a gun control activist after the Feb. 14, 2018, massacre that killed 17 people and wounded 17 others at his school, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.Greene, a Republican, was elected in November to a...WW…
Alcee Hastings’ death could give DeSantis a chance to put Republicans on county commissions
AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun SentinelApr 08, 2021 at 11:00 amThe longstanding goal of two Broward County commissioners to succeed the late U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings will give Gov. Ron DeSantis the opportunity to place two Republicans on the county commission.Currently, all nine commissioners in the overwhelmingly Democratic county are Democrats.AdvertisementBut commissioners Dale Holness and Barbara Sharief want to replace Hastings, who . Sharief formally announced her candidacy months ago. Holness hasn’t officially done so, but he’s been informally running for months as well.If Palm...…AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun SentinelApr 08, 2021 at 11:00 amThe longstanding goal of two Broward County commissioners to succeed the late U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings will give Gov. Ron DeSantis the opportunity to place two Republicans on the county commission.Currently, all nine commissioners in the overwhelmingly Democratic county are Democrats.AdvertisementBut commissioners Dale Holness and Barbara Sharief want to replace Hastings, who . Sharief formally announced her candidacy months ago. Holness hasn’t officially done so, but he’s been informally running for months as well.If Palm...WW…