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Marco Rubio D.C. office to make several personnel changes, new hires

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Marco Rubio is announcing several new promotions and staff hires in his Washington, D.C. office. Lauren Reamy, a member of the Florida Senator’s staff since 2015, has been promoted to Legislative Director. Robert “Bobby” Zarate will lead Rubio’s foreign policy team after joining the staff as a Senior Foreign Policy adviser in December 2016, and Matt Wolking has been promoted to Senior Communications adviser and Press Secretary. In addition to the promotions, Olivia Perez-Cubas is rejoining the Senate office as…

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Donald Trump to return to Central Florida less than 24 hours after Monday night’s debate

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The U.S. Presidential election returns to Florida’s I-4 corridor early next week, with Donald Trump speaking at a rally at Orlando Melbourne International Airport on Tuesday at 7 p.m.. The GOP presidential nominee’s appearance will come less than 24 hours after he and Hillary Clinton engage in the first of their three scheduled debates before the November 8 election. The trip is another occasion for Trump to focus on Florida’s crucial I-4 corridor, the swath of Central Florida that goes from the Tampa Bay area in the west to Daytona…

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Luke Russert talks politics, media at Florida Association of Professional Lobbyists annual conference

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The rise of social media has fundamentally changed politics. And that shift has created a system that “rewards loud voices not always backed up by facts,” said Luke Russert, a former NBC News correspondent. “We live in a hyper-connected world,” he said. “It has pushed the media to gin up content to feed the beast. Something in that past that wouldn’t have been front-page news … is front and center. That has enabled actors to come on to the scene…

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Daniel Webster goes up with first TV ad in his battle to win CD 11

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Daniel Webster, the three-term Republican U.S. Representative from Central Florida now running in Congressional District 11, is going on the air with his first television ad of the election cycle. The ad, called, “Getting Things Done,” highlights Webster’s battle to fix the nation’s capital, and he says, return power back to the people. “Want to know why Washington is broken?” Webster asks in the ad, which begins with a shot of him driving a slightly beat-up pickup truck. “Because they’re blinded…

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An angry Rich Nugent says new Dan Webster mailer falsely indicates his support

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Spring Hill-based Congressman Rich Nugent is fighting mad about a Daniel Webster campaign mailer that uses his likeness without his support or consent. “It’s been brought to my attention that Dan Webster used my likeness in a campaign mailer to imply my support for his candidacy here and I don’t appreciate it,” Nugent said in a statement issued out by the Justin Grabelle campaign. Grabelle and Webster are involved in an intense Republican primary to succeed Nugent, who announced last year he would not run for…

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Patrick Murphy wins Congressional Hispanic Caucus PAC endorsement in U.S. Senate race

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Treasure Coast area Democratic Congressman Patrick Murphy has received the endorsement from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus’ Building Our Leadership Diversity Political Action Committee (CHC BOLD PAC) in the race for U.S. Senate in Florida. “We’re big fans of Patrick Murphy,” said California Congressman Tony Cardenas, chair of the CHC BOLD PAC. “We’re looking at his voting record and his passionate public service, and we know that he’s going to be a great representative, not only for the Hispanic communities across Florida, but…

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Wisconsin-based ‘Cheesehead Revolution’ challenged by Donald Trump

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A trio of Wisconsin Republicans looking to inject the party with their own youthful, aggressive brand of conservatism ushered in the “Cheesehead Revolution.” Their aim was to position the GOP for success in the 2016 presidential election. Then came Donald Trump. With the anti-Trump movement in full swing even as Trump solidifies his front-runner status in the presidential race, the focus turns to the April 5 primary in the home state of those three heavyweights: House Speaker Paul Ryan, Republican…

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