2022 Midterms

Former Navy SEAL and Congressional hopeful Brady Duke (R) spoke to The Floridian at  Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R-FL) recent bill signing event in Kissimmee for House Bill 5, which outlaws abortion procedures 15 weeks after conception. When asked about the event and the signing of the bill, Duke replied, “I think the event was excellent. […]

Senate hopeful Rep. Val Demings (D-FL)  has outraised incumbent Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) for the fourth consecutive quarter according to her campaign. In the second quarter of 2021 when Demings first entered the race, the former Orlando Chief of Police outraised Rubio by $500,000. In the first quarter of 2022, she outraised him by $4.2 million. […]

State Sen. Lauren Book (D-FL) is currently seeking reelection in District 35, and she’s just released her first digital advertisement proclaiming her record as a “Democratic leader and fighter for families” according to her press release regarding the ad. The ad is expensive for a state senate race, reportedly in the 5 figures region. Book, […]

Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) recently co-sponsored the Real Emergencies Act, a measure that was introduced by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV). This bill is in response to lawmakers on the left calling on President Joe Biden (D) to use a declaration of a national emergency for political purposes. According to the bill, the Real Emergencies […]

This week, former President Donald Trump (R) endorsed Florida Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) from the 18th district. Mast, a former U.S. Army serviceman, is in his third term seeking reelection this November. The endorsement from the man who received the greatest amount of votes a Republican has ever received in the Presidential election should help […]

In an interview with Politico, retiring Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy (D-FL)  has directed shots towards her Democratic Party and the strategies they’ve employed since gaining the majority in the House of Representatives. Rep. Murphy claims that since regaining the House, Democrats have been less “tolerant” of moderates. “With us being in the majority, that tolerance eroded […]

According to Fox News, Democrats in the House of Representatives are going to encourage President Joe Biden (D) to issue a national climate emergency which would stop oil drilling on public land, and would disallow companies to receive subsidies for fossil fuels. This would be part of a large executive order to come sometime this […]

Florida's 7th Congressional District looks to be the most hotly contested race of the 2022 midterms in Florida, and now Republican candidate Cory Mills (R-FL) has added on another Congressional endorsement for his congressional campaign. Businessman and combat veteran, Cory Mills, has come out swinging over the past few months, announcing 16 congressional endorsements and […]

As Florida's political class continues to wait to see how the final congressional redistricting map is drawn, there has been speculation that Progressive State Rep. Anna Eskamani (D) was eyeing Rep. Stephanie Murphy's congressional seat in District 7. The Floridian recently spoke to  Rep. Eskamani about her potential run for Congress now that Rep. Murphy […]

After making her official bid for the US Senate, US Rep. Val Demings (R-FL) has made a 180-degree change in her public appearance.  This week, the Rubio campaign sounded off on Demings for avoiding the media in an awkward interaction with someone just before or after a campaign event. It would be fair to say that […]

On top of Pre-K reform and Medicaid expansion, State Senator Annette Taddeo (D-40) has an ambitious legislative agenda on her hands, including battling DeSantis' hypothetical redistricting map. Recently, Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) released his own redistricting map in Florida, causing a stir among Democrats and Republicans. However, not everybody thinks this mapping was exactly fair, […]

With voter rights issues still being debated over a year after the controversial 2020 election, President Joe Biden (D) is now echoing Nikki Fried on comparing Republican election legislation to Jim Crow laws. Almost one year ago, the 2021 Florida legislative session concluded and gained national infamy for a number of laws passed that Republicans have […]

With the 2022 midterm elections less than a year away, Florida's gubernatorial election is poised to be the most hotly contested election this midterm cycle.  However, donor data is showing a reality starkly contrasted to the media's portrayal of a tight race.  Currently,  Governor DeSantis (R-FL) is outpacing the Democrat gubernatorial field in donations by […]

One year ago today the infamous January 6th riot on Capitol Hill took place in an effort to stop the certification of the 2020 presidential election.  Now, Democrats are expected to start talking up the events again with gubernatorial candidate and US Rep. Charlie Crist (D-FL) accusing Governor DeSantis (R-FL) of "aiding and abetting," January […]

In the state of Texas, LTC. Allen West (R-TX) is seeking the Republican nomination for governor, and today he spoke on the crisis facing the Texas National Guard and Military Department. West grilled the ongoing Operation Lone Star in Texas. West kicked off his latest speech by describing Operation Lone Star as, "one of the […]

With the 2022 midterm elections now only 10 months away, political camps are gearing up for plenty of high-stakes electioneering.   US Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) , who heads up the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), is predicting a red wave in the 2022 midterms. Historically speaking, the minority party is expected to out perform the […]

The 2022 midterm election has very high stakes, in particular Florida's 7th Congressional District,  where incumbent US Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-FL) has announced that she will not seek re-election in 2022.  Now, State Rep. Anthony Sabatini (R-32) is making one of his biggest campaign promises yet, in vowing to "prosecute and jail Dr. Fauci." In […]

The institution of the Electoral College has been under fire for years but the challenge to the college has been stepped up since former President Donald Trump was elected in 2016.  Now, one Florida Democrat, State Rep. Joseph Geller (D-100), has proposed a bill that would get rid of the electoral college. This upcoming legislative […]