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Congressman Greg Steube (R-Fla.) is doubling down in his fight against government mass surveillance, once again calling out the controversial use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered security cameras by local law enforcement. “A Sarasota police officer was just arrested and fired following an investigation into the alleged misuse of Flock and other law enforcement databases,” […]
MIAMI — Miami residents scored an important victory today after a Miami-Dade Circuit Court judge ruled in favor of the City of Miami and against a legal challenge brought by the current operator of Rickenbacker Marina seeking to stop the November referendum. Judge Walsh’s decision means Miami voters will have their say on the future of […]
With the rise of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) across the country, could local candidates in Florida be posing as independents (NPAs) to secretly get their agenda across in the November election? That is one what one communications release is spotlighting on Joe Vinson, an NPA candidate running for Escambia County Commission in District […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis stopped well short when asked if he'll hit the campaign trail with Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) against Democratic opponent David Jolly in his gubernatorial matchup while taking questions at a press conference in Orlando this week. "Well, I'm definitely going to be doing state policy all the way until we turn the […]
Ashley Moody Labels Angie Nixon as a 'Socialist' in Early Senate Attack Sen. Ashley Moody (R-FL) wasted no time attacking Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Angie Nixon (D-Jacksonville)... READ MORE. Governor Ron DeSantis: "One of the tidbits from the state-led DOGE audit of state university courses: 85% of courses are either non-ideological or ideologically balanced. This […]
Florida GOP Highlights Dominant Tuesday Primary, Flips Page to November The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) highlighted a string of party statistics... READ MORE. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna: "DSA activists love to blame white people for their problems. If you’re doing that, you’re not just ignorant you’re racist. And yes, despite […]
The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) highlighted a string of party statistics following Tuesday's primary election as it turns toward the November election "energized, organized, and united" for its GOP candidates. Republican ballots cast: 1,718,335 Democrat ballots cast: 1,280,612 Republican-Democrat margin: +437,723 (R+ 12.94% voter registration advantage) Republican-Democrat early voting: 448,54/305,517 (R+143,025) Republican advantage election […]
Following the stunning upset in the Democratic U.S. Senate Primary by Democratic Socialist and Florida House Rep. Angie Nixon (D-Jacksonville), President Donald Trump celebrated retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman’s loss. “The most gratifying loss last night was that of a real treasonous creep, Alex Vindman, to a Radical Left Lunatic, who can’t speak […]
Oliver Gilbert, a Miami-Dade County Commissioner, won the Democratic primary for Florida's 24th Congressional District seat Tuesday by just two percentage points. If he wins in the November general election, which is likely considering the district is blue, he will replace retiring Democratic Representative Frederica Wilson, who endorsed Gilbert as her replacement. Gilbert also previously […]
Byron Donalds Wins Republican Gubernatorial Primary, David Jolly Takes Democratic Bid Congressman and Florida gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds (R-FL) won the Republican primary... READ MORE. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna: "Cap federal student loan interest at 2% and let borrowers pay off what they owe instead of drowning in a predatory federal debt trap." Rep. Maria […]
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Angie Nixon (D-Jacksonville) secured a stunning upset over challenger Alexander Vindman with 56% of the vote to win the party's special senate nomination tonight. Angie Nixon: 56% Alexander Vindman: 44% Rep. Nixon, a socialist Democrat, is currently a member of the Florida House of Representatives in District 13. She is also […]
The Republican primary race for Florida's 9th Congressional District has been called, and Dan Green is reportedly the winner. The Results The final tally shows the presumptive victor, Green, finishing with 25.5% of the vote over Ben Butler, who came in second with 24.2%, followed by Thomas Chalifoux with 20.4%. The Fight Rep. Soto, the […]
Former CBS Miami TV anchor Eliott Rodriguez won tonight's Democratic primary for Florida's 27th congressional district by a slim margin – 53.5% to 46.5%, with 72% of the votes in. Rodriguez faced off against former local prosecutor Robin Peguero in the primary and will now move on to challenge Republican incumbent U.S. Representative Maria Elvira […]
Former Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer has toppled Former Florida House Representative George Moraitis and American Businessman Dan Franzese in the Republican Primary for Florida’s 25th Congressional District (FL CD 25). Singer will face incumbent Democratic Congressman Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla) after defeating U.S. Navy veteran Moraitis by 4%. All three candidates have strongly campaigned in […]
Congressman and Florida gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds (R-FL) won the Republican primary with 48% of the vote over Lt. Gov. Jay Collins, former Florida House Speaker Paul Renner, and businessman James Fishback tonight. Byron Donalds: 48% Jay Collins: 25% James Fishback: 10$ Paul Renner: 9% Republican candidates Bobby Williams, Rachel Rodriguez, Jim Holcomb, Arthur Joseph […]
The Republican primary in Florida's 7th Congressional District has been called, and Ryan Elijah eked out a win over the incumbent Representative Cory Mills (R-FL) in a vicious race. The Results The final tally shows Elijah winning by 46.9% over Rep. Mills, who finished with 34.4% of the vote. A Fight for the Ages Rep. […]
The Republican primary for the 19th Congressional District has been called, and Jim Schwartzel has been declared the winner. The Results The projected tally, reported by NBC, has Schwartzel winning with 29.2% of the vote. Second place has former Trump Administration official Catalina Lauf with 21.8% of the vote, followed by Jim Overweis with 16% […]
Republican congressional candidate Casey Askar has won his primary election in Florida's 22nd District. It wasn't even close. Askar over-performed and crushed the field of candidates, and sent a message to the Club for Growth, who came in a second time to try to defeat Askar. With 95% of the vote reporting, Askar won by […]
