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Recovery in Southwest Florida after Hurricane Ian has crossed a major milestone today. Wednesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) held a press conference in Matlacha announcing the building of a temporary bridge to Pine Island ahead of schedule. While some final inspections remain necessary, the speed at which the bridge was built is nothing short of […]
Charlie Crist’s campaign published a new political advertisement yesterday, October 5th, where he bashes Governor Ron DeSantis while lauding Crist's policies while in office as a Republican Governor. During the advertisement segment, audiences hear how Crist “cut property taxes by over a billion dollars” and “reduced insurance rates by 10%” while serving as Florida Governor. […]
This week, Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) activated the Florida small business emergency bridge loan program, which has made $50 million avaliable to small businesses in the state of Florida. The move to activate the program is in response to Hurricane Ian and is available to many South Florida counties. This region of the state that […]
Last week, The Floridian detailed Politico's attempt to politicize Hurricane Ian and the backlash on Twitter. One week later, it is PolitiFact that is in hot water. Yacob Reyes asserts that Gov. Ron DeSantis' claim of Lee County not being in the cone of the storm 72 hours before landfall is "mostly false." Reyes "proves" […]
As hurricane recovery efforts continue across much of the state of Florida, a new Mason-Dixon public opinion poll released this morning shows that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is beating the Democratic gubernatorial nominee by 11 percentage points. Considering that Florida is seen as a swing or purple state, this lead Gov. DeSantis holds over Crist […]
Hurricane Recovery at a Fast Pace The State of Florida is making great strides in helping Floridians recover from the devastation Hurricane Ian left in its wake. FDOT has already made tremendous progress on the temporary bridge to Pine Island,” said Governor Ron DeSantis. “Now, I’ve asked them to work with Lee County to immediately […]
The Rubio campaign has slammed Florida Rep. Val Demings (D) as having “turned her back” on Venezuelans by endorsing the swap.
In response to the mailer, Senate President Designate Kathleen Passidomo (R) has released a critical statement, calling Ausley and Democrats hypocrites.
While many politicians have no problem taking photo ops following a tragedy or natural disaster, few politicians actually want to put in the work. Cory Mills (R), the Republican congressional nominee in Florida's 7th District, is one of those few. Mills, an Army combat veteran, was seen distributing water bottles throughout Central Florida in District […]
Southwest Florida bore the brunt of Hurricane Ian. So far, 78 Floridians are confirmed to have died, any many more are without power or homes. Tuesday morning, Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL-17), whose district took a beating, spoke with Fox and Friends about the aftermath. Steube tweeted the clip a short time later that morning, saying that […]
When reports came about accusing Dr. Anthony Fauci of funding experiments (with taxpayer dollars) that used dogs as test subjects with cruel and inhumane practices, many Republican legislators, including Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Rand Paul (R-KY), and Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) were quick to jump on the story. Now, Mast is demanding that the National […]
With Governor Ron DeSantis (R) visiting various Florida towns hit hard by Hurricane Ian, critics have formed a new narrative. Allegations of recovery operations stalling while DeSantis is present have surfaced. The claim of operations halting comes from a statement by Arcadia resident Leslie Nelson last weekend. In an interview with ABC News, Nelson implies […]
The Clean up Continues Gov. Ron DeSantis and state and local officials continue to keep Floridians up to speed over the ongoing efforts to restore normalcy after Hurricane Ian made landfall about a week ago. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has sent more than 130 trucks to construct a temporary bridge to Pine […]
The Senate race between incumbent Marco Rubio (R) and challenger Rep. Val Demings (D) has been tight, but now it appears as if Sen. Rubio is creating some distance between himself and Rep. Demings. According to the latest Mason-Dixon poll, Senator Rubio is ahead 47% to Demings' 41%. Several recent public opinion polls what shown […]
Florida Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R), a critic of the Castro regime, is lending her support, saying that the "regime must go."
Secretary Hillary Clinton (D) addressed Democrats ahead of the election, arguing that Democrats must “lead the way.”
With Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) still participating and facilitating the clean-up and rescue efforts following Hurricane Ian, Rep. Val Demings (D-FL) is looking to help the state of Florida in a different way. Despite currently holding a seat as a Congresswoman in the United States House of Representatives and running for the Senate against incumbent […]
As water levels continue to rise throughout Florida as a result of Hurricane Ian, Florida Democrats have not missed any opportunity to politicize the natural disaster and push the apparent false narrative that Gov. Ron DeSantis had rescue operations paused because he was on the ground accessing the damage in Arcadia, Florida. The Florida Democratic […]
