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As the mainstream media furthers their tirade of bad press on Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL), criticisms of his job as governor have not only been tied to COVID-19 but now economics. US Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-FL) has called Florida under DeSantis a "Do Not Travel" state. In a recent piece written by Forbes, 39 out of […]
Senator Rubio commented that “we are now witnessing how true our warnings to them were.”
Only 3 weeks after US troops were pulled from Afghanistan to hopefully end a 20-year war, the Taliban have officially seized control over the nation of Afghanistan, even pushing the Afghanistani President out of the country and turning over weapons, prisoners, and land. Now, former President Donald Trump, Democrats, and world leaders are blaming President […]
A recent story in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel about the traffic back up at the only Chick-Fil-A store in Fort Lauderdale was accurately written about the popular store's congestion. The congestion in question occurs in the far-right northbound lane on US 1 just south of Oakland Park Blvd. But while the story focuses on this […]
There isn’t much love loss between Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and President Joe Biden, but the White House needs to be given credit for putting differences aside and commending Gov. DeSantis for his statewide efforts of “following the Science” as he continues to deploy more Monoclonal antibody treatments to those with COVID-19. In a video […]
Yesterday in Tallahassee, Senate President Sen. Wilton Simpson (R) sent a memorandum to all Florida State Senators in regard to new census data and how it plays into the 2022 midterm elections. Simpson has apparently been prioritizing a transparent redistricting process. In his letter, Senator Simpson set the tone for redistricting this election cycle, suggesting […]
When the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in early 2020, the federal government attempted to preempt the expected economic downturn by bailing out companies with the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a program devised to make companies loans that would be ultimately forgiven. In other words, PPP loans were free money to companies. Many companies, small and […]
Ocala FL - Although Washington and Tallahassee get all the headlines nowadays, their decisions affect every community across the country and state. Especially Ocala, FL, the "horse capital of the world," where the popular incumbent Mayor Kent Guinn (R) is running for re-election. The Floridian spoke with Guinn this week who has been the mayor […]
As the only statewide elected Democrat in Florida, Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried (D-FL) has been enjoying a political high as her poll numbers just surpassed former governor and US Rep. Charlie Crist (D-FL) in the Democrat primary race for governor. However, Fried's inconsistent mask policy might cost her some points in the highly anticipated gubernatorial […]
Amid the rise of Socialism in the United States, most self-proclaimed "Democratic-Socialists" have been dismissed as fringe radicals. Now, a concerning new poll shows that the majority of Democrat voters now prefer socialism to capitalism. Between August 7-10 of this year a Fox poll showed that 59% of registered Democrat voters who participated now have […]
The 2022 Democratic gubernatorial primary is officially a 'Toss-Up" race between Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and Rep. Charlie Crist, as a new poll shows that Fried's collective campaign efforts pushed her ahead of the popular former governor of Florida. According to the latest PPP poll, Commissioner Fried has moved ahead of Rep. Crist by a […]
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has been taking the expected incoming fire from Democrats over the recent surge in COVID-19 cases across the state, but just as the numbers climb, Democrats are accusing the DeSantis administration and the governor himself of withholding actual infection and hospitalization totals. Florida Democrats like Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and Rep. […]
Masks, Masks, Masks JUICE—The jury is still out for some on whether to continue to wear masks as a result of the spread of the deadly COVID-19 virus, regardless of whether you are indoors or outdoors. We know Gov. Ron DeSantis doesn’t wear a mask, but what about Rep. Charlie Crist and Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, the two Democrats vying […]
The jury is still out for some on whether to continue to wear masks as a result of the spread of the deadly COVID-19 virus, regardless of whether you are indoors or outdoors. We know Gov. Ron DeSantis doesn’t wear a mask, but what about Rep. Charlie Crist and Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, the two […]
DeSantis has dubbed the President “Forgetful Biden,” questioning “what else has he forgotten?”
Another monthly reporting cycle in the 2022 gubernatorial race has come to a close, and once against Gov. Ron DeSantis has absolutely crushed his two Democratic opponents in money raised. Gov. DeSantis, who has been referred to as the "Gold Standard" for governors by former Rep. Allen West, is proving his weight in political gold. […]
Members of Florida's Republican congressional delegation, namely Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart and Maria Elvira Salazar, are calling out President Joe Biden for not doing enough to help the Cuban people after the protests that broke out over a month ago. Republicans, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and U.S. Senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott, have called […]
Go Ahead, Make Our Day JUICE—The proverbial line in the sand has been drawn by Florida Democrats over Gov. Ron DeSantis’s recent threat to withhold the salaries of school officials (not teachers) if they do not comply with his ‘no mask’ executive order, and violate Florida’s Parent’s Bill of Rights. Senate Democrats Lauren Book, Jason Pizzo, […]
