Yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks,” I had calls from two delegates from our area who are in Cleveland, Ohio. Monday, there was a brief fight on the floor of the Republican National Convention…
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GOP Pollster: Clinton would win if election held today
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Florida Republicans gathering in Cleveland for the national party’s convention heard a dire message to kick off the week: The presidential candidate they will…
Poll: Trump grabs edge in Florida
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA In a major shift from last month, a poll released Wednesday shows Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump overtaking Democrat Hillary Clinton in the key…
Buzz: Miller for VA Secretary?
At yesterday’s event in Hampton Roads, Va., GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump told the media that he was considering Rep. Jeff Miller (R-Chumuckla), the chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, as…
Scott’s PAC releases poll showing Trump leads in Florida
Let’s Get to Work, the political action committee tied to Gov. Rick Scott, had its political consultant, OnMessage, do a presidential poll. The results? Republican Donald Trump has a two-point lead over…
Trump: ‘I am the law and order candidate’
Yesterday, Donald Trump outlined his 10-step plan for our military and veterans: “America First Means Veterans First.” His VA secretary will have a mission to “clean up the VA” and will fire…
Breaking news: Rep. Miller to join Trump for important VA speech
Inweekly just received word that Congressman Jeff Miller (R-Chumuckla) will appear with the Republican Party’s presumptive presidential nominee, Donald Trump, in Hampton Roads, Va. for is being described as Trump’s “signature speech…
Politifact catches both presidential candidates in false statements
PolitiFact, an independent fact-checking journalism website, has taken a look at Hillary Clinton’s statements regarding her emails and matched it against the FBI head James Comey’s press conference on Tuesday. Clinton repeatedly…
Trump’s GOP convention unpredictable and exciting [podcast]
Sharon Day, co-chairman of the Republican National Committee, said this week that she is excited about the upcoming GOP National Convention. She said the convention committee is working with the Trump campaign…
Clinton leads Trump by double digits
The most recent Washington Post/ABC poll has Democrat Hilary Clinton leading Republican Donald Trump by 12 points as the two candidates head to their parties’ national conventions. In March, Trump led Clinton…
Trump campaign uses website to bash Clinton
The Donald Trump campaign announced today that it has new website that will target Democrat Hilary Clinton, LyingCrookedHillary.com. Not exactly subtle, but subtlety isn’t in the Trump wheelhouse. In an email blast…
Trump sends out ‘ask’ email, pledges to match contributions up to $2M
The presumptive GOP presidential nominee, Donald Trump, has sent out his first fundraising email. He has pledged to match all contributions made in the first 48 hours, up to $2 million Here’s…
Poll: Clinton opens lead in Florida
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Getting a boost from independent voters and adding to her advantage among women, Democrat Hillary Clinton has opened an 8-point lead over Republican Donald…
Clinton and Trump in dead heat in Florida, Sanders does slightly better
FLORIDA: Clinton 43 – Trump 42; Sanders 44 – Trump 42 In a race marked by wide gender, age and racial gaps, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are…
OMG, Scott could be running mate for Trump
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Most of the speculation around Gov. Rick Scott’s political future has centered on a bid for the U.S. Senate in 2018, when incumbent Democrat…
Miller endorses Trump
Today, House Veterans Affairs’ Committee Chairman Jeff Miller (FL-01) endorsed Donald Trump for President. Miller is consistently rated as one of the top conservatives in the U.S. Congress. Miller has represented Florida’s…
Trump fires back over Bush endorsement of Cruz
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump offered some digs Wednesday after former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush endorsed Ted Cruz for the GOP nomination. Trump alluded in Twitter posts to Bush’s presidential campaign, which…
NRC and RPOF committeemen say there will be no brokered GOP convention
Yesterday, Peter Feaman, a National Committeeman for Florida to the Republican National Committee, and Martin Simmons, State Committeeman for Congressional District #1 to the Republican Party of Florida, visited the offices of…
Scott asks GOP to ‘Come Together’ behind Trump
A day after front-runner Donald Trump dominated Florida’s Republican presidential primary, Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday called on the GOP to “come together” and support the controversial real-estate developer. Scott had declined…
After bashing Carson during the campaign, Trump accepts endorsement (video)
There is a political strategy that recommends using a hammer and a pillow on your political opponents. First, you bash them, and then, you praise them. When Dr. Ben Carson was seen…