Florida voters head to primary polls as Democrats look to break losing streak Long considered a swing state, Republicans have a considerable edge heading into this election season The Guardian - US · Aug 23, 2022
DeSantis rival to emerge from high-stakes Florida primary Florida governor and Republican powerhouse Ron DeSantis will learn the identity of his general election opponent after Tuesday's primary voting The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022
Donald Trump to rally for Doug Mastriano and Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania next week PHILADELPHIA — Former President Donald Trump will appear at a Sept. 3 rally in Wilkes-Barre to boost Republican candidates Mehmet Oz and state Sen. Doug Mastriano in their key midterm election campaigns. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Aug 22, 2022
Did Florida’s lieutenant governor say ‘illegal’ Cuban migrants will be sent to Delaware? MIAMI — Florida Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez — a Cuban-American Republican from Miami — raised eyebrows among some Cuban Americans over the weekend after appearing to suggest on a conservative AM radio show that Cubans who were in Florida “illegally” would be bused to Delaware. Miami Herald · Aug 22, 2022
Trump's crimes pay off — for Democrats Donald Trump's return has turned the midterm election from a standard referendum on President Biden to a choice Salon · Aug 22, 2022
Lack of competitive seats makes Florida primaries more important Florida voters will select nominees Tuesday in House primaries that have taken on new importance under a congressional map that drastically reduced the competitiveness of the state’s House races and turbocharged Republicans’ advantage in the midterms. Tribune News Service · Aug 22, 2022
Roll Call on the Road: Ohio - Roll Call Roll Call on the Road: Roll Call headed to Ohio to capture the Ryan vs. Vance U.S. Senate race and the Kaptur vs. Majewski House race. Roll Call · Aug 22, 2022
Charter-school war heats up in Tennessee After right-wing education hero insults teachers, Tennesseans push back on Bill Lee's charter plan. Is it too late? Salon · Aug 22, 2022
Florida Democrat Challenges the Gun Ban for Marijuana Users Nikki Fried hopes to challenge Gov. Ron DeSantis, who agrees with her on guns and weed. Reason · Aug 22, 2022
Polls reveal Trump's FBI search bump Several anti-Trump GOP strategists say they're worried the FBI search put wind in Trump’s sails. Axios · Aug 22, 2022
Lack of competitive seats makes Florida primaries more important - Roll Call A dearth of seats that will be very competitive in November makes the primaries in many Florida House districts the most important elections. Roll Call · Aug 22, 2022
What to watch: Top Democrats square off in Florida, New York Tuesday’s primary elections feature two top Florida Democrats squaring off for the right to face Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2022
Liz Cheney, unbowed by defeat, vows to keep battling Trump and 2020 election deniers Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, fresh from a resounding loss at the polls to a diehard supporter of former President Donald Trump, vowed to keep up her fight against the former president and his supporters. Tribune News Service · Aug 21, 2022
Alex Jones issues ‘emergency message’ begging Trump to watch his show after publicly backing DeSantis Disgraced broadcaster had said he now supported Florida governor for the next Republican nomination The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2022
The Guardian - US · Aug 21, 2022 Cheney vows to fight other Republicans who embrace Trump’s election lie Cheney says two Republican US senators – Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley – have both made themselves ‘unfit for future office’
Axios · Aug 21, 2022 Liz Cheney vows to unseat Republicans who support Trump's "big lie" Cheney described large portions of the Republican party, including its leadership, as "very sick."
Tribune News Service · Aug 21, 2022 They pledged not to prosecute abortions. The reality is tougher When the U.S. Supreme Court toppled the constitutional right to abortion, some prosecutors in cities and counties across the country vowed to refrain from enforcing new state-imposed bans on the procedure. Such promises may be hard to keep.
WEKU · Aug 21, 2022 Activists in Florida say Black voters have seen their political power curtailed A combination of new election laws and congressional redistricting has made it harder for Black communities in Florida to organize and vote, activists say.
Ballotpedia · Aug 20, 2022 Ron DeSantis raised more than any other Republican statewide candidate or officeholder in Florida Florida Republican statewide candidates and officeholders have raised $157.8 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among statewide officials and candidates, Ron DeSantis has raised more than any other Republican.
The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2022 For Republican governors, all economic success is local Texas Gov. Greg Abbott often knocks President Joe Biden for the country's high rate of inflation and fears of a looming recession
Salon · Aug 20, 2022 Life after Trump: When he's gone, what? Do Republicans understand that Trump's time is running out? What's their plan after following him into the abyss?
The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2022 Grand jury wants school board members removed over massacre A Florida grand jury empaneled after a deadly mass shooting at a Parkland high school has recommended that four members of that school board be fired
Miami Herald · Aug 19, 2022 ‘How did I commit fraud?’ Ex-felon voters in Florida confused by arrests, Gov. DeSantis’ announcement MIAMI — When Romona Oliver registered to vote in early 2020 at the Hillsborough Tax Collector’s office, she was asked if she had a felony conviction. She said yes.
Orlando Sentinel · Aug 19, 2022 Providers bring battle against 15-week abortion ban to Florida Supreme Court ORLANDO, Fla. — Pro-reproductive rights organizations including Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union on Friday took their challenge of Florida’s 15-week abortion ban to the Florida Supreme Court, asking the court to hear their argument and block the law.
Reason · Aug 19, 2022 Federal Judge Blocks Florida Law Banning 'Woke' Workplace Training Ban on mandatory training of certain race topics “is a naked viewpoint-based regulation on speech.”