Trump outperformed himself here
Donald Trump’s dominance in Florida’s GOP presidential primary last Tuesday can be measured in many different ways. Trump won by 19 percentage points. He won 66 of 67 counties. He won in urban,...
View ArticleVideo: Top GOP donor Peter Wish talks about establishment efforts to stop Trump
Former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney continued his push to stop Donald Trump from claiming the Republican nomination in 2016 by encouraging people to vote for U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in the Utah...
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Atwater says he won't be endorsing Trump "anytime soon"
Half of the Florida Cabinet has endorsed Donald Trump’s presidency, but don’t expect the GOP presidential candidate to get the thumbs up from one of the remaining two Cabinet members in the near...
View ArticleCruz, Sanders win Wisconsin primaries
By JULIE PACE and SCOTT BAUER MILWAUKEE — Republican Ted Cruz stormed to a commanding victory in Wisconsin Tuesday, denting front-runner Donald Trump’s chances of capturing the GOP nomination before...
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Clinton, Trump seek to quiet critics in New York primaries
By JULIE PACE and JONATHAN LEMIRE NEW YORK — From a car wash in Queens to a hockey arena in Buffalo, both parties’ presidential candidates spread out across New York Monday in a final quest for votes,...
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Clinton, Trump defend home turf
By JULIE PACE and JONATHAN LEMIRE NEW YORK — Front-runners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton swept to resounding victories in Tuesday’s New York primary, with Trump bouncing back from a difficult...
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Cruz, Kasich strategies align with goal of beating Trump
By STEVE PEOPLES and KEN THOMAS PROVIDENCE, R.I. — In an extraordinary move, Donald Trump’s Republican rivals late Sunday announced plans to coordinate primary strategies in upcoming states to deprive...
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Trump routs rivals in Northeast; Clinton carries four states
By JULIE PACE and CATHERINE LUCEY PHILADELPHIA — In a front-runner's rout, Republican Donald Trump roared to victory Tuesday in five contests across the Northeast and confidently declared himself the...
View ArticleIs Carlos Beruff the "little Trump of Florida"?
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Carlos Beruff's proposal to temporarily halt immigration to the United States from Middle Eastern countries seemed like a clear attempt to emulate presidential...
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Bill Clinton raises cash for his wife in Sarasota
Former President Bill Clinton drew a crowd of more than 100 Friday to a high-dollar Sarasota fundraiser for his wife's presidential campaign. Clinton arrived at the bay front home of Nancy and Chuck...
View ArticleTrump, Clinton angle for advantage in politics of gender
By NANCY BENAC WASHINGTON — She has no stamina. She shouts. She’s got nothing going for her but being a woman. Donald Trump, after toying with gender politics off and on during the campaign, is all in...
View ArticleCruz fights for survival as Trump eyes Indiana knockout
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and STEVE PEOPLES OSCEOLA, Ind. — Ted Cruz’s conservative crusade for the presidency fought for new life Monday ahead of an Indiana vote that could effectively end the GOP’s primary...
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Beruff backs Trump after Indiana win, calls on Senate rivals to follow suit
U.S. Senate candidate Carlos Beruff is calling on Republicans to rally around Donald Trump as the party's presumptive presidential nominee after Trump knocked U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz out of the race with a...
View ArticleTop Florida Democrat: Don't underestimate Trump, Top Republican: Vote for...
The news that Donald Trump secured the Republican nomination for president elicited a range of interesting reactions from Florida politicos Wednesday. Steve Schale, a Democratic consultant who directed...
View ArticleFlorida Trump supporter takes on the Never Trump crowd
Venice attorney Richard DeNapoli, a member of Donald Trump's Florida leadership team, takes on the Never Trump holdouts in the GOP in the latest edition of Political Insider and explains why he...
View ArticleWill Clinton and Trump look to Florida for a vice president pick?
TALLAHASSEE -- With the presidential nominees largely settled, Floridians remain in the mix as potential running mates for Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Here’s a look at the possibilities: ■ Marco...
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Poll: Trump and Clinton tied in Florida
Presidential elections in Florida tend to be extremely close and the 2016 contest may be no different according to a new poll released Tuesday that has Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary...
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Buchanan backs Trump for GOP nomination
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Longboat Key, said Tuesday during an appearance on Political Insider that he is supporting Donald Trump's presidential campaign. Congressman Vern Buchanan. (H-T ARCHIVE)...
View ArticleTrump's influence felt in state Senate race
VENICE - Anyone wondering how far Donald Trump’s shadow extends over the political world this year need only look to a state Senate candidate forum in Venice, where the first question asked by the...
View ArticleThe GOP's dilemma: To embrace Trump?
To embrace or not to embrace The Donald? That is the question every Republican candidate and elected official in the nation faces now that brash billionaire Donald Trump is set to claim the GOP...
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