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Tallahassee, FL  – Today Puerto Rico Secretary of State Kenneth McClintock and Puerto Rico Senator Juan E Hernandez Mayoral held a bilingual press conference call urging Senator Marco Rubio to reject the extreme voices in his …

FLORIDA DOESN’T HAVE A VOTER FRAUD PROBLEM, SCOTT HAS A POLLING PROBLEMBehind Scott’s rhetoric, voter suppression [Tampa Bay Times editorial] “Don’t be fooled by the governor, who has transformed his assault on voters’ rights into a political assault …

Calls on Romney to Apologize While He’s in Florida Today Tallahassee, FL – As Mitt Romney stumps in Florida, Chairman Rod Smith issued the following statement decrying the Republican presidential candidate’s plan to cut firefighters, police, …

FLORIDA DEMOCRATS WELCOME DEM CONVENTION CHAIR & LA MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA AS 2012 JJ SPEAKER, BUY YOUR TICKETS TODAY! GREER TAKES ON CRIST… WHO’S NEXT, RUBIO?  Charlie Crist’s lawyer accuses Jim Greer and his lawyer of witness tampering [Tampa Bay …

Tallahassee, FL – Florida Democratic Party Chairman Rod Smith today issued the following statement in reaction to embattled Gov. Rick Scott’s announcement that he will sue the Department of Homeland Security in his continued effort to …

First, he had to dodge embattled Gov. Rick Scott whose name is as toxic as his rock-bottom approval. Now, as Mitt Romney heads to Florida, his state campaign chair Adam Putnam is coming under fire for …

Nothing hurts a candidate’s VP chances like a former ally – turned foe – with an axe to grind and an open mic from which to lob the sordid details of the scandal-plagued RPOF. Just this …

FDP CHAIR ROD SMITH TAKES ON RICK SCOTT’S VOTER PURGE ON MSNBC  WATCH FDP chair Rod Smith on MSNBC Talking Gov. Scott’s Voter Suppression [MSNBC’s Politics Nation] Smith: “This goes to the core of democracy, which is participation…this …

  Key Point: Gov. Rick Scott’s toxic approval rating, which has remained underwater since taking office, not only makes him extremely vulnerable to Democrats in 2014 but threatens the GOP brand in 2012. Scott’s recent effort …