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TO:            Political Reporters, Interested Parties FROM:      Scott Arceneaux, Executive Director of the Florida Democratic Party DATE:       August 7, 2012 RE:            Rick …

ROMNEY TAX PLAN “CRUNCHES MIDDLE CLASS” Romney’s tax plan crunches middle class [Tampa Bay Times editorial] “Lower taxes on the rich and higher taxes on the middle class is how a nonpartisan analysis summed up Mitt Romney’s tax plan.”  …

Tallahassee, FL —  As embattled Governor Rick Scott and Lt. Governor Jennifer Carrol campaign this morning with the Republican Party of Florida in Duval county, the Florida Democratic Party issued the following statement.   STATEMENT FROM FDP …

With 94 days until the 2012 election, races in the Tampa Bay area are heating up as strong Democratic candidates continue to make waves against embattled Republican incumbents. Saddled with the baggage of Gov. Rick Scott’s toxic …

Democrat Keith Fitzgerald has outraised Congressman Vern Buchanan – fundraising chairman for the National Republican Congressional Committee – for the third consecutive month. Rep. Buchanan continues to remain vulnerable in the face of a bevy of …

Key point:  “The Republican Party of Florida, once considered the unstoppable force of the GOP and the model by which all state parties should be run, appears to be plummeting to the ground faster than an …

Unanswered questions for Congressman Bill Young:  Did Congressman Young accept a 2002 Olympic Torch as a gift from then lobbyist Mitt Romney, a violation of House rules?  Congressman Young initially said the Torch was a gift …

Sarasota Herald Tribune: Scott’s popularity sags in new Q-poll By Lloyd Dunkelberger, Herald-Tribune/ Wednesday, August 1, 2012TALLAHASSEE It’s no wonder that Mitt Romney is keeping his distance from Gov. Rick Scott. A new independent survey shows …

MITT ROMNEY WOULD RAISE TAXES ON MIDDLE CLASS  President Barack Obama headed to Florida with study showing Mitt Romney’s tax plan hurts middle class [Times/Herald] “A new study by the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center that showed …

OBAMA, NELSON LEAD IN NEW Q POLL, 52-PERCENT DISAPPROVE OF RICK SCOTT August 1, 2012 – Obama Hits 50% In Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Quinnipiac University/CBS News/New York Times Swing State Poll Finds [Quinnipiac] “Florida” Obama edges Romney 51- 45 …