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Five big Florida issues to watch on Election Day
Pot, abortion rights, and all the other down ballot battles.
Donald Trump
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New pro-marijuana ad highlights support from Donald Trump and Kamala Harris on Amendment 3 in Florida
Trump announced on his Truth Social page last month that “[a]s a Floridian, I will be voting YES on Amendment 3 this November.
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The Tampa Bay Times didn’t make a presidential recommendation because they’re cowards
The paper of record’s editorial board just didn’t have it in ‘em.
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USF professor says dissatisfaction with Republicans and Democrats is driving voters to the center
Ed Benton believes that in order for both parties to reach the crucial voters in the middle, they will have to change.
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Tampa native Dave Bautista says Trump’s gut looks ‘like a garbage bag full of buttermilk’
“He’s got jugs. Big ones. Like Dolly Parton.”
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Trump says he’ll vote to legalize recreational pot in Florida
“As a Floridian, I will be voting YES on Amendment 3 this November.”
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RFK Jr.’s endorsement of Trump tears away at the civic foundations that his father fought to preserve
Trump typifies the dangerous 20th-century figures we once kept out of national power thanks to civic guardrails.
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Supreme Court decision sparks new fight in Florida’s social media law dispute
Florida GOP lawmakers passed the law after Facebook and Twitter blocked former President Donald Trump.
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Trump thinks Florida’s abortion amendment will likely pass, but won’t say how he’ll vote
The proposed Florida constitutional amendment would need support of 60 percent of voters to pass.
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Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis, who oversees state’s property insurance crisis, begs Trump to fix property insurance crisis
Florida Democratic Party criticized Patronis for “political games” and “passing the blame for the property insurance crisis in Florida.”
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‘Trump-era immigration policies’: Florida Immigrant Coalition slams Biden’s border closure plan
The policy is similar to what former President Donald Trump attempted to do in 2018, before being shut down by the courts.
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A down-ballot effect is unlikely for Florida candidates after Donald Trump’s conviction, says experts
Fundraising has ratcheted up after Trump’s conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records, but experts in Florida pointed to issues such as voters already having their minds made up.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis calls Trump’s conviction in porn star hush money trial a ‘mockery of our judicial system’
Trump is scheduled to be sentenced on July 11.
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‘This is a fight for freedom’: At Florida stop, Vice President Harris warns of potential Trump abortion ban
“As of this morning, 4 million women in this state woke up with fewer reproductive freedoms than they had last night.”
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‘One person responsible for this nightmare’: Biden pins Florida’s 6-week abortion ban on Trump
“Don’t mess with the women of America!” Biden then declared to the loudest cheers of the afternoon.
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President Joe Biden is coming to Tampa next week
Biden will appear in Tampa on Tuesday, but details of the visit were not released.
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Biden campaign wants Floridians to see a new attack ad featuring Trump’s call for national abortion ban
The ad will air on local broadcast and cable stations in Florida, as well as key battleground states across the country.
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‘Game changers’: Florida Supreme Court’s abortion and recreational pot rulings could be major boost for Democrats
“Florida just got a lot more expensive for the GOP.”
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis drops out of the 2024 presidential race, endorses Trump
“Fire sale on all Ron DeSantis merch today!”